Mamas of The Brothels
Natasha Star is one of the highest earning sex workers at the Sagebrush Ranch in Carson City, Nevada. She's also a mom to a five year-old son. In this episode we talk to moms, madams and experts to explore the perks and pitfalls of being a working mom when your office is a legal brothel.
Additional Links and Resources about Sex Workers
Organizations:
Global Network of Sex Work Projects
Awaken (Communities United to End Sex Trafficking)
Books:
Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work
Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight
How Mamas Love Their Babies (Kids’ Book)
Articles about recent news events:
Former Workers’ Lawsuit Targets Nevada’s Brothels (Wapo)
Behind Illicit Massage Parlors Lie a Vast Crime Network and Modern Indentured Servitude (NYTimes)
Other reading:
What It’s Like to be a Mom and a Sex Worker (Vice)
The Mothers Secretly Working as Sex Workers (BBC)
A Week As A Legal Sex Worker Who Booked $1 Million This Year (Refinery29)
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