Sex workers in 1978 Melbourne get a rare public platform in this documentary clip, which depicts a law reform protest outside St Paul's Cathedral.

Director John McIntosh interviews massage parlour workers during the protest as they push for the decriminalisation of sex work and greater civil protections. Close-up footage of both the protestors on the steps and the passing crowds offers insight into the movement, which had – up until then – been unsuccessful. Expressions of disgust or curiosity from the public cut to the workers' coordination on the steps, with the narration giving context to the determination of this specific group. Many sex workers avoided the public protest due to fear of ostracisation.

As McIntosh poses common opinions about the parlours to the protestors, they are given the rare opportunity to voice their opinions to the wider community. Their soundbites, which range from sardonic to sincere, express the common goal of equality and tolerance.

The documentary explores the sex work industry in Victoria. It provides a complex overview of different services provided, sexuality and gender diversity, and interactions with the law and police. Concerted activism around sex work decriminalisation over the following decades by workers and their lobby groups resulted in the Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022 coming into force 40 years later.