Sex on Sunday: peep shows, hustlers, nautch girls, men of steel

My candle burns at both ends, by Raza Rumi at Himal Southasian

It is not a coincidence that the earliest novels of the Subcontinent dealt with the intense and memorable characters of ‘nautch girls’. Essentially a colonial construct, a nautch girl referred to the popular entertainer, a belle beau who would sing, dance and, when required, also provide the services of a sex worker.

My Illustrious Career in Times Square Peeps, Guy Gonzales, podcast by Audacia Ray

Legendary hardcore hustler Guy Gonzales was born in Manhattan of Asian-American ancestry. Despite the façade of a decent upbringing, he became enticed by the filthy streets. Flesh emporiums fueled his incentive; in 1982 Guy gravitated to Times Square, a reputed red-light district, and began as a cashier/mop-man in the adult peep shows.

Category: Images of strong women, women Doing Things, women who aren’t passive objects. Even if Patriarchy and Sexism were the name of the game.

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