Chris Myers, mayor of Medford, N.J., and the latest GOP-er to get caught up in a Rentboy scandal, claims he “doesn’t know” if the photos of him in his underwear (posted online by the Rentboy himself) are real or not. SWOP is seeking new board members—spread the word! As a new SWOP chapter is opening… Continue reading The Week in Links: October 28
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The Weekly Unwrap
Kayla, a Portland dancer and recording artist, made several playlists and contributed an original track to Stripper Music Monday. Kat went to a vagina beauty pageant. Charlotte interviewed Laura Agustín. Part one and part two. Bettie finds Larry Flynt creepy. Story takes a look at Katherine Frank’s 2002 research into strip club regulars. Rocket on the particular risks of being photographed publicly as a… Continue reading The Weekly Unwrap
“There Can’t Be Numbers:” An Interview With Laura Agustín, Part 1
Upon the publication of her book, Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labor Markets and the Rescue Industry, anthropologist Laura Agustín became a hero to many sex worker activists. Her research cuts through the usual moral hysteria and emotionality invoked by the idea of trafficking to radically revise discussions about migration and sexual labor. Both her blog (linked above)… Continue reading “There Can’t Be Numbers:” An Interview With Laura Agustín, Part 1