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What My Parents’ Little Gay Porn Shop Taught Me

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Filmmaker Rachel Mason, whose Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary “Circus of Books” explores her parents’ gay porn shop, writes about why we need to respect sex workers.

My documentary about my parents and their storied gay porn store, Circus of Books, landed on Netflix on April 22, 2020. The previous week I had to cancel the two theatrical screenings that would make the film eligible for Oscars.

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