Hooker Mentality
by Jack Parker
A book containing thoughts on society from a sex worker perspective.Tired of reading leftist theory that degrades sex workers, misunderstands the nature of our work, or ignores us altogether? Maybe you've never considered what sex workers' experiences might reveal about capitalism and gender and policing? This book covers all the ways that selling sex can give hookers an insight into the systems which control us all, demonstrating why so many of us become radically left-wing after we start selling sex.Read a preview of the book here for free!
As of June 27th, Hooker Mentality is published and available!
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What topics will be covered?
The commodification of intimacy, with comparisons between sex work and other types of labour.
Surveillance, including the impact of facial recognition.
Racism within sex worker communities, as well as from clients and police.
Police and prison abolition.
Pathologization of sex workers.
Disability and accessibility within workplaces.
Youth liberation and the underage sale of sex as a form of child labour.
The question of whether sex work would still exist in a utopia.
In-Person Book Launch Event July 9th!
For anyone in/around London who'd like to hear sex workers talk, learn about the topics in Hooker Mentality, and make sex worker rights signs or play darts with whorephobic figures and phrases as the dartboard... the launch for Hooker Mentality is happening on July 9th!
About the Author: Jack Parker
I'm Jack (he/they), a hooker who has been selling sex for almost 9 years. I started out as a sugar baby at 17 whilst still presenting as a cis woman, quickly moving on to brothel work and independent escorting to pay my bills and later funding my transition as I continued to engage in sex work.My experiences of abuse at the hands of clients and due to the stigma around sex work led me into activism, and I write about sex workers issues on my website jackviolet.com.
If you're interested in my other published work about sex workers' experiences, Working Guys: A Transmasculine Sex Worker Anthology is a book containing essays and personal narratives from 21 transmasculine sex workers alongside chapters explaining common issues trans people face in the sex industry. You can find out more or get yourself a copy at workingguys.carrd.co!
