Her Survivor’s Instinct: Paul Frankl on Roxanne

Roxanne at work. (Still from Roxanne, courtesy of Paul Frankl.)

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

Bad Girls and Killer Queens: Hookers in Pop Music

Songwriters seem to love sex workers, no matter how little they may actually know about us. And on a superficial level, we seem like pretty good song material. We’re sexual, illegal, naughty, and easy to desire and pity at the same time. You want to protect us from the dirty men who pay us for… Continue reading Bad Girls and Killer Queens: Hookers in Pop Music