Bliss of the Abyss
61 (feat. Dr. Raven Bowen) - Duality: Trading Sex as a Side Hustle
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Welcome back to TBOTA!
Today on the show I have Dr. Raven Bowen. Dr. Bowen is the CEO of National Ugly Mugs (NUM), a UK-wide charity aimed to 'end violence against sex workers'. Raven’s involvement in community development with sex workers spans almost three decades in Canada and the UK. She founded and contributed to several sex worker support projects, advocacy organisations and research projects and initiatives. Her book 'Work, Money and Duality: Trading Sex as a Side Hustle' is based on her PhD research about the lives of people who live dual lives by working in sex industries alongside mainstream or 'square' jobs.
A fascinating show today, where we discuss all manner of things, including Square work vs non-sexualised work, The work that we hide and the work that we reveal, Why we develop biases against certain professions, Vilifying sections of society, “Whorearchies”, stereotypes of who trades sex vs reality of modern day sex workers, being a “spy”/playing a role and making sure the two worlds never collide, ensuring the sex industry doesn’t become a buyers market, the ‘neutrality’ of full service work, the perilous conditions that need to “Survival sex”, Unionising, decriminalisation, the future and much more!
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