Sociologist, sex work, and trans activist, Roberta Perkins passed away in June 2018. She was a key founder of a number of organisations and has left behind many books and archives. What was her life like and what is her legacy? Hear from Senior Lecturer at University Technology Sydney Eurydice Aroney. Check out Whores of Yore, NSW sex worker rights timeline, alluded to in the program.
Further reading: Stepping in to sex work history through the archives of Roberta Perkins, VALE Roberta Perkins, Vale Roberta Perkins, Remembering Roberta Perkins.
Cleis Hart, Kannagi Bhatt, Phuong Tran, Xen Nhà & Scheherazade Bloul.