by Jackie and Alex Jackie’s story, like that of so many, begins with domestic violence, violence she weathers with the help of her sex work. Her son’s father continuously uses abusive financial tactics, severing any ability she’s ever had to gain ground in her life. Her ten-year-long saga has kept her working under the table,… Continue reading Holy Shit: Adventures In Survival Sex Work And Stimulus Checks
Tag: Taxes
Sex Workers: YOU CAN AND SHOULD REQUEST PANDEMIC RELIEF
So we’re about a month into strip clubs being shut down. Before that, most in-person sex workers had already been worried about the potential of getting or spreading COVID-19 (the illness caused by the coronavirus) at work, and probably noticed a significant dip in business. Most times we’d be SOL when it comes to accessing… Continue reading Sex Workers: YOU CAN AND SHOULD REQUEST PANDEMIC RELIEF
It’s A Good Idea To File Your Taxes
The filing deadline for your IRS tax return is Tuesday, April 18. You can file for an automatic extension with this form. In the last couple of weeks I’ve read sex workers on Facebook and Twitter talking about the difficulties they had in getting an apartment, qualifying for a car loan, and signing up for… Continue reading It’s A Good Idea To File Your Taxes
The Week In Links—April 10
Just in time for Tax Day: Sex workers deserve tax breaks and bank accounts! We do. The New York Post (seriously) published a nuanced look at the city’s erotic massage scene, including a discussion of immigration and the problems with the federal definition of sex trafficking. Ontario’s Attorney General has found C-36, the bill that implemented End Demand in… Continue reading The Week In Links—April 10
You Cannot Consent To Being Treated Illegally: An Interview With Corinna Spencer-Scheurich
I’m currently in the beginning stages of suing local Portland strip club Casa Diablo. So of course when last fall the Oregon chapter of the National Association of Social Workers hired lobbyists from lobbying firm Pac/West to find out what protections strippers need and to craft a bill that offers these protections, I was very… Continue reading You Cannot Consent To Being Treated Illegally: An Interview With Corinna Spencer-Scheurich