Sex work activist Annie Sprinkle was the mind behind the original International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. After the conviction of “Green River Killer” Gary Ridgway, Sprinkle and activists from SWOP decided that a holiday was necessary to commemorate people in our community who have been the victims of violence, and to draw… Continue reading Annie Sprinkle and the Founding of December 17th
Tag: Activism
The Week in Links: December 9
There’s going to be a Muff March in London on Saturday. The cause? Protesting against cosmetic surgery for women’s gentials. The other cause, protesting against the removal of pubic hair, is a little harder for us to get behind, but at least some of us here at T&S would welcome the return of the bush.… Continue reading The Week in Links: December 9
Quote of the Week
We’re engaging in sex work, as a form of economic survival, but also as a form of validation. We have got to address this. We have got to talk about what it’s like getting up in the morning, catching the train or bus to school or work and that ride is tense because you’re the… Continue reading Quote of the Week
The Week In Links: December 2
Dita Von Teese speaks out about stripping and burlesque dance: “I don’t really need any fancy terminology to describe what I do. … Yeah, I am [a stripper]; I’m proud of what I do.” Today the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition is hosting the Summit on Sex Work in the South in Asheville, NC. New York police theorize that one single serial… Continue reading The Week In Links: December 2
Quote of the Week
[I]n a culture trashy with raunch yet clenched with righteousness, the sex worker persists and insists. She is lamented by some feminists, lauded by others, lectured by religious groups, legislated by governments; monitored by health services, spurned by mortgage brokers, envied or condemned by friends, invited to write memoirs by publishers, assisted by outreach services;… Continue reading Quote of the Week