Carol Leigh

Carol Leigh,  The Scarlot Harlot (January 11, 1951 – November 16, 2022) was an American artist, author, film maker, and sex workers' rights activist. She is credited with coining the term "sex worker". She chaired the Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival and was the director of BAYSWAN, the Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network.

Works
Books


Film appearances
As listed by WorldCat.
 Annie Sprinkle's amazing world of orgasm (2004)
 Annie Sprinkle's Herstory of porn : reel to real
 Dr. Annie Sprinkle's How to be a sex goddess in 101 easy steps (1992)
 Mutantes : féminisme porno punk = Punk porn feminism (2011) (in French)
 Mutantes : punk porn feminism (2011)
 Our bodies, our minds (2005)
 Released : 5 short videos about women and prison (2001)
 Sphinxes without secrets : women performance artists speak out (1991)
 Straight for the money : interviews with queer sex workers (1994)

Videos produced
As listed by Western Connecticut State University.

 Die Yuppie Scum (1989) 30 min 
 Outlaw Poverty, Not Prostitutes (1989) 21 min 
 Safe Sex Slut (1987) 30 min 
 Spiritual Warfare: The G.H.O.S.T.* Campaign (1990) 28 min 
 Taking Back the Night (1990) 28 min 
 Whores and Healers (1990) 28 min 
 Yes Means Yes, No Means No (1990) 8 min 
 Whore in the Gulf (1991) 30 min

References

Bibliography




Other websites
 San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival
 Sex Worker Media Library

Category:1951 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:American activists
Category:Bisexual people
Category:American LGBT writers
Category:American prostitutes
Category:Writers from New York City
Category:Writers from San Francisco
Category:Boston University alumni