Sex Worker and LGBT Rights Go Hand-In-Hand and Why
Sex Worker and LGBT Rights The fact that many LGBT people end up in sex work is an issue often overlooked rather conveniently by many activists and charities. Sex work is still talked about in moralizing terms, and the LGBT community has sought to paint the picture of LGBT identities as being respectable as a way to win rights such as marriage and other basic rights. The image of the LGBT world in recent campaigns has been that of white cisgender gay people in long term relationships, often with children. It's a one dimensional idea that aims to show queer people as hetero-normative and matching the moral virtues of conservative bigots. That kind of tactic does little to recognize the humanity of LGBT identities and it also leaves a lot of good people behind. Over one-quarter of homeless youths identify as LGBT, and many more live in severe poverty or face discrimination from employment, [...]