EPISODE · Oct 17, 2025 · 7 MIN
From Taboo to Tool: How Myths About Sex Work Keep Power in Place
from SWOP Behind Bars Advocacy from the Margins · host Swopbehindbars
Over the past few months in Receipts, Please, we’ve tackled ten of the most common myths about sex work—debunking them with data, lived experience, and truth. But those ten are only the tip of the iceberg. Myths about sex workers are everywhere, multiplying in the gaps left by silence, stigma, and fear. They persist because they serve powerful social functions: keeping women in line, upholding respectability politics, and justifying harmful laws. Why so many? Because sex work disrupts the rules.
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Over the past few months in Receipts, Please, we’ve tackled ten of the most common myths about sex work—debunking them with data, lived experience, and truth. But those ten are only the tip of the iceberg. Myths about sex workers are everywhere, multiplying in the gaps left by silence, stigma, and fear. They persist because they serve powerful social functions: keeping women in line, upholding respectability politics, and justifying harmful laws. Why so many? Because sex work disrupts the rules.
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