ABSTRACT
It has been more than 25 years since the first commercial telephone sex service-commonly known as “phone sex”—was introduced in the United States. Phone sex is ubiquitous-virtually all men’s magazines, numerous newspapers, and the Internet1 contain ads for this lucrative industry;2 however, very little research has been done on the topic relative to other forms of sex work.3 This chapter focuses on how phone sex operators view their work, how they manage sex calls, and how they attempt to create and maintain a positive identity while employed in a socially stigmatized occupation considered by many to be deviant and sexist.4
