The book came out of a conference organized by OPIRG that brought sex-workers and feminists together to discuss recent controversy over prostitution and pornography in the women's movement.
Conference was about feminism and sex workers and included speakers from the sex worker community as well as academics and representatives from feminist organizations.
Original Format
paper
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Title
Program for Hardcore
Description
The program for Gwendolyn's performance piece Hardcore: A Sex Worker Examines the Morality of the the Anti-Porn Movement.
Creator
Gwendolyn
Source
Lilian Radovac
Date
1990-07-08
Contributor
Lilian Radovac
Rights
Gwendolyn
Format
PDF
Type
theatre program
Coverage
Poor Alex Theatre, 296 Brunswick Avenue
Context
Hardcore ran as part of the 1990 Toronto Fringe Festival and featured excerpts from Gwendolyn's films Prowling by Night and Out of the Blue.
Committee Against Street Harassment (C.A.S.H.) Press Release
Description
Press release announcing the opening of a telephone hotline to provide assistance to sex workers.
Creator
Committee Against Street Harassment (C.A.S.H.)
Source
Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archive
Date
1979-04-23
Contributor
Simon Vickers
Rights
Committee Against Street Harassment (C.A.S.H.)
Format
JPEG
Type
press release
Context
Describes that the Committee Against Street Harassment (CASH) "offers legal advice, councelling, referrals and support to hookers, and provides education through public discussion."
This video was an STD-prevention tool produced by Youthlink Inner City’’s STD Prevention Project and geared to young people who live on, or who are “at risk” on the street.
Creator
Youthlink - Inner City
Source
Tracey Tief Collection
Publisher
Youthlink - Inner City
Date
1989
Contributor
Simon Vickers
Rights
Youthlink - Inner City
Format
PDF
Type
booklet
Coverage
151 Gerrard Street East, Toronto
Context
Youthlink — Inner City (formerly Inner City Youth Programme of Huntley Youth Services) was founded in 1978 to meet some of the needs of homeless youth in downtown Toronto.
The manual features discussion of heterosexual and LGBTQ safer sex practices, injection drug use and needle cleaning techniques, polyamory and sex workers' rights. Contributors include Chris Bearchell, Tracey Tief, Kenn Quayle, David Barbarash, Jennifer Gilmour and David Findlay.