Equality Now and other abolitionist groups campaigned against the UN’s recommendation to decriminalize sex work. Don’t read the articles linked unless you have a strong stomach. Melissa Gira Grant documented a particularly exasperating twitter exchange with Equality Now’s Rachel Moran on her blog, in which Moran claimed that “‘sex workers’ don’t exist.” Scott Long also provides some valuable context. The New York… Continue reading Week In Links—September 27th
Tag: Portland OR
A Judge’s Notes: The Fourth Annual Vagina Beauty Pageant
I was dressed modestly in a knee-length black dress, white Converse, and a denim jacket, and felt as comfortable as any stripper can when behaving as a civilian at a strip club event. Although Portland is home to about 45 strip clubs, its downtown entertainment district only has five, but on this Thursday evening, Club… Continue reading A Judge’s Notes: The Fourth Annual Vagina Beauty Pageant
Stacks & Cats
Here’s a photo of my cat, Sugar, counting my riches after an extra successful weekend—Valentine, a sex worker in Portland, OR. Sex workers, send us your pictures of your dogs and dollars or cats and stacks at info@titsandsass.com
Why Does Portland Have So Many Strip Clubs?
You can’t just take at face value the unofficial slogans of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. “There are more strip clubs per capita than any other city in the country,” “You’re never more than fifteen minutes by foot from a microbrewery,” and “We do too have a professional sports team in one of the major… Continue reading Why Does Portland Have So Many Strip Clubs?