We close today with an affecting first-person account of underage sex work. While it should go without saying that Tits and Sass doesn’t endorse underage work, the solution is not continued criminalization and hysteria based on unsubstantiated “facts,” it’s better alternatives, a safety net, and decriminalization. Many thanks to Ecowhore for graciously allowing us to… Continue reading Exploitation
Tag: Prostitution
If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally
A lot of sex workers and sex worker activists had trouble enjoying their July 4th weekend thanks to Ashton Kutcher, who has been waging war against The Village Voice for airing its concerns about his anti-trafficking efforts and misinformation campaign. On almost every non-sex worker helmed website that covered this story, comments consisted of the claims that… Continue reading If You Can’t Accept Facts, You Can’t Be An Ally
The Weekly Unwrap
Thanks for spending the week with us. Enjoy your holiday weekend, Americans and Canadians, and we’ll see you next Tuesday. Charlotte Shane asks Can You Trust Your Sex Worker? In Praise of the Man Who Doesn’t Get Strip Clubs Catherine responds to the Complex listicle: Top 50 Strip Clubs: A Dancer Responds Pioneering women of… Continue reading The Weekly Unwrap
The Week In Links: July 1
Not-quite-strippers in Saskatchewan find a way around the laws against dancing for alcohol drinking patrons. The Scarlet Alliance’s Elena Jeffreys explains why feminists should listen to sex workers. Des Moines police have arrested two people, a man and a woman, for the brutal murder of a prostitute in 2010, while Liverpool police may have solved the 2005… Continue reading The Week In Links: July 1
Can You Trust Your Sex Worker?
In a recent survey about trustworthy professions, Australians ranked sex workers at number 40 of 45, which means we beat out journalists and real estate agents but not bankers(34) or lawyers (33.) I sort of expected myself to be outraged by this, but for once, I didn’t think it was a matter of stigma unfairly steering… Continue reading Can You Trust Your Sex Worker?