Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Works of Scarlot Harlot

by Carol Leigh

Scarlot Harlot, unrepentant whore, activist and artist, is a brazen, brainy hooker. Since the late seventies, Scarlot Harlot (a.k.a. Carol Leigh) has written, performed and produced work in a variety of genres on women's issues and on her experiences in the sex industry. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867195843
• ISBN13: 9780867195842
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Last Gasp
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Unintended Consequences of the Criminalization of Prostitution

Unrepentant Whore: Collected Works of Scarlot Harlot stands as one of the most important works on the harm done to women by the criminalization of prostitution. Though at times stylistically impish, a careful reading of this book brings into relief the life struggles of women across the globe who find themselves, for a variety of reasons, engaged in sex work. Though the author often finds herself at odds with feminist scholars, her eye is clearly focused on the well-being of her fellow travelers. Anyone who cares about the plight of women is well advised to read this book.

Emma Goldman, Wavy Gravy, and Lenny Bruce

"Unrepentant Whore" skyrockets you through the life, ruminations, poetry, and activist performance of Scarlot Harlot, a San Francisco treasure. The writing is engrossing, insightful, provocative, and funny--and while you're busy being entertained, you're also getting a whirlwind tour of the evolution of sex worker activist movements since 1978. I've read a lot of Scarlot Harlot's writing online, but until she collected decades worth of writing and photographs in this book I didn't realize on how many fronts she's been fighting for sex workers rights, or for how long. Anyone interested in women's movements, or the life of a smart witty prostitute, or creative activism, or SEX should curl up with Scarlot Harlot immediately--and for most of us this book is the closest we can get.