Prostitute Campaigns for a Seat in the Brazilian Federal Congress

Under the slogan "Uma puta deputada" (a pun meaning either "congressional whore" or "a bitchin' [awesome] congresswoman"), sex workers' rights activist and retired prostitute Gabriela Silva Leite has launched her candidacy for a seat in Brazil's House of...

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Published in:Wagadu 2010-10, Vol.8, p.2
Main Author: Blanchette, Thaddeus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Sex industry
Workers
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Summary:Under the slogan "Uma puta deputada" (a pun meaning either "congressional whore" or "a bitchin' [awesome] congresswoman"), sex workers' rights activist and retired prostitute Gabriela Silva Leite has launched her candidacy for a seat in Brazil's House of Representatives. Due in part to Leite's significant efforts in this regard, Brazil continues to utilize sex workers in safe sex education and has recently declared "sex worker" to be a legitimate occupational category for tax and social security purposes.
ISSN:1545-6196