Margo St. James - Harlots and Heroes
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Honoring the recently passed "Patron Saint of Sex Work", today's episode looks at the life and achievements of Margo St. James. Advocate, organizer, and all-around badass, Margo helped shift policy, start some of the first sex worker rights organizations, and established the first peer-to-peer clinic for the community.
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