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The Trump Administration's War on federal employees is getting a lot of headlines, and he's declared war on science as well. But there's a third war that's being conducted by the radical right that doesn't get nearly as much attention as it should, and that is the right's war on people's freedom to express their sexuality.

Whether it's trying to outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, or trying to place restrictions on birth control, or trying to force children into marriages, Republicans across the United States are trying to remove people's ability to decide for themselves how they want to express themselves sexually.

As disparate as right wing's wars on governance, science, and sex may seem, they are actually linked because all three of these things are expressions of knowledge—about the world through science, about how to serve the public, and about ourselves and who we are. That is ultimately what these attacks on bodily autonomy are.

Savannah Sly, our guest on today's program has thought a lot about all of these issues because she is an advocate for sex workers' rights and has been for quite a long time.