From SWOP’s Official Statement on PWL

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April 18, 2011

One of the most disappointing aspects of this story has been AIM’s response. While quick to defend their own organization, calling themselves victims of a security breach comparable to the hacking of the Pentagon and virulently noting that not all the information on the site came from them specifically, there has been no discernible effort made to notify the victims that their information has been made public. […] Sex workers want a medical center tailored to the specific needs of the sex industry, including protection of anonymity.”

Read the entire press release here.

Quote Of The Week

Activism

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April 17, 2011

Sex work in itself is not inherently anti-feminist. What is sexist about strip clubs, pornography and other commercial avenues of sex is the fact that our society has normalized the open expression of men’s sexual desire and not that of women.

Kristina Rosett at The Minnesota Daily (Beware, many of the comments are typical Second Wave/all-sex-work-is-degrading BS.)

The Week In Links: April 15

The Week in Links

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suzyhooker

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April 15, 2011

Rick’s in Las Vegas closes. Wonder how things are going for the first publicly traded gentlemen’s club corp?

La Salle University professor hires lap dancers to perform in class.

TSA: Your Ass is in Our Hands porn parody trailer

“Hipster strip club” gets liquor license; won’t have strippers.

SWOP’s safety tips for escorts in Long Island serial killer coverage

Silvio Berlusconi: Captain Save-A-Ho

Quebec school district fires office employee who performed in porn.

France may make paying for sex a crime

Oregon’s Senate passes ostensible anti-trafficking bill allowing liquor board to check IDs in strip clubs

Five Reasons Sex Workers File Their Damn Taxes

Money

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April 15, 2011

schedc — Schedule C and an example of a deductible expense.

1) Tax returns are the only proof of income you have if you’re self-employed and paid mostly, if not entirely, in cash.

2) It’s far better for the IRS to have your numbers to start with than to let them come up with their own.

3) If you get caught after not paying taxes for a number of years and get hit with a five-figure bill, it really sucks.

4) You become another person contradicting the stereotype of sex workers as tax cheats who don’t contribute to society.

5) It makes you (even more) morally superior to GE.

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Great Sex Work Moments in Pop Culture History: The Facts of Life

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