{"id":17827,"date":"2014-10-15T00:10:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T00:10:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:40:08","slug":"stop-calling-sex-workers-prostitutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=17827","title":{"rendered":"Stop Calling Sex Workers “Prostitutes”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Activists are urging the Associated Press to change the way they speak about sex workers by eliminating the word “prostitute” from their AP Style category_ide, which is essentially a bible for writers and editors everywhere, and replacing it with “sex worker” [via DailyDot].<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Sex worker,” they argue, gives women more agency and opportunities to receive health, social, and legal services without judgment or dismissal of their profession. “The folks involved in the sex trade are a diverse population, and people identify differently. ‘Sex worker’ is a much more inclusive term which represents many of the nuances of the sex trade, and is rooted in terminology of self-determination,” says Kate D’Adamo, a community organizer for the Sex Worker
\nOutreach Project. “‘Prostitute’ is not only a term which is often derided, it is a legal term which will always be associated with committing a crime.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the changes to the AP Stylebook are accepted, it could be a dramatic step forward for the rights of sex workers everywhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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