Portland-based stripper and Tits and Sass contributor Elle Stanger has compiled an anthology of personal stories from strippers from across the U.S. Strange Times: Tales from American Strippers includes pieces by Tits and Sass co-founder Kat, contributors Lily Fury and Red, and other notable dancer literati like Lux ATL. Stanger has this to say about her compilation: “There… Continue reading An Excerpt from Strange Times: Tales From American Strippers, 2014
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Man Calls Cops on Stripper That Won’t Screw Him: Stripping Isn’t Sex Work Lite
One of the brightest spots of sex work activism is when some bright-eyed bushy-tailed sex-worker-to-be finds her way into the space and wants to know the best way to get into our sordid business. “Come, little one! Join me in the fresh hellscape that is the business of selling sexual services,” I declare, fancying my… Continue reading Man Calls Cops on Stripper That Won’t Screw Him: Stripping Isn’t Sex Work Lite
The Fifth Annual Vagina Beauty Pageant: A Judge’s Notes
ATTN: NSFW PHOTOS AFTER THE JUMP At 10 p.m. last Thursday, I sat myself in the judges’ row at Club Rouge in downtown Portland for the fifth annual Vagina Beauty Pageant. There were six judges, two poles, 22 competitors and 23 vaginas. Wait, what? “Didja hear the story?” pageant staff photographer Hypnox shouted over the… Continue reading The Fifth Annual Vagina Beauty Pageant: A Judge’s Notes
Stripper Music Monday: It’s Initiation Time
Starting a new club is never easy. You have to contend with the management, the staff, and a whole new crowd of customers. It takes a while, but eventually you adapt to the new atmosphere. So long as you make it through the initiation—the unspoken way a tight group of strippers sometimes try to break… Continue reading Stripper Music Monday: It’s Initiation Time
Ask Ms. Harm Reduction!
Tits and Sass strongly believes in a policy of harm reduction and education. We want nothing more than for our readers to be happy and safe from harm. Thusly, we are pleased to introduce a new advice columnist: Ms. Harm Reduction. She’s here to answer your questions about, well, just about anything in an anonymous… Continue reading Ask Ms. Harm Reduction!