The ladies I performed with in the new Mastodon video, “The Motherload,” were not all strippers, but I don’t think that matters much to the 800,000-plus viewers that watched the video in the first week. Though those of us who were strippers initially sat in cliques—the girls who knew each other from the same club… Continue reading Naked Music Monday: Mastodon, “The Motherload”
The Week in Links—October 10th
Mayang Prasetyo, a trans woman sex worker, was killed by her boyfriend in Australia (trigger warning: article describes a brutal, perverse murder). The Courier Mail used some unconscionably unfeeling headlines in relating the murder, and is being called on it. Oregon lobbyists are working with strippers and social workers to come up with legislation that… Continue reading The Week in Links—October 10th
Peta Brady’s Ugly Mugs—An Analogy
As a writer, a former sex worker, and someone who has been quite vocal in my writing about the industry, I’ve been approached quite a number of times to write about the play Ugly Mugs by Peta Brady. I’ve declined each time. Firstly, because I have not seen the play. I’ve only read about it online and read sex… Continue reading Peta Brady’s Ugly Mugs—An Analogy
Going Negative In The Champagne Room: 2014 Gubernatorial Edition
“I was never accused of having done anything wrong, but rather I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”—Paul Davis “What’s the difference between a hooker and a politician? There’s some things a hooker just won’t do.”—an old joke I first heard from a lobbyist Regardless of your opinion on reproductive justice, single-payer… Continue reading Going Negative In The Champagne Room: 2014 Gubernatorial Edition
Deeply Leisured (2014)
Deeply Leisured, a one-woman show by local Melbourne talent Queenie Bon Bon that details the joys and battles of being a sex worker, played during this season’s 2014 Fringe Festival. I was fortunate enough to see one of the six nights of Queenie’s show—her final performance was last weekend. It’s always fun supporting a fellow sex worker (or… Continue reading Deeply Leisured (2014)