Sluts The truth about sex shame and what we can do to fight it

"A fascinating deep dive into the history of slut-shaming." —Service 95, Dua Lipa's Book Club

"[A] taboo-smashing debut book." —Cosmopolitan

"An important and honest book that will encourage better conversations about sex. I wish I read this when I was younger!" —Laura Whitmore

"A must-read for anyone whose sexual expression has been used as a weapon against them." —Ruby Rare

You might have thought the era of slut-shaming was behind us. But it’s far from over.

In this powerful and timely investigation, Beth uncovers the persistent reality of slut-shaming in today’s world. She examines how these harmful attitudes have changed over time, why they are so dangerous, what we can do to challenge them, and how we can all have better conversations about sex.

The fight starts now.

Beth Ashley is an investigative journalist who specializes in sex, relationships and social class. Her work ranges from light-hearted features on Gen Z dating culture to deep investigations into inequality, and has appeared in The Guardian, Refinery29, Vice, i-D, Dazed, Glamour, The Face, The Independent, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Women’s Health, Mashable, The Metro and more. Beth has also consulted on Bumble’s podcast My Love Is… and has produced documentaries for Channel 4. She writes a lot about her working class background, with articles such as Does Class Impact the Way We Have Sex? And Not Worrying About Being Working Class Until I Went to Art School (which went viral on social media). Over the last few years she has cultivated a loyal (and growing) readership and community of social media followers (22,000 combined).