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At 28, I Blew Up My Life To Train in Jiu-Jitsu and as a Dominatrix

Beneath the latex and leather is sacred work.

Mistress Eris —

Jun 9, 2025

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fullscreen

af+

Working Girls: Luxury Escort Charlie Levine on the Rise of Women Clients In Sex Work

“Women are so socialized — successfully or not — to be objects of desire, not subjects of desire, on a sexual marketplace.”

Riese —

May 15, 2025

David Lynch

sex work

movie features

Why So Many Sex Workers Love David Lynch

In the outpour of heartbreak that flooded the internet after David Lynch’s passing, some of the most vocal mourners were sex workers.

Olivia Hunter Willke —

Mar 13, 2025

sex work

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movie reviews

‘Anora’ Doesn’t Judge Its Sex Worker Protagonist — Is That Enough?

Although the film carries its head high for nearly the entire runtime, it might just undersell itself in the last moments. Absence of judgment does not necessarily give way to…

Olivia Hunter Willke —

Oct 18, 2024

sex work

sundance

movie reviews

Sundance 2024: “Sebastian” Fails in Its Self-Critique of a Gay Sex Work Story

Sex work as a topic is not enough to make a story interesting.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 22, 2024

13 Days of A+

af+ personal essay

a collage shows a black and white photo of sex workers protesting for decriminalization and rights in the background, over top, a lesbian couple fights with each other in red, and over top of that, Corky and Violet from the movie Bound are cut out, where Corky is looking at Violet who has come to her door. Violet's face and neck and eyes are also bright red

af+

Apparently, Shame Tastes Like My Cunt

“The other partners I had throughout much of my time in sex work were uncomfortable at best and shaming at worst. They were jealous and confused. ‘How can you interact…

Gia Jones —

Dec 30, 2023

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essay collection

Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex

lgbt book reviews

“Working It” Says the Quiet Parts Out Loud About Sex Work

Before I was a sex worker, I was a proud sex worker ally.

Raechel Anne Jolie —

Jul 3, 2023

into the af+ advice box

kink

af+

How to Find Local Kink Community and Also How to Hire a Sex Worker

“There’re contingencies of queer freaks everywhere, sometimes it just takes a little more effort.”

Vanessa —

Sep 22, 2022

porn

sex work

society + culture

5 Sex Workers on the OnlyFans Policy Flip-Flop

After facing backlash from sex workers and advocates, OnlyFans reversed its decision, stating on Twitter that the company has “secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community.” But will…

Ro White —

Aug 31, 2021

covid-19

How To Survive A Post(?)-COVID World

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politics + activism

Chicago’s Black Sex Workers Hold Each Other Up

I thought about what it meant to be part of Black sex working community and our long history of organizing, mutual aid, protests and movements. I thought about what it…

Rebelle Cunt —

Jun 22, 2021

af+ personal essay

bad behavior

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af+

Lying’s the Most Fun a Girl Can Have

“I identified as a heterosexually-inclined bisexual when I started giving hand jobs for money, and I left more or less a lesbian. It wasn’t the only factor in that transformation,…

Riese —

Jun 21, 2021

porn

sex work

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news

How the War on Porn Distracts Us From the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse

A former sex worker explains why new anti-porn legislation won’t stop images of child sexual abuse from proliferating on the internet.

Reese Piper —

Apr 26, 2021