I reviewed the Wiktionary definition of whorephobia and a entry from the Social Justice Wiki on whorephobia. The Wikitionary definition of whorephobia gives a clear explanation of what the word means, but the etymology of the entry didn't definitively discuss the origin of the word whorephobia. The "See Also" section of the entry left out some words that I think are valuable to mention such as "slut-shaming". With the SJW definition of whorephobia the entry is biased and the entry sources are not in congruence with Wikipedia's standards for reliable sources. The SJW definition of whorephobia has been identified as a stub, or article in need of expansion, by the entry's author. All the links for both entries worked. There are no talk pages created about whorephobia, but I'm going to leave a comment about the subject on Wikitionary's Tea Room.

November 16, 2018 I reviewed the wiki article sex worker and whorephobia is briefly mentioned. The page is a reliable, credible text, but I can contribute to the writing by expanding on the explanation of the term whorephobia in a new page.

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Whorephobia is the discrimination of any provider receiving money for sexual services. These providers are also referred to as sex workers. Whorephobia is a sub-topic of rape culture and closely related to slut-shaming. Globally^[1][2][3] sex workers encounter barriers in accessing health care, legislation, legal resources and labor rights due to the stigmatization of their profession. Sex workers experience physical and sexual violence, incarceration, police abuse and are stereotyped as hypersexual, sexually risky and substance abusive^[3].They are often held responsible for crimes acted against them, also known as victim-blaming. Whorephobia impacts sex workers’ agency, safety and mental health. There is growth in advocacy to reduce and erase prejudice and stigma against sex work, and provide more support and resources for sex workers.  

See Also

List of sex worker organizations

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