Overview

• Speaking at a London screening of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande on June 24, Thompson argued that sex is as essential to wellbeing as any medical treatment.
• She revealed that after the film’s release, many older women in her circle engaged escorts to explore their sexuality.
• Drawing on co-star Daryl McCormack’s conversations with sex workers, she asserted their profession warrants respect and that their insights should shape reforms.
• Thompson highlighted women’s difficulty achieving orgasm and stressed the need for a more positive cultural attitude toward female sexual pleasure.
• Her work with survivors of human trafficking through the Helen Bamber Foundation informs her nuanced stance on separating consensual sex work from exploitation.