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# Margo St. James

(1937–2021)   Sex Worker   United States

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Margo St. James was a sex worker from the United States.

## Quick Facts About Margo St. James

Born September 12, 1937

Died January 11, 2021

Nationality United States

Profession Sex Worker

Spouse Paul Avery

## About Margo St. James

Margaret Jean "Margo" St. James was an American sex worker and sex-positive feminist. In San Francisco, she founded COYOTE, an organization advocating decriminalization of prostitution, and co-founded the St. James Infirmary Clinic, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in the Tenderloin.

##  Quotes by Margo St. James

> [Fifty percent of the women in this country are not having orgasms. If that were true of the male population, it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-st-james/fifty-percent-of-the-women-in-this-country-are-not-having-orgasms-if/)

[Margo St. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-st-james/)

[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [If they want to know if prostitutes are positive, they should test the Vice cops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-st-james/if-they-want-to-know-if-prostitutes-are-positive-they-should-test-the/)

[Margo St. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-st-james/)

[Cop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cop/)

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> [When prostitution is a crime, the message conveyed is that women who are sexual are "bad," and therefore legitimate victims of sexual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-st-james/when-prostitution-is-a-crime-the-message-conveyed-is-that-women-who/)

[Margo St. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-st-james/)

[Assault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assault/)

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