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Article: Is sex work? Reassessing feminist debates about sex, work, and money.(Rent Boys: The World of Male Sex Workers)(Book review)
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- Labour/Le Travail
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- September 22, 2006
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SEX WORK IS USED as an umbrella term to encompass a variety of acts involving a commercial transaction for a sexual activity, such as stripping, escorting, erotic massage, telephone or internet sex, and prostitution. Sex worker is used as a less offensive, non-discriminating alternative to terms such as ...