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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 |
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]
- ↑ 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.