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Efrain John Gonzalez
9/28/19
gonzoonfirst@erols.com


This is the Preview Reception for "ON OUR BACKS: The Revolutionary Art of Queer Sex Work"
Curated by Alexis Heller this exhibition explores the history of queer sex work culture, and its intimate ties to art and activism. Coined by bisexual activist, Carol Leigh, aka. The Scarlot Harlot in 1978, 'sex work' is broadly defined as exchanging sex or erotic services for gain and connotes personal agency and politicized action. More than a portrait of life at the margins, what emerges in this exhibit is a demonstration of queer and transgender sex workers' deep community building, creative organizing, self-empowerment, identity/desire affirmation and healing and the use of pornography as a deft tool for queer and trans liberation.
It was a great opening event, and I had a great time seeing the reactions when people saw my wall mural
At the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art | 26 Wooster Street, just above Canal st.

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