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To The Contrary
Should Sex Workers Be Unionized?
Season 31
Episode 3135
African American lesbian feminist sociologist Dr. Siobhan Brooks sheds light on the unionizing of sex workers. Dr. Brooks gives insight on the struggle for empowerment amidst hardships within the industry. Once thought of as a taboo subject, there is debate within the feminist movement about how to approach the subject.
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