Is it wrong for a man to buy sex from a woman? In this book, Lawford-Smith argues that commercial sex is quintessentially hierarchical sex, and it is wrong both to have and to perpetuate a market in hierarchical sex. Pepper argues that men are permitted to buy sex from those women who freely choose to sell it.

Holly Lawford-Smith is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of Gender-Critical Feminism (2022) and Sex Matters: Essays in Gender-Critical Philosophy (2023).

Angie Pepper is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Roehampton.

Foreword by Michelle Madden Dempsey Part I: Opening Statements 1. It Is Wrong To Buy Sex
2. It is Not Wrong to Buy Sex Part II: First Round of Replies 3. No Such Thing As A Good Sex Buyer: First reply to Angie Pepper 4. Why It's Still Not Wrong to Buy Sex: First Reply to Holly Lawford-Smith Part III: Second Round of Replies 5. What Women Owe to Each Other: Second reply to Angie Pepper 6. Finding Common Ground: Second Reply to Holly Lawford-Smith