Tracy Quan interviews
2013-03-12 22:17:18.460322+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
A Nation of Sex Workers: An Interview with Tracy Quan starts out strong, with a discussion of under-age prostitution:
Teenagers often recoil from things that are intended to be helpful. Being housed by the state in a location you did not choose sounds demoralizing, and it’s often dangerous. We prefer to live with a companion, however temporary, who has no legal authority over us. The boyfriend or customer of a 16-year-old cannot legally prevent that teenager from finding a better deal. In all the options offered by the state, a teenager is dealing with adults who have far more legal power than a customer or a pimp. For some teenagers, that would be reason enough to run away.
And gets better from there. Via MeFi, which also links to Former Call Girl Tracy Quan Explains the 'Half-Hooker' Economy.