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Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Works of Scarlot Harlot

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"Unrepentant Whore" skyrockets you through the life, ruminations, poetry, and activist performance of Scarlot Harlot, a San Francisco treasure. The writing is engrossing, insightful, provocative, and funny--and while you're busy being entertained, you're also getting a whirlwind tour of the evolution of sex worker activist movements since 1978. I've read a lot of Scarlot Harlot's writing online, but until she collected decades worth of writing and photographs in this book I didn't realize on how many fronts she's been fighting for sex workers rights, or for how long. Anyone interested in women's movements, or the life of a smart witty prostitute, or creative activism, or SEX should curl up with Scarlot Harlot immediately--and for most of us this book is the closest we can get.

Unrepentant Whore: Collected Works of Scarlot Harlot stands as one of the most important works on the harm done to women by the criminalization of prostitution. Though at times stylistically impish, a careful reading of this book brings into relief the life struggles of women across the globe who find themselves, for a variety of reasons, engaged in sex work. Though the author often finds herself at odds with feminist scholars, her eye is clearly focused on the well-being of her fellow travelers. Anyone who cares about the plight of women is well advised to read this book.