How August Ames’ Suicide Is Changing the Porn Industry by Tina Horn After the tragic death of August Ames left workers reeling, a sprawling industry realized it needed to do better. Don’t Ask Sex Workers to Solve the Problems of Violently Angry Men by Gaby del Valle Sex workers are not ethically obligated to fuck… Continue reading 2018’s Best Writing and Reporting on Sex Work
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International Whores’ Day (And Lobby Day!) Link Roundup
What a week it’s been for sex worker organizing! The first sex worker Lobby Day on June 1st was followed by nationwide sex worker action on International Whores’ Day on June 2nd. Post-SESTA, this annual day of organizing picked up more momentum than ever. Here’s our attempt at curating the coverage of this week’s news… Continue reading International Whores’ Day (And Lobby Day!) Link Roundup
2017’s Best Writing and Reporting on Sex Work
TPM’s Josh Marshall Tweets Out Porno Link to Shock of Political Media World by J.D. Durkin Maybe this isn’t vital reporting, or even reporting at all. But it certainly was a sneak peek into the circus 2017 would be. Melania Trump’s $150 million libel suit is based on a falsehood by Callum Borchers Can’t tell… Continue reading 2017’s Best Writing and Reporting on Sex Work
2016’s Best Investigative Reporting on Sex Work
Murder in the Bayou, by Ethan Brown Eight murdered woman from Jefferson Davis parish in Louisiana had two things in common: a background in drugs and/or sex work. The police blamed a serial killer. But Brown discovered something else the victims had in common: they had all worked as informants for law enforcement of some… Continue reading 2016’s Best Investigative Reporting on Sex Work
So Long, Gawker, Thanks For the Coverage and the Bylines
In the early 00s when I was in journalism school, my professors were feebly trying to bestow me and my fellow students with the skills required to work in print media. Sure, they said, the future of journalism is online. But none of them could quantify what that meant or how to teach it. The… Continue reading So Long, Gawker, Thanks For the Coverage and the Bylines