(The following has been reproduced from SWOP-USA) Don’t push yourself on me in the name of help if I don’t want or need it. I have the ability to make decisions for myself. Honor my decisions even if you don’t agree with them. We have lots of people offering us “help,” but most are NOT… Continue reading How to be an Ally to Street Workers
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The Weekly Unwrap
We started off the week with a roundup of links to stories about Ashton Kutcher, the Village Voice, and the DNA Foundation’s badvocacy. And then it was Kutcherpalooza on July 5th. If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally Kat Takes A Stroll Through @aplusk’s Twitter Feed In Defense of Backpage We ended… Continue reading The Weekly Unwrap
Special AK vs VV Roundup
Tits and Sass will be coming back from July 4th with a bang. Tuesday will see the release of no less than four—yes, four!—posts related to the blowup between activist wannabe Ashton Kutcher and activist caller-outer The Village Voice. In the meantime, feel free to read up on the situation at the following T&S endorsed spots… Continue reading Special AK vs VV Roundup
The Weekly Unwrap
Thanks for spending the week with us. Enjoy your holiday weekend, Americans and Canadians, and we’ll see you next Tuesday. Charlotte Shane asks Can You Trust Your Sex Worker? In Praise of the Man Who Doesn’t Get Strip Clubs Catherine responds to the Complex listicle: Top 50 Strip Clubs: A Dancer Responds Pioneering women of… Continue reading The Weekly Unwrap
A New Sex Work Activist Organization: SWAAY
Redoubtable blogger, agent provocateur, and ecoporn pioneer Furry Girl launched her new activist group earlier this month, SWAAY (Sex Work Activists, Allies, and You). The site’s tagline is: “SWAAY is a not-for-profit project whose aim is connecting people with resources to learn more about sex work, and to encourage involvement with activism for sex workers’… Continue reading A New Sex Work Activist Organization: SWAAY