Ballroom dance star, actress, model, and former Playboy Playmate, Bianca Baxter, aka Barbie Mizrahi, passed away on December 21st. You can contribute to the fund for her service here. Ashley Renee Benson was found murdered in a Doubletree Inn in Portland, Oregon. Her family, whom she spent Christmas Day with, said they had no knowledge… Continue reading The Week in Links—January 2nd
The Ten Biggest Sex Work Stories of 2014, International Edition
In chronological order, here are the ten biggest international sex work stories. See yesterday’s post for the U.S. stories. 1. Amnesty International Considers Supporting Decriminalization In January, a leaked Amnesty International internal document about the human rights benefits of decriminalizing sex work set off protests from anti-sex worker activists and support from sex workers and public health workers. Amnesty swiftly… Continue reading The Ten Biggest Sex Work Stories of 2014, International Edition
The Ten Biggest Sex Work Stories of 2014, U.S. Edition
In chronological order, here’s what we deemed the most noteworthy sex work stories of 2014 in the United States. Come back tomorrow for the biggest international stories. 1. Belle Knox In February, Duke’s student newspaper published an interview with a porn performer who was was outed to her classmates at Duke by fellow student Thomas… Continue reading The Ten Biggest Sex Work Stories of 2014, U.S. Edition
The Ten Most Popular Tits And Sass Posts of 2014
1. “The Erasure of Maya Angelou’s Sex Work History,” by Peechington Marie, 5/29 2. “The Fifth Annual Vagina Beauty Pageant: A Judge’s Notes,” by Elle, 8/8 3. “Discussing Other People’s Lives: Social Work and Student Sex Workers,” by Annie O’Neill and Adrienne Graf, 4/11 4. “I Don’t Care About Clients,” by Olive Seraphim, 2/19 5.… Continue reading The Ten Most Popular Tits And Sass Posts of 2014
The Worst Sex Work Headlines of 2014
From Belle Knox to working the World Cup, the headline writers of the world’s publications had cause to write many headlines about sex work. In chronological order, we bring you the worst ten of the bunch, each gross, reductive, and hateful in its own special way. “I Begged For Change To Stay Out Of The Sex… Continue reading The Worst Sex Work Headlines of 2014