Tracy Quan

Tracy Quan (born August 15, 1977) is an American writer and former sex worker. She is best known for her Nancy Chan novels. In addition, Quan has written a regular column for The Guardian website on pop culture, sex and politics and is involved in the sex workers' rights movement.

Biography Quan was born in the Northeastern US, but grew up in Canada. Her parents emigrated to the US from Trinidad; she has spoken of Chinese, Indian, African, and Dutch ancestors. When she was a child her parents divorced and her mother left home. She says her close relationship with her father is partly due to this experience.

Quan read Xaviera Hollander's book The Happy Hooker when she was ten years old and decided to become a prostitute. Quan is currently a full-time writer, has been a columnist for The Guardian website and is a contributor to The Daily Beast. In 2010, Quan was a semifinalist for the 3 Quarks Daily Politics Prize, judged by Lewis Lapham. She has become a frequent guest on Morning Brew, a Radio 3 RTHK weekday breakfast show hosted by Phil Whelan, commenting on current events and social media.

Philosophical and/or political views Quan served as a spokeswoman for Prostitutes of New York, or PONY, a sex workers advocacy organization. Quan has been described as a "libertarian entrepreneur", who advocates decriminalization of prostitution in the US. At the same time, she does not encourage others to go into the business.

Works

Nancy Chan Nancy Chan: Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl ran in Salon.com from July 1999-January 2000 as a twice-weekly serial. working link Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl (2001) . Despite name similarity, the events in this novel are set after the Salon series. Diary of a Married Call Girl: A Nancy Chan Novel (2005) Diary of a Jetsetting Call Girl (2008) An adventure in southern France involving the relics of Mary Magdalen

Other Orientalia: Sex in Asia (2003) (With photographer Reagan Louie.) Prostitution and Pornography: Philosophical Debate About the Sex Industry Edited by Jessica Spector (2006)