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***A compilation of readings/listenings/viewings the Support Ho(s)e Collective used during our internal political education reading groups in the first couple of years of our formation 2015 - 2018. Entries are listed in order of our reading/viewing/discussing.***
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Title Author(s) / Editors / DirectorsType/ Description of MediaLink / Where to find
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Queer Sex WorkMary Laing, Kathy Pilcher, Nicola Smith Collection of Essays for Routledge https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3cMgakR9e-TemxvX1JnUEJ3VEtMa1loNlBVN3l6UjJJd3Ew/view?usp=sharing
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Feminism Needs Sex Workers & Sex Workers Need Feminism ICRSEPolicy Paper http://www.nswp.org/sites/nswp.org/files/Feminism%20Needs%20Sex%20Workers,%20Sex%20Workers%20Need%20Feminism,%20ICRSE%20-%202016.pdf
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At Home in the Street: Questioning the desire to help and save Laura AgustinAcademic article In: Regulating Sex: The Politics of Intimacy and Identity
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Positions: Is sex work a sacred practice or just a job?Vero Rocks & Tasha TasticakeArticle in Spread Anthology In: Spread Magazine Anthology
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Sex Work Now: What the blurring of boundaries around the Sex Industry means for sex work, research, and activism Barbara G. Brents & Kathryn HausbeckAcademic Article In: Regulating Sex: The Politics of Intimacy and Identity
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The Sex Worker Rights Movement in the Early 2000s-- A Primer Rachel Aimee, Eliyanna Kaiser, Audacia Ray
Preface to the Spread Anthology
In: Spread Magazine Anthology
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Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries: Survival, Revolt, & Queer Antagonist Struggle Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson Republished pamphletshttps://untorellipress.noblogs.org/post/2013/03/12/street-transvestite-action-revolutionaries-survival-revolt-and-queer-antagonist-struggle/
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Sex Work Is Not Trafficking NSWPBriefing Paper http://www.nswp.org/resource/sex-work-not-trafficking
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The Meaning of the "Whore": How Feminist on Prostitution Shape Research on Female Sex WorkersJuline A. KokenAcademic Article In: Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
Edited by Melissa Hope Ditmore, Antonia Levy, and Alys Willman
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Shutting Down BS with Sex WorkersDylan Marron (host)Video clip interviewhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialSrslyTV/videos/1151866208270104/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
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Parsing a Miserable But All-Too-Typical Article Concerning Sex Work Which Ostensibly is Not Attempting To Be Whorephobic But In Fact IsAaron HammesBlog Post http://supporthosechi.tumblr.com/post/157023317885/parsing-a-miserable-but-all-too-typical-article
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Chicago sex workers demand the right to work without threat of violenceRebekah FrumpkinNews article http://sjnnchicago.medill.northwestern.edu/blog/2016/12/20/chicago-sex-workers-demand-right-work-without-threat-violence/
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The Right To Survive: The Case of Alisha Walker Brit Schulte & Cathryn Berarovich article/commentaryhttp://titsandsass.com/the-right-to-survive-the-case-of-alisha-walker/
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Women's Right to Refuse Melissa Gira Grant (MGG)article/commentary/analysishttps://psmag.com/a-womens-right-to-refuse-bb1ba5aa95ec#.4ylhy4k2h
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Happy HookersMGGarticle/commentary/analysishttps://www.jacobinmag.com/2012/08/happy-hookers/
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Let's Call Sex Work What It Is: Work MGGarticle/commentary/analysishttps://www.thenation.com/article/lets-call-sex-work-what-it-work/
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Organized Labor's Newest Heroes: StrippersMGGarticle/commentary/analysishttps://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2012/11/organized-labors-newest-heroes-strippers/265376/
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Why Sex Workers Shouldn't Vote Green Brit Schulte & Cathryn Berarovich article/commentary/analysishttp://titsandsass.com/why-sex-workers-shouldnt-vote-green/
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Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex WorkMGGbookVerso
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La Revolte des Prostituees / The Prostitutes Revolt Produced by Eurydice Aroneyradio documentary https://vimeo.com/139457788
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The Laws That Sex Workers Really WantJuno MacTed Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/juno_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want
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Labor Intensive: In Defense of Sex Work A Dozen Pissed Off Sex Workers edited by Brit SchulteBlog Post http://www.redwedgemagazine.com/commentary/labor-intensive-in-defense-of-sex-work?rq=brit%20schulte
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The Myth of "Unrapeable" Women: Sex Work as Work, Porn as Art, and Radical ConsentCathryn Berarovich, Michelle Z. Chen, Margaret Corvid, Melissa Gira Grant and Miss Lydia interviewed by Brit Schulteround-table articlehttp://www.redwedgemagazine.com/online-issue/myth-unrapeable-women-sex-work?rq=brit%20schulte
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Nothing Scarier Than A Black Trans Woman With A Degree: An Interview With Monica JonesInterview with Monica Jones by Caty Simonarticle/commentaryhttp://titsandsass.com/nothing-scarier-than-a-black-trans-woman-with-a-degree-an-interview-with-monica-jones/
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"Junkie Whore"—What Life Is Really Like for Sex Workers on HeroinCaty Simonarticle/commentary/analysishttps://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/junkie-whore-what-its-really-like-for-sex-workers-on-heroin/
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Sex Work, Unpaid Labour, and the StrikeMargaret Corvidarticle/commentary/analysishttp://novaramedia.com/2017/03/11/sex-work-unpaid-labour-and-the-strike/
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Nicaragua has found a new way to protect sex workersSamantha Eylerarticle/commentary/analysishttp://www.ecnmy.org/engage/nicaragua-found-new-way-protect-sex-workers/
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China: A Case Study of Sex Worker OrganisingDennis van WanrooijLabor organizing analysishttp://www.redumbrellafund.org/china-case-study-sex-worker-organising/
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Sex as Work and Sex WorkLaura Agustinarticle/commentary/analysishttps://www.jacobinmag.com/2012/05/sex-as-work-and-sex-work/
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Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue IndustryLaura AgustinBookZed Books
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Thinking of Sex Work as WorkInterview w/ MGG by Noah Berlatsky Interview Articlehttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/02/thinking-of-sex-work-as-work/283843/
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Sex work is work: exploding the “sex trafficking” mythMargaret Corvidarticle/commentary/analysishttp://www.newstatesman.com/economics/2014/07/sex-work-work-exploding-sex-trafficking-myth
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Q&A: policy to protect the human rights of sex workersAmnesty Intl. Q&A Article https://www.amnesty.org/en/qa-policy-to-protect-the-human-rights-of-sex-workers/
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The Peculiar Political Economics of Pro-DommingLori Adorable economic analysis articlehttp://titsandsass.com/the-peculiar-political-economics-of-pro-domming/
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The Tedium of Trans Sex WorkSarah article/commentaryhttp://titsandsass.com/the-tedium-of-trans-sex-work/
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Dark Truth Behind 8 Sex Workers Murdered in the BayouCady Drell Investigative reporting article http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/the-dark-truth-behind-8-sex-workers-murdered-in-the-bayou-w441927
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The Disturbing Trend of Vigilante Attacks on Sex WorkersFrankie Mullin Investigative reporting article https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vigilante-attacks-on-sex-workers
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Heather / An Escort Killer Her Client In Self-Defense--Then Came The Aftermath MGGInvestigative reporting article https://www.buzzfeed.com/melissagiragrant/no-one-is-making-decisions-for-me?utm_term=.up0z12J49#.nnYPZ6GJY
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To Live Freely In This World: Sex Worker Activism in AfricaChi Adanna MgbakoBookNYU Press
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Media Guide on Sex Work Brit Schulte & Aaron Hammes w/ Support Ho(s)e Chicago Media Guide/toolkit http://supporthosechi.tumblr.com/post/155812872760/we-are-excited-to-debut-our-media-guide-on-sex
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Sex Work Centered Guide for Health/Wellness Professionals Brit SchulteHealtcare Guide/toolkit http://supporthosechi.tumblr.com/post/157947098110/in-honor-of-international-sex-worker-rights-day-we
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The Editorial: Sex Work and SexualityTARSHIeditorial http://www.tarshi.net/inplainspeak/the-editorial-sex-work-and-sexuality/
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Coming Out Like A Porn Staredited by Jiz Lee
Collection of Essays for Three L Media Press
http://threelmedia.com/coming-out-like-a-porn-star/
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Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's CafeteriaDirected by Victor Silverman, Susan Stryker documentary filmhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464189/
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Response to: Prostitution is Not Compatible with AnarchismafedResponse article / blog posthttps://afed.org.uk/response-to-prostitution-is-not-compatible-with-anarchism/
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What Does a Union Mean to You? #1members of the Sheffield (UK) Industrial Workers of the World general membership branchblog post https://newsyndicalist.org/2015/07/04/what-does-a-union-mean-to-you-1/
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The Role of Sex Work Stigma in Victim Blaming and Empathy of Sexual Assault SurvivorsEric Sprankle, Katie Bloomquist, Cody Butcher, Neil Gleason & Zoe Schaeferpolicy paper http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1007/s13178-017-0282-0?author_access_token=9Vjx4nq2ul7CeWOJ9VXEAfe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6uVTlaXEnRHNgzUFWWBlJy-e8Wf2rl0XvlWg3Qm3sEAj0VOtlgDlqoF7LD59j4v5hHJh0OhpTFnL2-7Q-zqpMuvdMYIKjOzYkJA2DSC1DY0Q%3D%3D
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Scarlet Road: A Sex Worker's JourneyDirected by Catherine Scottdocumentary filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXGqeTjUPz4
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When Prostitution Wasn't a Crime: The Fascinating History of Sex Work in America MGGhistorical article http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/when-prostitution-wasnt-crime-fascinating-history-sex-work-america
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Labor Movement for the Oldest Profession? Sex Workers OrganizeMichelle Z. ChenLabor organizing analysishttp://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/4796/a_new_labor_movement_for_the_oldest_profession_sex_workers_organize/
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Sex Workers Doing It for Themselves - Through Labour UnionsGregor GallLabor organizing analysishttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/gregor-gall/sex-worker-unions_b_9340970.html
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Technically legal, Brazil’s sex workers left out of unionization pushElizabeth TuttleLabor organizing analysishttps://www.pri.org/stories/2012-05-20/technically-legal-brazil-s-sex-workers-left-out-unionization-push
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Sex Work and the State: An Interview with Kara GilliesInterview with Kara Gillies by Emily van der Meulenactivist/organizer interviewhttp://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/07-sex-work-and-the-state/
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Sexcamming in Poland: One Worker’s StoryInterview with Patrycja (Kitty Tease) by Dawid Krawczyklabor, political analysishttp://politicalcritique.org/cee/poland/2017/sexcamming-poland-one-worker/
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Disability and sex work: developing affinities through decriminalizationKelly Fritsch, Robert Heynen, Amy Nicole Ross & Emily van der Meulen
disability studies, academic article
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09687599.2016.1139488
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Girls Do What They Have To Do To Survive: Illuminating Methods Used by Girls in the Sex Trade and Street Economy to Fight Back and Heal Young Women's Empowerment Project action research/study https://ywepchicago.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/girls-do-what-they-have-to-do-to-survive-a-study-of-resilience-and-resistance.pdf
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Activist Spotlight: AMMAR Rep Maria Riot On Putas Feministas and Participating In The Women’s StrikeInterview with Maria Riot by Caty Simon activist/organizer interview, labor organizing analysis http://titsandsass.com/activist-spotlight-ammar-rep-maria-riot-on-putas-feministas-and-participating-in-the-womens-strike/
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Sex Work, Trafficking; Understanding the DifferenceMelissa Ditmoretrafficking analysishttps://rewire.news/article/2008/05/06/sex-work-trafficking-understanding-difference/
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The blurry line in queer sex workJess Jonesqueerness/masculine sex workhttp://www.starobserver.com.au/features/in-depth-features/blurry-line-queer-sex/156517
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Human Trafficking, After the HeadlinesMGGtrafficking analysishttps://psmag.com/human-trafficking-after-the-headlines-b94758b13c35
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The #CloseRikers Experts Also Want To Decriminalize Sex Work — Will "Progressive" Lawmakers Listen?MGGpolicy analysishttp://www.villagevoice.com/news/the-closerikers-experts-also-want-to-decriminalize-sex-work-will-progressive-lawmakers-listen-9853695
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Sex work in San Francisco: Navigating morality, health, and laws across the agesCirrus Woodsex work history http://betablog.org/sex-work-san-francisco/#.WOaaOpI21QU.twitter
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A Sex Worker On Life After CraigslistTrixie the Anonymous Domme
censoring of websites, policy analysis
http://jezebel.com/5644988/a-sex-worker-on-life-after-craigslist
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Whore Directed by Ken Russellstudio motion picture http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103253/
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Lola Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder studio motion picture http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082671/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_7
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Sex workers: Our Love/Hate Relationship With The World's Oldest ProfessionDr. EveResponse article / blog posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/marlene-wasserman/sex-workers-our-love-hate-relationship-with-the-worlds-oldest_a_22013179/
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Calling My Work What It IsCharlotte Shanearticle/commentaryhttps://psmag.com/calling-my-work-what-it-is-6adbe494141e
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Prostitute Laundry Charlotte Shanecollection of lettershttp://www.charoshane.com/store/prostitutelaundry
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3 Conversations Merritt K & Charlotte Shaneextended dialogue in printhttp://www.charoshane.com/store/3-conversations
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Sex Work is Work. And it Needs a Safe Workplace.SB & Anna Bongiovannicomic / info graphic https://thenib.com/sex-work-backpage?t=recent
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When a sex worker is raped, it’s rape — not “theft of services”Mary Elizabeth Williamsresponse article http://www.salon.com/2015/09/14/when_a_sex_worker_is_raped_its_rape_not_theft_of_services/
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Buying sex should be legal: How the Rentboy shutdown stigmatizes sex workers & makes them more vulnerableStefan Vogler
response article / masculine sex work
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/01/buying_sex_should_be_legal_how_the_rentboy_shutdown_stigmatizes_sex_workers_makes_them_more_vulnerable/
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TangerineDirected by Sean Bakerstudio motion picturehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824458/
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What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex WorkLisa Duggan
article/ commentary/ masculine sex work
https://www.thenation.com/article/what-the-pathetic-case-against-rentboy-com-says-about-sex-work/
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The Real Sex Industry: Beyond the Images, Myths, and ClichesAnonymous "@realsexindustry" Bloghttps://realsexindustry.wordpress.com/home/
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The Smart Sex Worker's Guide to Addressing the Failure of Anti-Sex Work OrganisationsNSWPpolicy paper http://www.nswp.org/resource/the-smart-sex-workers-guide-addressing-the-failure-anti-sex-work-organisations
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Ukraine: sex work in times of warValeria Costa-Kostritskyarticle/ commentaryhttps://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/valeria-costa-kostritsky/ukraine-sex-work-in-times-of-war
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Crackdown: Sex workers in Canada say a wave of john stings is making life more dangerous for themRachel BrowneNews article https://news.vice.com/story/sex-workers-say-a-wave-of-john-stings-is-making-life-more-dangerous-for-them
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Confessions of a Former SWERFTaryn De Vereblog / commentaryhttps://medium.com/@taryndevere/confessions-of-a-former-swerf-be0892f0fd30
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STRIPTASTIC!Jacqueline Francesbookhttps://www.amazon.com/Striptastic-Jacqueline-Frances/dp/0692843981/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491846338&sr=8-1&keywords=striptastic%21
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A Roundtable on Sex Work Politics and Prison Abolition : with Elene Lam, Chanelle Gallant, Robyn Maynard and Monica ForresterNiloofar Golkarround-table articlehttp://uppingtheanti.org/journal/article/18-sexworker/
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Rewind: Daughters of the BrothelAl Jazeeradocumentary filmhttp://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/rewind/2017/03/rewind-daughters-brothel-170328094759202.html
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Rebellious Prostitutes Hit the Streets of Paris Demanding 'More Clients'Sputnik staff reporterNews article https://sputniknews.com/europe/201704081052450348-paris-sex-workers-protests/
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Why We Should Decriminalize ProstitutionLinda Tiradoarticle/ commentaryhttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/07/new-york-considers-decriminalizing-sex-work.html
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CARCERAL FEMINISM: THE FAILURE OF SEX WORK PROHIBITIONRobyn Maynardarticle/ analysis http://robynmaynard.com/writing/carceral-feminism-the-failure-of-sex-work-prohibition/
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Interview With Stella’s Robyn Maynard Ahead of International Day to End Violence Against Sex WorkersVideo by Michelle Puccivideo interview https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/sex-work-advocates-anticipate-liberal-action-on-bill-c-36
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In Full Sight: ‘The pimp lobby’ at the Amnesty AGMFrankie Mullin bloghttp://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3162-in-full-sight-the-pimp-lobby-at-the-amnesty-agm
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Paris is Burning Directed by Jennie Livingston studio motion picturehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100332/
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I Do Sex Work So I Can Look Myself In The MirrorRebeka Refusearticlehttps://thedevelopmentset.com/i-do-sex-work-so-i-can-look-at-myself-in-the-mirror-9f572c646920
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Rebeka Refuse is a trans Marxist feminist sex worker
who wants to abolish sex work and help homeless
transgender youth		Rebeka Refusearticle/profilehttp://www.citypaper.com/news/cityfolk/bcp-rebeka-refuse-is-a-trans-marxist-feminist-sex-worker-who-wants-to-abolish-sex-work-and-help-homeless-20150210-story.html
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Erotic Labor & The State: Toward Decriminalization Brit Schulte (other panelists Bill Pelz, Djamil Arbia)talk/ panel presentationhttps://archive.org/details/LaborAndTheState
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Sex Work Research WordpressSonja Dolinsek, Wendy Lyon, Sarah M., Lilith Ho, Matthias LehmannSex Work Research is a repository of writing on sex work, including academic research, organizational reports, media reports, and independent research.https://sexworkresearch.wordpress.com/
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No One Thinks to Call It Rape When You're a Sex WorkerMelissa Petro articlehttp://jezebel.com/no-one-thinks-to-call-it-rape-when-youre-a-sex-worker-1731127923
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Men Consume, Women Are Consumed: 15 Thoughts on the Stigma of Sex WorkCharlotte Shanearticlehttp://jezebel.com/men-consume-women-are-consumed-15-thoughts-on-the-sti-1727924956
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Tearing Down the Whorearchy From the InsideBelle Knoxarticlehttp://jezebel.com/tearing-down-the-whorearchy-from-the-inside-1596459558
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Molly Crabapple: How police profile and shame sex workersMolly Crabapple for Fusion TVfilm short http://tv.fusion.net/video/117373/fusd_mollycrabpple_sexworkers-mov/
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Invisible Grauman Filmsdocumentary filmhttps://invisible.vhx.tv