Carol Leigh
American artist and activist and sex workers' rights activist
Carol Leigh, a.k.a. The Scarlot Harlot (January 11, 1951 – November 16, 2022)[1][2] was an American artist, author, film maker, and sex workers' rights activist.[3][4] She is credited with coining the term "sex worker".[5] She chaired the Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival and was the director of BAYSWAN, the Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network.[6]
Carol Leigh | |
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| Born | January 11, 1951 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 2022 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | The Scarlot Harlot |
| Education | Binghamton University Empire State College Boston University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, author, film maker, sex worker, sex workers' rights activist |
| Known for | First coined the term "sex worker" Co-producer of San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival Director and co-founder of BAYSWAN (Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network) |
| Website | scarlotharlot |
Works
changeBooks
change- Leigh, Carol (2004). Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Writings of Scarlot Harlot. San Francisco: Last Gasp. ISBN 9780867195842.
Film appearances
change- Annie Sprinkle's amazing world of orgasm (2004)
- Annie Sprinkle's Herstory of porn : reel to real
- Dr. Annie Sprinkle's How to be a sex goddess in 101 easy steps (1992)
- Mutantes : féminisme porno punk = Punk porn feminism (2011) (in French)
- Mutantes : punk porn feminism (2011)
- Our bodies, our minds (2005)
- Released : 5 short videos about women and prison (2001)
- Sphinxes without secrets : women performance artists speak out (1991)
- Straight for the money : interviews with queer sex workers (1994)
Videos produced
changeAs listed by Western Connecticut State University.[8]
- Die Yuppie Scum (1989) 30 min
- Outlaw Poverty, Not Prostitutes (1989) 21 min
- Safe Sex Slut (1987) 30 min
- Spiritual Warfare: The G.H.O.S.T.* Campaign (1990) 28 min
- Taking Back the Night (1990) 28 min
- Whores and Healers (1990) 28 min
- Yes Means Yes, No Means No (1990) 8 min
- Whore in the Gulf (1991) 30 min
References
change- ↑ Martin, Glen (September 8, 1996). "SUNDAY INTERVIEW – A New Agenda For the Oldest Profession / Carol Leigh was working as a hooker when something happened that changed her life and her focus. Now she works to protect prostitutes' rights and safety". SFGate. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Activist Carol Leigh, who coined term `sex work', dies at 71". AP News. Associated Press. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ↑ Lemons, Stephan (July 21, 2000). "Sex with latex". Salon. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 August 2001. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ Juhasz 2001, pp. 4, 13, 342.
- ↑ "Inaugural Hong Kong sex workers' film festival offers nuanced, diverse portrait of trade". Malaysia Star. AP. August 14, 2006. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ Tabak, Nate (January 28, 2002). "Illicit Career of an Adult Escort Offers the Allure of Big Money with the Risk of Violence and Disease". Daily Cal. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ "Leigh, Carol (Sex worker)". www.worldcat.org. WorldCat. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ↑ "Carol Leigh Work". people.wcsu.edu. Western Connecticut State University. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
Bibliography
change- Juhasz, Alexandra (2001). Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film and Video. Visible evidence. Vol. 9. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904252.
- Leigh, Carol (2004). Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Writings of Scarlot Harlot. San Francisco: Last Gasp. ISBN 9780867195842.
- Nagle, Jill, ed. (1997). Whores and Other Feminists. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415918220.
Other websites
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