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
Tag: Canada
University of Toronto Panel: “The Myth of Ending Demand For Prostitution”
Prostitutes are the new black in Canada. I’m proud to say that by and large, Canadian people seem pretty sympathetic to this a hot legal and social issue (despite annoying comments like “they should legalize and tax it.” I wish I could emblazon on everyone’s brain that earnings from prostitution are already taxable). Prostitution laws… Continue reading University of Toronto Panel: “The Myth of Ending Demand For Prostitution”
Dogs & Dollars
Violet, an escort in Canada, writes, “This is my lazy border collie. She sticks her nose up my skirt every time I come home from a call at 2am, whuffs, and then we go to bed. The cash keeps her in raw local free-range bison patties.” Sex workers, send us your pictures of your dogs and dollars or cats… Continue reading Dogs & Dollars
The Week In Links: July 15
New York Gov. Cuomo is considering a bill that would increase penalties for those convicted of street prostitution. You can sign a petition discouraging him from doing so. Whorelover is an anthology being compiled of essays from the partners of sex workers. Today is the last day for submissions. Over the past three years, 44 women have been… Continue reading The Week In Links: July 15
The Week In Links: July 1
Not-quite-strippers in Saskatchewan find a way around the laws against dancing for alcohol drinking patrons. The Scarlet Alliance’s Elena Jeffreys explains why feminists should listen to sex workers. Des Moines police have arrested two people, a man and a woman, for the brutal murder of a prostitute in 2010, while Liverpool police may have solved the 2005… Continue reading The Week In Links: July 1