"Whore College" Offers Hands-On Training

i've always wanted to go back to school :think:

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The 25 students in jeans and T-shirts could have been in any career that requires hustle. The classes, covering topics such as effective marketing, stress reduction and legal issues, could have been part of any professional development seminar.

But this was "Whore College," and any illusion it was just another corporate how-to for young go-getters abruptly ended at the sex toy display and was stripped away for good during a graphic demonstration that put a whole new twist on the concept of hands-on training.

"We are still illegal," instructor Kimberlee Cline said before her 20-minute demonstration. "If we want to be treated as business professionals, we need to act ethically within the industry."

Presented in conjunction with the San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival, the class Wednesday at an erotic art gallery was billed as away for working girls and guys to polish their skills in a supportive atmosphere.

It was the first time the biennial festival, begun in 1999 to showcase films about and by sex workers, included a session devoted to how to maintain a satisfying career.

Although famously permissive San Francisco has long been a hotbed for prostitutes' rights activism, the school reflects the movement's maturation away from a focus on decriminalization toward a broader agenda that includes occupational health and safety and community-building, said organizer Carol Leigh.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/05/05/whore_college_offers_hands_on_training/

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I hope she doesn't participate in the annual,"Take Your Child To Work Day...." :hi:

and Pimp Defense 202

:rofl:

Are not quite ready for this.

I have nothing personally against sex workers, but their trade is risky for client and practitioner alike; poses a substantial threat to the stability of families (those of you in a committed relationship who WOULDN'T mind your partner making use of such services please raise your hands . . . hmmm . . . I thought so); and is a very big stick for fundies to beat us with.

The trade is also quite natural and has been around as long as human beings (or longer), so it's not like it's going to go away or can be legislated out of existence.

So it's hard to say where this movement is going to go. I will predict this: broad acceptance of sex workers as business professionals is a looooong way off.

Get some college credits, Kiddies!:wtf:

Hope I don't get flamed, but I support legalizing prostitution for all the normal reasons and a few interpersonal ones.