This story by Missy Wilkinson about the business slowdown in New Orleans strip clubs during the summer nails that “bad season” feeling so common in hot climates: “It’s also a time when she experiences a phenomenon she calls ‘bad-busy’: a club crowded with people who may pay the cover charge and buy a drink, but… Continue reading The Week In Links—September 6th
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The Week In Links-May 24th
The Gender Commission for Equality’s report last week supporting the decriminalization of prostitution has been covered in a variety of venues, from Sowetan Live to All Africa, SABC News and an editorial in favor of the idea in the Star. South African sex workers welcomed the GCE’s call, with sex worker run orgs SWEAT and Sisonke leading the… Continue reading The Week In Links-May 24th
The Week In Links–April 26th
This week was a big one for sex work related news, as the Supreme Court heard arguments this Monday about abolishing the PEPFAR anti-prostitution pledge–which forces NGO recipients of government aid to oppose prostitution–on the grounds that it suppressed free speech. Melissa Gira Grant contributed two articles in the Nation on the issue. The New… Continue reading The Week In Links–April 26th
The Week in Links: June 22
Happy Gay Pride! Queer alt pornographer Courtney Trouble is throwing an afterparty in San Francisco this weekend. Gay male strip club Swinging Richards is suing North Miami Beach for discrimination—they’ve been told that they can’t get fully nude and serve alcohol, even though local other clubs are allowed to feature naked ladies and booze. We… Continue reading The Week in Links: June 22
The Week In Links: April 27
Spirit Airlines ran (and swiftly pulled) this Secret Service-spoofing ad for flights to Cartagena. The Secret Service scandal has mainstreamed talk of how decriminalizing prostitution would benefit American sex workers. This article at abc.com by Abby Ellin is a good intro for laypeople and heartening for us. And the Secret Service continue to be under… Continue reading The Week In Links: April 27