ABSTRACT
The author is the granddaughter of a revolutionary—his grandfather, a white man, was a Methodist minister in rural Maryland who married gay folks and advocated for female clergy in the church, well before that was considered “progressive” in that area. And his grandmother spent her time in the 50s and 60s teaching women about sex and helping them take back autonomy in what were otherwise likely unpleasurable circumstances. Race was discussed often as it's the poster child for being considered “progressive.” But, unlike Blackness, sex work was simply ignored altogether. The only time the sex industry was mentioned was during the author's second year, Crisis Intervention. When he skimmed the syllabus, he noticed porn and prostitution would be discussed alongside the topic of rape and sexual assault—there was already a connotation.
