In her foreword, internationally recognized activist and filmmaker Carol Leigh discusses the origins of the global sex-worker movement and her own participation alongside such luminaries and intellectuals as Margo St. James, Gail Pheterson, and Priscilla Alexander. Leigh recalls her friendship with Gabriela Leite and places Gabriela’s intellectual contributions to the movement within a global context. Bringing together her own life experiences with reflections on Latin American feminism, Gabriela’s biography, and Brazilian politics, Leigh’s foreword introduces Gabriela’s memoir to an English readership who may be more familiar with the sex-worker movement in the United States and Western Europe. Leigh also discusses concepts such as “whore leadership” and the “whore’s-eye view” of society, crucial aspects of the sort of sex-worker feminism to which activists such as Gabriela dedicated their lives. In particular, she considers the term puta, or “whore,” and its significance in repudiating stigma and empowering those who deviate from sexual and gender norms.