I’m Anise and I’m a full service sex worker. This is my kitteh Saskia, it was a lot harder than I anticipated to get her to stay still with the stack. Sometimes I feel like money only comes in 2 colours, greens and yellows. Sex workers, send us your pictures of your dogs and dollars… Continue reading Stacks & Cats
Activist Spotlight: Magalie Lerman on Exploitation, the Anti-Prostitution Pledge, and Outreach
Magalie Lerman joined Prax(us), a Denver homeless youth and anti-trafficking organization, in 2010, as an outreach worker – one who knew the lay of the land in a way that others at Prax(us) did not. She now directs the outreach program and Hartcore, the constituent community organizing program. Hartcore and SWOP Denver (Sex Workers’ Outreach… Continue reading Activist Spotlight: Magalie Lerman on Exploitation, the Anti-Prostitution Pledge, and Outreach
The Manor (2013)
In one of this film’s first scenes, a manager tells a stripper “I’m fining you $20 because I’m so pissed at you,” while handing her a $40 payment for a shift. She tells him she was scheduled for one shift, she showed up for it and he couldn’t “fine her” or withhold her pay. “I… Continue reading The Manor (2013)
The Road From Sugarbaby To Escort
When you’re 23 and getting divorced after 5 years of staying home, the only logical thing to do is to look for a sugar daddy, no? It made perfect sense to me; I wasn’t interested in a serious relationship, but being taken out on nice dates and having help with the bills seemed like a… Continue reading The Road From Sugarbaby To Escort
Quote of the Week
WHOOPS! Here I was thinking that the interplay between sex work and forced labour was complex and multi-causal, involving structural factors like poverty, identity-based discrimination, and anti-migration policies! BUT IT’S ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY SIMPLE! Turns out pimps (or, as they’re also known, “drug dealers”!) are simply luring young girls into the game with sequinned knicker shorts and the “Single… Continue reading Quote of the Week