It didn't hit home until a sex worker I know was assaulted by a client. And she needed help.
sex work
kink.com
I used to look at the pride flags on top of the armory and see it as a grand victory. But I’ve long since been ashamed of myself for what I haven’t spoken up about inside those walls.
strippers
While The Lusty's mission to showcase dancers of a variety of body types and looks is great in theory, I’m not sure it was so great for business.
sex work
The economic reality is that sex work is the best (and sometimes only) option for me. It’s certainly not always the best choice for my mental health, but neither is poverty.
sex work
There’s a big difference between wearing a push-up bra to make my boobs go from an A to a C and taking that bra off and shoving my tits in some grandpa’s face.
porn
Kink.com claims that they go out of their way to respect model’s boundaries and ensure their safety during performances. I decided to find out firsthand.
sex work
Empowerment comes in the front door when I can make rent in a singular evening. Yet, it leaves through the back door when I blow it all on pills.
sex work
It's frustrating that the biggest days for our respective communities are really depressing.
sex work
The most powerful reaction I've heard when coming out has been, "OMG, me, too!" I've found this connection with friends I've known for years and strangers within minutes of meeting each other.
sex
Before I started doing porn at age 34, the only fat women I'd seen in any semi-nude pose (other than in museums) were those "Wish you were here" postcards with the 500lb woman in a bikini.
sex work
I’m usually the only one studying at the library during odd hours, in-between classes and primping myself for fuck sessions.
books
I would sell my vagina for a good sex work memoir.
dating
There's a time in a young girl's life when she is ripe for whoring. That time, for me, has passed.
craigslist
Even before scandal drew my sex work history to light, in my daily life, my coming clean -- or not -- had always been an issue.
blowjobs
I'm a coder, a feminist, an atheist, a musician, a bit of a crazy cat lady and a damn good cook. I'm also almost exclusively known for my blowjobs, at least on the Internet.
boundaries
After a bit of cursory searching, I found the key: a poster offering $200 for someone to accompany him to his law school formal.
documentaries
The documentary "After Porn Ends" follows the stories of 12 different former porn stars as they move into the next stage of their lives.
entertainment
The idea of getting a close-up of a stranger’s penis, butthole or labia sounds more like training for a medical exam than a turn-on.
motherhood
"Would you want your daughter to do what you're doing?" or its variant, "Would you want your daughter to have access to your work?" are meant to call out hypocrisy in those of us who support sexual freedom.
marrying rich
Marry rich if you want to.
entertainment
Growing up, I never saw myself represented in media. I still don’t.
erotic massage
A lot of women who work in the sex industry are perfectly normal, happy and well-adjusted types who use the work to bolster their financial situation, or assist in their education. Me? I was one of the fuck-ups.
