I didn’t quite know what to expect from Starz’ new escorting drama,The Girlfriend Experience. After seeing the network’s Flesh and Bone (the story of a ballet dancer moonlighting as a stripper and being terrible at it), I had no doubt it would be very dramatic, rather too serious, and visually appealing. After all, as far… Continue reading The Girlfriend Experience (2016)
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The Week In Links—December 6
On Dec. 4 brothels, strip clubs and sex shops in Soho, London were raided by over 200 police officers. The officers arrived in riot vans and were reinforced by a police helicopter. Think about that for a second: 200 police officers were deployed. That’s a literal army. The English Collective of Prostitutes’ response to this… Continue reading The Week In Links—December 6
Stacks & Cats
Warning: this touching submission might make you cry. Tits and Sass sends their condolences to Barney’s family. I’m Ashley, an escort (among other things) in Toronto. This is a tiny dream come true…but also a requiem. When my partner and I rescued Barney after our elderly neighbour died a couple of months ago, I thought… Continue reading Stacks & Cats
My Sex Work Bucket List: Caty
In one sense, I’m an old pro of a ho, as I’ve been escorting for a decade. But in another, I’m actually an innocent, because besides a few shoots for various feminist porn venues in my early twenties, escorting’s the only kind of sex work I’ve ever done. So, now, at the ripe old age… Continue reading My Sex Work Bucket List: Caty
A Nation of Sex Workers: An Interview with Tracy Quan
I’ve been reading Tracy Quan since before I was a sex worker, when a prequel to Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl was serialized on Salon.com, and I’ve been chummy with her online since 2003, when she graciously replied to my e-mails. I’ve learned so much from Tracy, her callgirl comedy-of-manners novels, and the quirky… Continue reading A Nation of Sex Workers: An Interview with Tracy Quan