A token that experts believe was used to pay for sex in brothels during the first century A.D. was discovered in West London. The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance that would require all L.A. porn shoots to use condoms. Dominique Strauss-Kahn had no idea whether he was sleeping with prostitutes or civilian… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 13
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The Week in Links: October 28
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
The Week in Links: September 2
A performer in porn films tested positive for HIV this week in Los Angeles, prompting a temporary halt to film production. The HIV scare in the porn industry is also fodder for further discussion on mandated condom use for performers. An English high school teacher and sex worker was found guilty of “unacceptable professional conduct” after… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 2
Going Negative in the Champagne Room: Rick Perry Edition
As another long-term governor would say, it would seem to require a dead girl or a live boy to stop lucky Rick Perry from being elected. But one passionate Ron Paul supporter, Robert Morrow, wants so badly to find live girls who’ve slept with Perry that he placed this ad (pictured at the left in… Continue reading Going Negative in the Champagne Room: Rick Perry Edition
The Week in Links: August 19
A Ron Paul supporter turned to the Austin Chronicle to solicit dirt on opposing presidential candidate Rick Perry. Seeking to expose Perry’s family values platform as hypocritical, Paul supporter Robert Morrow specifically asked strippers and escorts to come forward. SocialiteLife.com published an interview with former Jesse James mistress/stripper/model/alleged white supremacist Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. Gender Across Borders is looking for… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 19