Related to an earlier Tits and Sass post this week, “Actually, My Hand Feeds Me,” here’s more on the Annie Sprinkle kerfuffle. For anyone who’s a little behind, Fornicatrix goes in depth over the context of the whole weekend before getting to Sprinkle and Peechington Marie added her beautiful two cents in “Be Careful With Your… Continue reading The Week In Links—August 15th
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The Week In Links—July 18
More from Vice on why the closure of MyRedbook is dangerous for sex workers. Tech Savvy Sex Workers Trade Pimps For Web Pages: despite the cringe-inducing title the article is actually a pretty good look at class stratification among sex workers and the safety offered by internet advertising. Sex worker advocate Ye Haiyan has been… Continue reading The Week In Links—July 18
The Week in Links–July 4
Victoria, BC sex worker resource society PEERS has a new executive director and some exciting new developments. After a rough financial situation last year, PEERS had to close the drop-in shelter last August, but between community support and a $100,000 grant from the provincial government it is reopening the shelter five days a week. Remember last… Continue reading The Week in Links–July 4
The Week In Links—June 27
In a terrible blow for Bay Area sex workers, the sites MyRedbook.com and SFRedbook.com were shut down by the FBI, accused of money laundering and facilitating prostitution. Redbook was one of the few free advertising sites left where sex workers could advertise, talk to and screen clients with a degree of distance. Steph Key, a member… Continue reading The Week In Links—June 27
Canada’s Doomed Compromise On Prostitution Laws
On June 4, Canada’s Justice Minister Peter MacKay introduced Bill C-36. According to the Pivot Legal Society, this legislation will, if passed, criminalize “the purchase of sex, communicating for the purpose of selling sex, gaining material benefit from sex work, and advertising sexual services.” It would be functionally impossible to establish brothels, agencies, and sex… Continue reading Canada’s Doomed Compromise On Prostitution Laws