Being Amber Rhea

links for 2008-05-05

• deborah jeane palfrey, the whore stigma, and the systematic silencing of sex workers. « feminist rising.
  “The United States is guilty of systematic structural violence which silences sex workers and disempowers women and female sexuality to the point of death.”
  (tags: feminism sexwork death palfrey america stereotypes stigma society sad silencing)
• The Pink Scare: Of Ms. Palfrey and Sex Panic « Bound, Not Gagged
  “The circumstances surrounding Ms. Palfrey’s death suggest that Americans reconsider the current state and federal policies that govern sex work, as well as the stigmatization and sensational treatment of those who participate in this industry.”
  (tags: palfrey pressrelease sexwork death sad america politics work government law stigma)
• Shakesville: Take My Arm, My Love
  “However, I doubt that most straight, cisgendered people think about, or notice, how frequently they touch their partner in public in ways that are not necessarily ’sexual’ (in addition to kissing, cuddling, and the odd bum-squeeze)”
  (tags: bigotry homophobia relationships gender privilege)

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