Item
Is Sex Work Queer?
title
Is Sex Work Queer?
author
McKay, Corina
publisher
St. Lucia, Qld.
pub year
1999
description
The article discusses the author's view about sex work as a queer act. She argues that sex work should also be seen as queer since it engages in a direct challenge to the power of heteronormativity. She uses the queer theory to contend the treatment of sex workers which is concerned with the social production and regulation of sexuality. The author aims to challenge heteronormativity in which it is the power exerted over both individuals by the enforcement of heterosexual norms. She also addresses various acts of the prostitutes in scientific and medical discourse.
Audience Education Level
temporal
reviewer
Katie Arthur
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