In honor of International Sex Workers’ Rights Day, the Feminist Press is releasing a retrospective anthology of $pread Magazine today. Current and former Tits and Sass co-editors got together to write about our nostalgic love for the magazine and the way it’s inspired our work. Bettie, Tits and Sass founding editor emeritus: $pread magazine was… Continue reading We <3 $pread
Category: Sex Worker History
December 17th: U.S. Events For International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers
This Wednesday, December 17th is the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers. You can read about its history here. We’ve gathered a list of U.S.-based events for our readers. Here is the list maintained by SWOP. Here’s a list for events in Europe and Central Asia. This list is organized alphabetically by city.… Continue reading December 17th: U.S. Events For International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers
Tin Horn Gamblers and Dirty Prostitutes: Vice in 19th Century Council Bluffs (2014)
I usually regret the rare moments in which I’m prevailed on to cut whorephobes a break. My empathetic nature is almost always taken advantage of in these instances and I’m left feeling as if I’ve been had. As compensation, I exude coolness in interactions with potential whorephobes. It’s come to be the most significant way… Continue reading Tin Horn Gamblers and Dirty Prostitutes: Vice in 19th Century Council Bluffs (2014)
Remembering Stone Butch Blues’ Pledge To Sex Workers
Trans/queer writer and socialist hero Leslie Feinberg died last week. The event rekindled my memories of squatting on the floor of Barnes and Nobles at the age of 17, reading the work zie’s1 most known for, Stone Butch Blues, a bildungsroman set in the lesbian working class bar scene during the Stonewall era. I was… Continue reading Remembering Stone Butch Blues’ Pledge To Sex Workers