A View of the “Whores”

The meaning of this hurtful slur is changing…but into what?

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When the topic of women in sex work comes up, I get a bit rambunctious, and not (just) in the way you probably think. It’s complicated. There are so many meanings and feelings there…and for me at least, they are mostly positive. And this is after a long portion of my life where I would think of and use this word predominantly…