Amnesty International gets on board with decriminalization. Unfortunately, Julie Bindel puts in her two cents (though we think they’re worth even less in her case.) Meanwhile, Amnesty’s blog follows up on continuing violence against sex workers in the Honduras’ San Pedro Sula district, “the most dangerous city in the world.” “Prostitutes Steal Millions and Walk… Continue reading The Week In Links—January 24
Tag: pole dancing
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
I’ll confess that Dancing at the Blue Iguana is a special film to me. Over ten years ago, I naively watched this film as research before I finally decided to join the ranks as a card carrying exotic dancer. “Oh God,” I remember thinking after watching it. “Can I really do this?” Dancing at the… Continue reading Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
Stripper Music Monday: Porcelain Raft, “The Way Out”
A friend sent me this video last week, rightly pegging it as relevant to my interests. The song is “The Way Out” by Porcelain Raft, the performing name of multi-instrumentalist Mauro Remiddi. It is expansive and atmospheric electronic pop that might be a little too downbeat for a packed club but, as in the video,… Continue reading Stripper Music Monday: Porcelain Raft, “The Way Out”
The Week in Links: April 6
Churches in Kentucky and Tennessee have joined forces to protest a bar on the state border that features gogo/pole dancers. A local pastor has stated that he hopes to keep the community safe “from the filth and degradation that just ruins people.” Did we mention that these aren’t even strippers, just gogo dancers? Meanwhile, an Ohio… Continue reading The Week in Links: April 6
The Week in Links: October 14
St. James Infirmary is launching a new media campaign with sex work PSAs on San Francisco Muni buses, similar to the Turn Off the Blue Light campaign in Ireland. If you’re a sex worker in San Francisco, check out the Media Launch Party this weekend. The Second Annual American Pole Fitness Championships are taking place in… Continue reading The Week in Links: October 14