In chronological order, here’s what we deemed the most noteworthy sex work stories of 2014 in the United States. Come back tomorrow for the biggest international stories. 1. Belle Knox In February, Duke’s student newspaper published an interview with a porn performer who was was outed to her classmates at Duke by fellow student Thomas… Continue reading The Ten Biggest Sex Work Stories of 2014, U.S. Edition
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The Week In Links—October 24
As of this posting, Tits and Sass contributor Peechington Marie’s fundraiser to allay funeral costs for the families of young murdered Black strippers Tjisha Ball and Angelia Mangum is closing in two hours. Contribute and make those two hours count! Courtney Love and Dave Grohl buried the hatchet and made a bet about who could… Continue reading The Week In Links—October 24
So These Sex Workers Walk Into A Human Trafficking Conference: Red Umbrella Project at the Toledo International Human Trafficking Conference
When I accepted the chance to go the International Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sex Work Conference in Toledo, Ohio, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The organization I work for, Red Umbrella Project, attended the conference to present our report on New York’s new Human Trafficking Intervention Courts. Just the fact that they accepted us—a… Continue reading So These Sex Workers Walk Into A Human Trafficking Conference: Red Umbrella Project at the Toledo International Human Trafficking Conference
The Week in Links—September 26th
Please donate to and share this fundraiser for a memorial for Angelia and Tjhisha, two young strippers who were murdered and left by the side of a road last week to very little outrage or coverage. This fundraiser to support Miss Major, Black trans woman elder and sex workers’ rights proponent, to recoup her… Continue reading The Week in Links—September 26th
Week in Links—September 19th
Week in Links recently linked to the new book Male Sex Workers; the Advocate featured an excerpt from it this week. The new documentary Invisible follows former sex worker Richard Holcomb as he does HIV/AIDS outreach with male sex workers in Providence, Rhode Island. Despite the lurid hysteria and funding opportunities offered by the specter of… Continue reading Week in Links—September 19th