“Let’s talk about sex work”: A terminology statement and guide

The first section of this guide highlights the language that reinforces stigma and discrimination around sex work and sex workers, and provides the rights-affirming, non-judgemental, inclusive terminology preferred by many sex worker-led organisations across the world to describe the people, activities and arrangements in sex work.

The second section begins with the definitions of the different legislative frameworks governing sex work and some additional terms that describe the various approaches to sex work.