You can contribute to longtime sex worker activists Jill Brenneman and Amanda Brooks to help them pay their medical expenses using the email abrooks2014@hush.com through Giftrocket. Brenneman and Brooks were abused and terrorized by a client over a span of two and a half years—they discussed their devastating story with Tits and Sass co-editors Caty and… Continue reading The Week in Links—December 20th
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The Truth Will Come Out: An Interview With Jill Brenneman and Amanda Brooks
Interview co-authored by Josephine and Caty Content warning—the following contains descriptions of extreme injuries and rape suffered by two sex workers due to a campaign of violence by an abusive client, as well as an account of child abuse. Jill Brenneman and Amanda Brooks are veterans and heroines of the sex workers’ rights movement. As… Continue reading The Truth Will Come Out: An Interview With Jill Brenneman and Amanda Brooks
Is The Client Always Right?: On Professionalism and Boundaries, Part 2
(You can find Part One of this discussion here.) Lori: Taking a professional approach to my work makes it more enjoyable for me, but I hardly think that’s a universal experience. When it comes to being a professional and giving clients what they’re “owed”, I think the standards for acceptable behavior are actually pretty low.… Continue reading Is The Client Always Right?: On Professionalism and Boundaries, Part 2
Is The Customer Always Right? On Professionalism and Boundaries, Part 1
Below, four in-person sex working professionals discuss how to maintain boundaries while keeping clients happy, the most common problems that cause conflicts with customers, and what they think professionalism means in the context of a career plagued by stigma and illegality. Part two will be posted tomorrow. The women weighing in are Lori Adorable, Amanda… Continue reading Is The Customer Always Right? On Professionalism and Boundaries, Part 1
In Defense of Backpage
History is repeating itself, and I doubt a single sex worker is surprised. It was common knowledge that Backpage would become the next political target after it absorbed the tremendous spillover of adult advertisers when Craigslist shut down its “adult services” section. Now, given The Village Voice’s willingness to take the fight to those who… Continue reading In Defense of Backpage