Transactional Intercourse

by Jack V Parker

Transactional Intercourse is an anthology of trans and intersex sex workers' writing, including essays and personal narratives from 30 contributors. People who do not conform to society's expectations with regards to our sex and gender are typically either overlooked or made into hypervisible subjects of mockery and hatred, and this is compounded further when we engage in stigmatized labour like sex work. With this in mind, Transactional Intercourse contains a range of perspectives to create a collection which is not solely about empowerment or trauma. It covers topics regarding public opinion of trans and intersex sex workers, stereotypes, family reactions, intersections between whorephobia and other forms of bigotry, client behaviour, the politicization of our identities, and the day-to-day experiences of the writers.

Genres: Nonfiction, Queer

236 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2026

Reviews

[anna]

I won this book through a giveaway several months ago and I’m so glad I finally got around to reading it.

Through the writings of 30 authors, this collection offers such an intimate glimpse into the lives of intersex and trans sex workers that I found to be both incredibly moving and thought-provoking. It’s very easy, being a cis perisex person, to be ignorant to some of the struggles people face when they exist outside of the traditional gender binary, and I really enjoyed getting to learn more from such a wide variety of perspectives.

If literally any of this speaks to you, I highly recommend picking this one up!

[actsofsurvival]

finished this book in a matter of hours filled with some kind of almost religious fervour it was so good. i will be passing it on to everyone i know.

[Remy]

A bit of a hit or miss collection for me, but particularly enjoyed the more analytical/cultural commentary essays in part 3.