“Harlots, Whores, and Hackabouts”: Sex Work is Older Than the Rules we Make About It

Harlots, Whores, and Hackabouts offers a fascinating reminder that sex work—and the arguments surrounding it—is far older than any modern law, technology, or moral panic. As someone working in the contemporary sex industry, I found a strange sense of recognition in its history: the categories change, the rules change, but the human needs behind sex work remain remarkably constant.