Audio / Video

The oldest profession organizes /

  • 00:35:33

Description

Margo St. James (born September 12, 1937), a self-described prostitute and sex-positive feminist, founded the organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), which advocates decriminalization of prostitution. In this recording she discusses her work with COYOTE with Jan Legnitto of KPFA. She discusses the one-sided laws concerning prostitution in the United States, whereby female prostitutes are punished for providing their services but their male customers are rarely criminalized. She explains why she is for decriminalizing, but not legalizing, prostitution, and how police crackdown on prostitution does nothing to prevent its occurrence and, in fact, reinforces the gender and class imbalances inherent in American society. The interview was recorded in 1973. Contains sensitive language.

Details

Title

The oldest profession organizes /

Creator

Legnitto, Jan, host.

James, Margo St, speaker.

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archive,, 1973.

Series

American women making history and culture

Type

spoken word

Extent

1 online resource.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_BC1668_00_000_00.mp3 00:35:33

Linked Resources

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