prostitutes as social activists: baby dolls of mardi gras

The Baby Dolls of Mardi Gras

 

 

Because prostitutes live at the fringe of society and already occupy a lower status with much less to lose, many have been at the forefront of activism to change gender and racial conventions. This article tells the story of the Baby Dolls of Mardi Gras and how they challenged both race and gender rules. Sex workers have been organizing for decades, why don’t we start listening to them?

– Lindsay Cortright