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To live freely in this world : sex worker activism in Africa
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Sex worker activists throughout Africa are demanding an end to the criminalisation of sex work and the recognition of their human rights to safe working conditions, health and justice services, and...
Sex worker activists throughout Africa are demanding an end to the criminalisation of sex work and the recognition of their human rights to safe working conditions, health and justice services, and lives free from violence and discrimination. This book tells the story of the brave activists at the beating heart of the sex workers' rights movement in Africa - the newest and most vibrant face of the global sex workers' rights struggle.
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- Creator
- Chi Adanna Mgbako
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London : New York University Press, 2015?
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9781479844647, 1479844640, 9781479817566, 1479817562, 9781479849062, 1479849065
- OCLC
- ocn936945883
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Introduction: "We Have Voices"""; ""1 "Our House's Foundation": Understanding Sex Work in Africa""; ""2 "In a Dark Place There's No Light": Criminalization and Human Rights Abuses against African Sex Workers""; ""3 Out of the Shadows: Multiple Stigmas against African Transgender, Queer, Migrant, and HIV-Positive Sex Workers""; ""4 "Each Other's Keepers": The Birth of Sex Worker Organizing in Africa""
- ""5 Solidarity Is Beautiful: Intersectionality of Sex Worker, Feminist, HIV, LGBT, and Social Justice Organizing""""6 Watering the Soil: Key Organizing Strategies and Law Reform""; ""7 "Hearts Strong Like Storms": Confronting Anti-Prostitution Activists, Religious Opposition, and Political Whorephobia""; ""Epilogue: Africa and the Global Sex Workers' Rights Movement""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""