See, what Twitter does is it allows us to have a right to reply instantly. It means we can contact and immediately communicate with those who would seek to put an end to our profession, or misrepresent us in harmful and dangerous ways. We can talk directly to them/their followers/members directly and say ‘Hey! We’re… Continue reading Quote of the Week
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The Week In Links–April 19th
Anti-trafficking ideologues are wringing their hands in dismay and blaming the Hawaii police for not being able to find the hordes of sex trafficking victims that surely must be out there somewhere. Yet arrests are turning up no trafficking victims whatsoever. A Pennsylvania cop going undercover accepted a blowjob from a suspected prostitute before arresting… Continue reading The Week In Links–April 19th
Activist Spotlight: Hawk Kinkaid on Negotiation and Shared Knowledge
Hawk Kinkaid, a former escort, Internet porn performer and pro-dom, is the founder of HOOK, a grassroots non-profit organization that since 1997 has undertaken to share knowledge, reduce harm and build community among male sex workers. HOOK has published guides on best practices, negotiation, and legal issues, has collected stories and interviews, and runs the… Continue reading Activist Spotlight: Hawk Kinkaid on Negotiation and Shared Knowledge
The Name Game: Privacy in the Cyber Age
The pseudonym is perhaps one of the most titillating aspects of sex work. Non-sex workers are intrigued by the names we choose to define our personas; there are a million little devices to help them even create their own hypothetical sex worker name. Names can seem insignificant or interchangeable, but over time they become such an intensely… Continue reading The Name Game: Privacy in the Cyber Age
.XXX Domain Ads: Creepy “Porn Is Moving to .XXX” Print Campaign
The .xxx domain is nothing more than an efficient means for domain registrars to extort money from businesses and organizations afraid that their names will be bought and used by porn sites, and from adult site operators who must purchase their .coms in .xxx format, lest someone else do so and hijack traffic. They basically… Continue reading .XXX Domain Ads: Creepy “Porn Is Moving to .XXX” Print Campaign