Let’s try a thought experiment. ‘Every year thousands of people are promised a job as a dancer, but sadly, they end up here.’ The curtain rises on someone working in a tailor’s shop. That doesn’t quite work the same way, does it? We don’t automatically assume that it would be sad to work in a… Continue reading Quote of the Week
Tag: Amsterdam
Meet The Fokkens (2011)
Meet the Fokkens, a 2011 documentary directed by Gabriëlle Provaas and Rob Schröde, follows the lives of Martine and Louise Fokkens, 69-year-old twins who have spent many years as full service sex workers in Amsterdam’s red light district. At the time of filming, Martine was still working, albeit reluctantly, while Louise had been retired for… Continue reading Meet The Fokkens (2011)
The Week in Links: July 20
Melissa Febos, former dominatrix and author of Whip Smart, went on Dr. Drew’s show to talk about her work. The Toronto International Burlesque Festival is happening this weekend, as well as the International Pole Sport Federation Championship. The International AIDS Conference is happening next week in Washington, D.C. Traveling feature entertainer Kylea Killeen conducted a… Continue reading The Week in Links: July 20
“There Can’t Be Numbers:” An Interview With Laura Agustín, Part 2
Yesterday, we posted Part One of an interview with Sex at the Margins author Dr. Laura Agustín. Today we present our second and final segment. It’s incredibly common now to see abolitionists argue that when prostitution is legal, as it in Amsterdam, trafficking only increases. What does the most current research actually suggest? Everyone wants… Continue reading “There Can’t Be Numbers:” An Interview With Laura Agustín, Part 2