He was the perfect client. Well dressed and freshly showered, he brought me a small gift in which my precious dollar bills were discreetly enclosed, and our session finished before I was even fully undressed. “How did you find me?” I asked him over cacio e peppe. I needed to recreate whatever marketing techniques scooped… Continue reading Saving Face
Author: Vanessa D'Alessio
Vanessa is an escort, and she likes her job 22% of the time but wouldn't dream of leaving such a charmed life. She's studying for her LSATs while getting old nude photos of herself off the internet. Vanessa is based in Toronto, Ontario.
YER ART SUX: London Frieze 2017’s “Sex Work: Feminist Art & Radical Politics”
This year’s London Frieze art festival included an exhibit called Sex Work, a retrospective on the first wave of feminist art. “Your Art (Probably) Sux!” cried sex workers, upon realizing that the only one of us formally involved was an anonymous porn actress’ cropped pussy lips in a photo. But to be fair, we hadn’t even… Continue reading YER ART SUX: London Frieze 2017’s “Sex Work: Feminist Art & Radical Politics”
Top Six Reasons Melania Trump Should Get Involved In Anti-Trafficking Campaigning
With every new presidency comes the expectation that the First Spouse will adopt a cause that is considered sufficiently non-controversial in nature. So as the doomsday clock ticked ever faster towards the Trump inauguration at the end of 2016, people not only speculated about which nightmarish regressive agendas Donald would make a waking reality while… Continue reading Top Six Reasons Melania Trump Should Get Involved In Anti-Trafficking Campaigning
What Does Amalia Ulman’s Instagram Art Mean for Sex Workers?
‘Up-and-coming’ no longer describes Argentine-born Amalia Ulman. Her recent work– a secret Instagram photo series mimicking the online persona of an L.A. sugar baby–made some huge waves. Ulman is quickly gaining ground as an artist whose accomplishments extend well beyond speaking at the respected Swiss Institute and showing at Frieze and the 9th Berlin Biennale.… Continue reading What Does Amalia Ulman’s Instagram Art Mean for Sex Workers?
Naked Music Monday: PARTYNEXTDOOR
When Beyoncé’s “Drunk In Love” first came into our lives, every stripper I know considered surfbort to be the highlight of her night at the club for a solid month. My escort friends curate playlists for their incall appointments and memorize which song signals the end of a session (try Semisonic’s “Closing Time” if the… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: PARTYNEXTDOOR