There is a great new episode of ABC’s Compass about the campaign led by Julie Bates to get the statue of Joy returned to her plinth on Yurong St. These are rare testaments to the humanity of sex workers, within a media/culture that often refuses to recognise their work or listen.
LONG LIVE JOY!!!
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'She was us': History behind Joy, the first sex worker statue
During her short residency in Sydney, the statue of sex worker Joy had many detractors and was even vandalised. Thirty years later, she has returned, with her supporters hoping she will dismantle ster...