Don’t forget that today is the deadline to vote for SXSW PanelPicker. Vote for Tits and Sass! And our friends. Not everyone in Illinois is happy about the new pole tax, which will benefit the state’s Sexual Assault Prevention Fund. Disapproval of the tax spanned across political party lines and gender, according to a graph published… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 31
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The Week in Links: August 24
We’re getting a little tired of the endless headlines about Tampa strippers gearing up for the Republican National Convention. But it’s almost over, so here ya go, one more. It’s kind of cute when the owner of Thee Dollhouse estimates that his average customer’s age is “somewhere between 35 and 80 years old.” Lisa Ann talks… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 24
The Week in Links: August 17
Porn actor James Deen released a PSA about condom use. It’s time to vote for panels for SXSW 2013—specifically meaning, it’s time to go vote for us! The staff of Tits and Sass have proposed a panel called “Mad Men to Magic Mike: Sex Work in Pop Culture.” The Gloss published this personal essay by a former… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 17
The Week In Links: August 10
In this week’s magnificent, BFD news, an Australian prostitute won her discrimination lawsuit against a hotel that kicked her out because of her (legal) profession, not because of any disruptive behavior. American news media was all over it, apparently rubbing it in the faces of American prostitutes, who are so, so far away from having… Continue reading The Week In Links: August 10
The Week In Links: August 3
Susannah Breslin reports from the Exxotica Porn Convention on how the business has changed over the last decade. A series of home invasions and robberies in San Francisco targeted Asian sex workers. A volunteer EMT’s past as a porn performer is a source of controversy in Roanoke County, VA. Looks like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wasn’t… Continue reading The Week In Links: August 3