One heartening development that came in the wake of Orlando’s tragedy was the massive show of support responding to the call for blood donations for the wounded. During the day on Sunday, people waited for hours in long lines for the chance to help by giving blood. The website of Florida’s blood donation network, OneBlood,… Continue reading Won’t Someone Take My Blood?
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Activist Spotlight: Ceyenne Doroshow on The Red Umbrella Diaries, Recipes, and Resilience
Ceyenne Doroshow originally made a name for herself on stage as one of the seasoned performance artists and audience favorites of the Red Umbrella Diaries’ storytelling nights. She is featured as one of seven sex workers who tell their story on the newly released documentary The Red Umbrella Diaries, which will have its world premiere… Continue reading Activist Spotlight: Ceyenne Doroshow on The Red Umbrella Diaries, Recipes, and Resilience
How Sex Work Got Us This Far In Gay Liberation
Like many of my LGBT peers and allies, I am grateful for the contributions made before and for the possibilities ahead. This summer, the Supreme Court acknowledged the humanity of LGBT individuals. And one of our pinnacle liberation symbols, New York City’s Stonewall Inn, the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, was made a national… Continue reading How Sex Work Got Us This Far In Gay Liberation
The Week In Links—March 27th
Brooke Magnanti’s “deranged Samuel Pepys” of an ex-boyfriend actually kept his own diary where he talked about her sex work: so much for his claims that she made it all up, inspired by dead sex workers she saw in the morgue. Elizabeth Nolan Brown explains why the lay-feminist should also be glad that the Senate… Continue reading The Week In Links—March 27th