Digital communication has always seemed like the opposite of sex to me. Read more
The Tweets Of A Whore: Persona And Privacy In The Age Of Social Media
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I’m A Sex Worker Who Was Raped, Here’s Why I Didn’t Fight Back
Serial rapists and murderers often target sex workers, with full knowledge that those workers are the most vulnerable due to their lack of protection under the law. Read more
Two Months After Tumblr ‘Adult Content’ Ban, I Miss The Fat Naked Bodies
Whether they were dim, blurry selfies or professional photo shoots, Tumblr users exposed me to naked trans bodies, naked bodies of color, naked non-binary bodies, and naked fat bodies. Sometimes all at once. All were wonderful, and all worked to support those marginalized people who were left out of magazines, ads, and even mainstream pornography. Read more
The Sign Flashes ‘Girls Girls Girls’ And It Reminds Me That I Exist
It’s easier if we stay silent and pretend it’s not happening. Because if we speak out about violence against sex workers, we will be blamed for living a “risky” lifestyle. We will be fingered the Whore. Read more
Want To Know Why Tumblr Is Cracking Down On Sex? Look To FOSTA/SESTA
Do you watch porn? Do you like to discuss sex on the internet? Do you use the internet to get laid? Those days are short-lived unless we fight to repeal this. Read more
‘It’s Not About Sex, It’s About Power’ And Other Lies
What’s insidious about this phrase is that it assumes we have stable and agreed upon definitions of fraught terms like “sex” and “power.” The phrase ushers us past the physicality of sex and violence all together in favor of an abstraction. Read more
Nevada’s ‘Brothel Ban’ And The Death Of Dennis Hof, GOP State Legislature Candidate And Accused Rapist
Bizarrely — despite Hof being dead — according to Nevada law, if the deceased candidate wins an election, the office is considered vacated and must be filled by the board of county commissioners with a person of the same political party. Read more
Your Mother Is A Whore: On Sex Work And Motherhood
Sex work is work. But it’s work we judge mothers for doing. Read more
Bernie Sanders And My Mom And The Attack On Sex Workers
People care a lot more about whether or not Bernie Sanders might have said something mildly sexist 35 years ago than they do about whether sex workers live or die. Read more
Strip Club Raids Are Weapons Of Gentrification
This is not about worker safety and public welfare. This is about paving the way for politicians and the elite to gentrify cities. Read more