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Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

Trigger Warning

From working through the pandemic to Black Lives Matter, Rock Paper Sex, Volume II: Trigger Warning is timely, controversial, and provocative.

This sequel offers a wide range of stories from the sex industry in St. John’s. As new voices are introduced and some from Rock Paper Sex, Volume I are revisited, key themes emerge, including barriers to safe sex work and the intersection of sex work with human trafficking. This unique collection provides a space for voices of LGBTQ sex workers, dancers, escorts, street-based workers, a massage parlour owner, and others in a startling and compelling investigation of the industry.

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Kerri Cull

Kerri Cull is the author of Soak (2012) and Rock Paper Sex: The Oldest Profession in Canada’s Oldest City (2017). She has a Master of Arts in English literature and a Bachelor of Education in post-secondary education, and is currently working on a diploma in police studies. She lives and works in St. John’s.
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 In the introduction, the author reflects on the first volume in this series, and notes that her feminism is what inspired this work. 5 $0.50

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 This chapter focuses on a sex worker who entered the industry to fund their transition from male to female. 8 $0.80

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 In this chapter, the author interviews an Indigenous, female-identified sex worker who was featured in the first volume. This individual now has a regular day job, and engages in sex work four or … 4 $0.40

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 This chapter features a 42-year-old gay man who owns and operates three adult massage studios. He also runs NL Adult, a free service that connects sex workers with clients. 3 $0.30

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 In this chapter, the author interviews a young woman who works in an adult massage parlour. While she feels like an empowered business woman, she also believes that non-consensual interactions … 13 $1.30

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 This interview features a woman who started sex work through camming, then moved on to stripping. She then began working in an adult massage parlour. She receives a lot of support from her … 8 $0.80

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 This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … 8 $0.80

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 In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who entered the sex trade as an escape from a violent relationship. She feels that sex work saved her life, and feels that the laws governing sex work … 9 $0.90

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 This chapter profiles a young transgender man who turned to sex work after a period of homelessness. He wants people to know that sex work does not exist in a vacuum: it has bad aspects, good … 8 $0.80

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 This chapter is an interview with a Black woman in the stripping industry. Although she has special talents that stem from her circus training, she has been turned away by owners of strip clubs … 7 $0.70

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 In this chapter, the author interviews a man who has bought sex for two decades. He can’t live without the thrill of his clandestine “other” life, and the thrill caused by his … 8 $0.80

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 This chapter is an interview with a woman who worked with a program that helped women exit the sex trade. 18 $1.80

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 In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who began working in the sex trade when she lived in a family shelter. She later left the sex trade, and became involved with organizations that help … 5 $0.50

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 This chapter profiles a woman who struggled with drugs and alcohol, and now suffers from PTSD. Now in recovery, she has left sex work behind and receives support from the Blue Door Program. 8 $0.80

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 This interview profiles a woman who engaged in street-based sex work for about 7 years. She felt that drug use was the main reason women engaged in that kind of sex work. 4 $0.40

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 In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who fell into sex work and exploitation through a relationship. After a suicide attempt, she lived in a shelter in Saint John’s, where she received … 21 $2.10

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 This short chapter describes an app that helps protect workers and clients at Blue Door. 2 $0.20

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 This chapter is an interview with a woman who works as a DJ and bartender at strip clubs. 5 $0.50

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 This chapter is an interview with a St. John’s city councillor regarding the massage parlour moratorium which was in place from 2015 to 2020 3 $0.30

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 In this chapter, Cull profiles a student who turned to stripping to make ends meet. 9 $0.90

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 This chapter concerns a woman who works as a stripper and helps educate people on the kinds of human trafficking that are associated with forced sex work. 15 $1.50