Estigma y trabajo sexual en Colombia: la construcción de cuerpos deseables
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2016
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Escuela de Antropología.Facultad de Humanidades y Artes.Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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Las trabajadoras sexuales en Colombia, como en otros lugares del mundo, son estigmatizadas. Las trabajadoras sexuales cometen la doble “falta” de ser mujeres y de hacer lo que se considera un uso equivocado de su sexualidad. Pero la estigmatización que se ejerce sobre ellas tiene un carácter estructural. Se replica en todas las instancias de la sociedad, en la prensa, el mundo académico y en las entidades gubernamentales. Una muestra de ello es la descripción y análisis que se realiza en este artículo de documentos de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia, una entidad judicial, acerca de las trabajadoras sexuales
Sex workers in Colombia, as in many other parts of the world, are stigmatized women. In Colombia, sex workers have the double “curse” of being female, and of doing what is considered a wrongful use of their sexuality. However, the stigma exerted upon them is structural in nature. It is replicated on all levels of society, such as in the media, academia, and government entities. One example of that is the description and analysis made in this article regarding documents of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, a judicial entity, about sex workers.
Sex workers in Colombia, as in many other parts of the world, are stigmatized women. In Colombia, sex workers have the double “curse” of being female, and of doing what is considered a wrongful use of their sexuality. However, the stigma exerted upon them is structural in nature. It is replicated on all levels of society, such as in the media, academia, and government entities. One example of that is the description and analysis made in this article regarding documents of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, a judicial entity, about sex workers.
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Trabajo sexual, Estigma, Cuerpo, Corte Constitucional de Colombia