Part 1: Naming Structural Factors as Best Practice

by Justice Rivera, Kate D'Adamo, Jasmine Tyler

From erotic labor, to the rights of people who use psychoactive substances, to reproductive health, and carcerality - we are living through a political moment when debates about bodily autonomy are at a fever pitch. Towards Bodily A Healing Justice Anthology Decolonizing Sex Work and Drug Use is a bold and timely collection that confronts these charged issues at the intersection of social justice and public health. The first section entitled “Naming Structural Factors as Best Practice” reveals the histories behind the United State’s ideological wars and illustrates their costs to all of us. It unpacks the basic mechanics of the sex trade and sets readers up to learn about alternatives to criminalization in the second section.

In the words of leading advocates, service providers, and scholars whose lives and communities have been harmed by American neo-colonial policies, Towards Bodily Autonomy offers foundations for racial equity, compassionate care, and sex worker-centered harm reduction. This first section of the collection features trusted voices on health and social policy reform including Kate D’Adamo, Justice Rivera, Jasmine Tyler and Jade Laughlin.

The articles and worksheets within are an offering to expand our collective understanding of survival, healing, and embodied freedom. Towards Bodily Autonomy is a must read for anyone with a compassionate worldview, people seeking to know more about underground economies, and those who know that punishment doesn’t lead to security. It is a liberatory design and a prayer for what’s possible.

146 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2023

Reviews

[Melodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great collection from BIPOC folks in the sex industry. Highly recommend!