I went to college in Amherst and lived in Northampton for many years and we had our quaint little feminist sex toy… — Melissa Gira Grant College Copy Share Image
We hear from sex workers who have through their own volition become media figures, or have despite their own wishes become media… — Melissa Gira Grant Advice Copy Share Image
One person was basically saying that feminists aren't interested in criminalizing prostitutes, that they don't want to do that. I responded that… — Melissa Gira Grant Feminism Copy Share Image
Our feelings alone don't change what happens with the police, what happens in jail, what happens when someone tries to go to… — Melissa Gira Grant Academic Copy Share Image
It's actually not much of a risk to say, "I don't think we should put sex workers in jail." That's a decent,… — Melissa Gira Grant Believe Copy Share Image
In the current situation with criminalization, we've created situations where sex workers have very little power and control over their lives. Increasing… — Melissa Gira Grant Current situation Copy Share Image
Almost everything I've learned about journalism has been from other friends who are journalists, taking advantage of the money I hope they… — Melissa Gira Grant Books Copy Share Image
I remember being in high school in the '90s, and even then somehow hearing about the the Canadian Supreme Court's Butler decision… — Melissa Gira Grant Decision Copy Share Image
Kristin Gwynne has been writing some great stuff about the sexually violent element of "stop-and-frisk." This isn't just "turn out your pockets."… — Melissa Gira Grant Cop Copy Share Image
In New Zealand, sex workers are regarded as workers, as people who are members of the community, people who have a stake… — Melissa Gira Grant Collateral Copy Share Image
Even at legal brothels, sex workers have very little power and control over their workplace. They might have power with their customers… — Melissa Gira Grant Broken Copy Share Image
I've moved away from writing about and describing actual experiences of sex work, whether mine or anybody else's, because the culture is… — Melissa Gira Grant Behavior Copy Share Image
I have to do this all the time - choosing what to print based on how it might come back to harm… — Melissa Gira Grant People Copy Share Image
When I interviewed the evangelical Christian youth group who were protesting the Village Voice, I wanted them to feel they could freely… — Melissa Gira Grant Christian Copy Share Image
Say you're a sex worker and your partner knows you're a sex worker, but you're not out to your family. That could… — Melissa Gira Grant Conflict Copy Share Image
Sex workers are the last women police stand in to protect. Sex workers are the last people that room is made for… — Melissa Gira Grant Advocacy Copy Share Image
I wouldn't advocate for a feminism that's buttoned-up and divorced of the messiness of our real lives. Your feelings are your feelings,… — Melissa Gira Grant Autonomy Copy Share Image
This is the hardest thing to articulate: I think that there is a legitimate space for sexual commerce. And like every other… — Melissa Gira Grant Business Copy Share Image
Women in the past thought all they had to do was see if he comes home late, or smells like cigarettes. But… — Melissa Gira Grant Chance Copy Share Image
It's a misnomer to say you can criminalize one part of the transaction and not criminalize the entire transaction. For example in… — Melissa Gira Grant Changed Copy Share Image
The biggest difference in what's going on in New Zealand versus the rest of the world, aside from the decriminalization of sex… — Melissa Gira Grant Change Copy Share Image
I think the anti-prostitution feminists need to do some consciousness-raising amongst themselves about their feelings. But that's a different political activity. Asking… — Melissa Gira Grant Different Copy Share Image
Most of the time, people are not actually concerned with prostitution and sex work. They're concerned about seeing people who they think… — Melissa Gira Grant Community Copy Share Image
It makes me so angry when people say, "We never hear from people who are happy doing sex work." Well, that's because… — Melissa Gira Grant Activism Copy Share Image
The value we're all raised with, that women don't have the capacity to make moral decisions for themselves, particularly around their sexuality.… — Melissa Gira Grant Being responsible Copy Share Image
