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Hello and thank you so much for listening. This weeks guests were Sophie Duker and Dr Annabel Sowemimo here are the bios of the fantastic work they are doing and where to find out more:
🍌 Sophie Duker is @sophiedukebox on Twitter and Instagram
Sophie’s show Venus has been selling out and getting incredible reviews at The Edinburgh Fringe- be sure to check it out when it comes back to London and goes on tour as it explores the fetishisation and sexualisation of black women. You can also catch Sophie at her regular gig Wacky Racists. "Laugh-out loud funny" - The Telegraph. "A sparky proposition" - The Independent.
As seen on BBC2 (Mock The Week, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order), Channel 4 (Riot Girls), E4 (8 Out of 10 Cats), BBC Three and Comedy Central.
🍌 Annabel Sowemimo
Dr Annabel Sowemimo is a Community Sexual & Reproductive Health doctor having completed an MSc in Sexual & Reproductive Health Research & undergraduate study in Medical Anthropology. At medical school, Annabel assisted in developing training for medical students on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and continues to offer teaching on FGM & other Gender Based Violence. She is a contributor for online platforms including Black Ballad and gal-dem.com writing on a range of health, social justice and cultural issues.Annabel is founder of Decolonising Contraception a community interest company aimed at addressing the unethical history in sexual and reproductive health particularly experimentation on people of colour. Decolonising contraception is about understanding how culture and history impact these populations and effect how they experience sexual reproductive health care. Decolonising Contraception are currently crowdfunding to create the first sexual health & well-being festival for people of colour in the UK.Annabel firmly believes that healthcare should be about empowering people with knowledge to make informed choices about their bodies. She spends her spare time campaigning on reproductive justice, NHS cuts and improving healthcare of marginalised groups. When she is not in scrubs or in clinic; she can be found at a protest with a placard!
The links to find out more are here:
www.decolonisingcontraception.comwww.crowdfunder.co.uk/decolonising-contraception-the-sex-fest
🍌 In the episode we mention Lust Cinema which can be found here.
🍌 And the awful treatment of Sarah Baartman, you can get an overview of that here.
🍌 There was also discussion of the horrid history of the invention of the speculum which you can read about here.
🍌 My book Sex Power Money is out now in hardback / audiobook / ebook -
Thank you so much for listening and thank you to the fantastic Hallie Rubenhold. Here is a bit more information on the author:
🍌 Hallie Rubenhold is a social historian and an authority on women's lives of the past. She has worked as a curator for the National Portrait Gallery and as a university lecturer. Her books include Lady Worsley's Whim, dramatised by the BBC as The Scandalous Lady W, and Covent Garden Ladies: The Extraordinary Story of Harris's List, which inspired the ITV series Harlots. She lives in London with her husband. You can find out more at her website: hallierubenhold.com
And Hallie is on Twitter @HallieRubenhold
🍌 Her book is genuinely amazing and you can grab it here.
We also mention the work of William Stead – his book about the children being sold for sex in London is available for free here.
🍌 My book Sex Power Money is out now in hardback / audiobook / ebook -
🍌 Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to my guests:
Charlotte Rose @_Charlie_rose on Twitter
A Multi award-winning sex worker, sexual trainer, political activist, broadcaster, presenter, mother and a wine drinker at the weekends.She’s been involved in adult industry for over 20 years putting her knowledge and experience into training other in ‘how to’ when it comes to sex. She fights for rights of personal liberties for all and her personal goal is to awaken the world to get more sexy and sensual on a day to day basis.
Eliza Harper
Eliza Harper became a sex worker after her disabilities caused her to end her corporate career. Eliza has petitioned local and national government in support of the decriminalisation of sex work. In her spare time she writes and enjoys dressmaking.
🍌 We mention the Holbrook managed area in Leeds find out more about that here.
🍌 A brilliant reference for many of the issues discussed is Revolting Prostitutes which you can find on Amazon here.
🍌 My book Sex Power Money is out now in hardback / audiobook / ebook
