sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies
Abstract
The lived experiences of LGBTQ sex workers are largely unknown. Of the few representations of LGBTQ sex workers in media and academia, most are shrouded in inaccurate and dehumanizing stereotypes. Through qualitative interviews with eight LGBTQ sex workers in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, this thesis attempts to portray an accurate view of the way LGBTQ sex workers negotiate their gender and sexual identities. LGBTQ sex workers were found to balance their queer and trans identities and presentations with clients’ perceived desires for hegemonic gender presentations, maintaining a unique blend of authentic presentation and marketability.
Publication Date
2015
Recommended Citation
White, Nicole
(2015)
"Bending the Binary: LGBTQ Sex Workers’ Gender Presentations,"
sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies: Vol. 8, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/sprinkle/vol8/iss1/10
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