Roxanne, a short film about a trans sex worker who reluctantly takes in an abandoned child, was recently selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick and has been accepted at 14 international film festivals, including two Oscar qualifying fests. It will soon be made into a feature film. The following interview was conducted by Sarah and Caty with… Continue reading Her Survivor’s Instinct: Paul Frankl on Roxanne
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The Bloody State Gave Him The Power: A Swedish Sex Worker’s Murder
On Friday, Swedish sex workers’ rights organization Rose Alliance released this statement on Facebook: “Our board member, fierce activist, and friend Petite Jasmine got brutally murdered yesterday (11 July 2013). Several years ago she lost custody of her children as she was considered to be an unfit parent due to being a sex worker. The… Continue reading The Bloody State Gave Him The Power: A Swedish Sex Worker’s Murder
The Week in Links: February 24
Cherry, a film co-written by porn performer Lorelei Lee and former sex worker Stephen Elliot, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival last week. Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com spoke with Lux Alptraum, the new CEO of porn blog Fleshbot. Alptraum took over the site a few weeks ago when it split from Gawker Media. Though it doesn’t start off on… Continue reading The Week in Links: February 24
The Week in Links: February 17
Swiss fragrance company Givaudan is working on a new scent for Lady Gaga, which will make you smell like an “expensive hooker.” Kandy Klein (of PsychoStripper.com) writes about stripping on Valentine’s Day. Here are twelve bad reasons not to legalize prostitution (beware: this will involve bible verses). Illinois State Sen. Toi Hutchinson has proposed a statewide tax on… Continue reading The Week in Links: February 17
Who’s Your Daddy?
The struggling single mom is a common cliche in our industry, but meeting men who choose sex work to support their families is pretty uncommon. Father’s Day is this weekend, so I figured it was time to give sex worker daddies, however few there may be, their due respect. “Randall” is a gay-for-pay sex worker and… Continue reading Who’s Your Daddy?