Focus on social oppression in the context of sexuality and gender. The contributors describe the role of sexuality in producing and reproducing inequality, difference and structural violence among diverse populations in various geographic, historical and cultural arenas.
Contains 11 papers about diverse aspects of sex work across cultures: condom use by transgender female sex workers: the association between mental health issues and unprotected sex: the influence of structural intervention in reducing biologically sexually transmitted infections (STIs): the ‘hidden’ population of women who solicit clients in private locations off the street: stigma resistance among male sex workers in Canada: the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent involvement in sex work: health services among male sex workers in Argentina: how the intersection between race/ethnicity affects female sex workers in Los Angeles: how sex workers deal with the negativity that surrounds their profession: job-related risk and safety for sex workers in Canada: legal concerns and policy issues. This monograph has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality vol. 17 (2005), numbers 1/2.