In this Book
- $pread: The Best of the Magazine that Illuminated the Sex Industry and Started a Media Revolution
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: The Feminist Press
summary
$pread, an Utne award–winning magazine by and for sex workers, was independently published from 2005 to 2011. This collection features the enduring essays about sex work around the world, first-person stories that range from deeply traumatic to totally hilarious, analysis of media and culture, and fantastic original illustrations and photographs produced just for the magazine. The book also features the previously untold story of $pread and how it has built a wider audience in its posthumous years. What started as a community tool and trade magazine for the sex industry quickly emerged as the essential guide for people curious about sex work, for independent magazine enthusiasts, and for labor and civil rights activists.
Table of Contents
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- Part I. Workplace
- Introduction
- pp. 37-38
- 3. American Brothel: A Photo-Essay
- pp. 46-58
- 4. Stripping While Brown
- pp. 59-65
- 6. Menstruation: Porn's Last Taboo
- pp. 69-79
- 7. Diary of a Peep Show Girl
- pp. 80-86
- Part II. Labor
- Introduction
- pp. 89-91
- Part III. Family and Relationships
- Introduction
- pp. 131-132
- 3. Hot Topic: People Who Date Sex Workers
- pp. 142-145
- 5. The Coldest Profession
- pp. 153-155
- Part IV. Clients
- Introduction
- pp. 167-168
- 1. Cher John (Dear John)
- pp. 169-174
- 2. Indecent Proposal: Bento Bitch
- pp. 175-176
- 3. Empower: In Defense of Sex Tourism
- pp. 177-186
- 4. Haikus for Mistress Octavia
- pp. 187-188
- 6. Hot Topic: Would You Steal from a Client?
- pp. 196-198
- 7. Indecent Proposal: Tiny Town
- pp. 199-202
- 8. Healthy Hooker: Condoms 101
- pp. 203-210
- 9. The Last Outcall
- pp. 211-218
- Part V. Violence
- Introduction
- pp. 221-223
- 4. The Unicorn and the Crow
- pp. 244-249
- Part VI. Resistance
- Introduction
- pp. 265-266
- 5. Alphabet Hookers: B Is for Bobbi
- pp. 294-298
- Part VII. Media and Culture
- Introduction
- pp. 301-303
- 7. The History of $pread: A Timeline
- pp. 356-366
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 367-368
Additional Information
ISBN
9781558618732
Related ISBN(s)
9781558618725
MARC Record
OCLC
905527505
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2015-05-08
Language
English
Open Access
No