AdultCon by the numbers India has already blocked the new .XXX domain. Time covers Vallejo, California’s attempts to eliminate street prostitution. (Naturally, street prostitution is a “plague.”) A Las Vegas artist enlisted strangers to interact with sex toys made in her body image “in an effort to mimic the kinds of interactions that sex workers have with… Continue reading The Week In Links: April 1st
Category: Politics
The Week In Links: March 25
An update on Oregon’s strip club debate, Oregon’s sex-trafficking bills, and Colorado’s john schools. Care to read about truck drivers’ “commercial sex contacts“? You should definitely care to watch this inspiring video of Cambodian sex workers and allies marching for rights. It’s also worth checking out Amanda Marcotte’s commentary on teachers with a sex working past. Canberra… Continue reading The Week In Links: March 25
Defensive Punting?
Lawmakers in Colorado are proposing a way of educating men who buy sex from escorts. They’re billing it like a “Scared Straight” for hobbyists. But you know what a diversion program for busted Johns also sounds like? Traffic school. Maybe it will be eight hours long, have a brief lunch break, include a few sex… Continue reading Defensive Punting?
“86 the Violence” performance celebrates UPR Recommendation 86
We agree that no one should face violence or discrimination in access to public services based on sexual orientation or their status as a person in prostitution, as this recommendation suggests. The above language, derived from Recommendation 86 of the U.N.’s Universal Periodic Review is now an official part of U.S. human rights policy thanks… Continue reading “86 the Violence” performance celebrates UPR Recommendation 86
Historical Wardrobe Malfunction
This is kind of neato—The Star Tribune has a blog called “Yesterday’s News” where it digs up old-timey newspaper articles, photos and ads. This week’s feature made the front page of the Minneapolis Tribune on May 9, 1953: Darlene LaBette Varallo, an “esoteric dancer”, was jailed for disorderly conduct. Two follow-up articles detail the handling… Continue reading Historical Wardrobe Malfunction