sex work

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

Isa Mazzei’s “Camgirl” Explores Performance, Privilege, Kink and Contradictions

“Cam” screenwriter Isa Mazzei’s new memoir is an accessible and honest portrayal of one woman’s stint in the online sex industry.

Annie Rose Malamet —

Feb 12, 2020

sex work

movie features

Glamorous Degradation: On Sex Workers and Authenticity in Cinema

When I watch these movies, I find myself writing fan fictions in my head: What details would I change, to make this piece of art truly for me, and for…

Janis Luna —

Jan 22, 2020

advice

sex work

friendship

You Need Help: So Your Best Friend Is a SWERF

If you are out to your friend, or are thinking of coming out to her, and she still holds fast to her SWERF-y beliefs even after you explain how it…

Janis Luna —

Jan 10, 2020

sex work

the power issue

issues

Trans Women of Color Organizers Are Building a Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work in D.C.

These trans women activists have banded together in support of a city council bill that, if passed, would decriminalize consensual sex work in D.C. for people who are 18 and…

Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza —

Dec 13, 2019

new york city

sex work

politics + activism

Gentrification Inside the Club and Out: How Stigma and Respectability Are Impacting the Sex Industry

The very same free speech arguments that lawyers used to attempt to defend sex shops and strip clubs in the late 1990’s are being used to defend against SESTA/FOSTA now…

Janis Luna —

Nov 19, 2019

sex work

lgbt book reviews

Lovers, Everywhere: Sex Workers Speak in “Hustling Verse”

Amber Dawn and Justin Ducharme just dropped the first poetry anthology written by self-identified sex workers. Fifty-six self-identified sex workers from across North America, Europe, and Asia are featured. All…

Yesenia Vargas —

Oct 15, 2019

sex work

movie features

“I’m Not a Stripper, but I Play One on TV”: Why Hustlers Won’t Change the Game for Sex Workers

If you can’t handle the titties, get out the strip club, babe. Even if it’s a fictional one.

Janis Luna —

Sep 24, 2019

sex work

movie reviews

“Hustlers” Stole My Heart While Robbing Rich White Men

“Jennifer Lopez’s entrance in Hustlers is better than any of us could have dreamed. But days later, the scene that won’t stop playing in my head happens almost directly afterwards, on…

Carmen Phillips —

Sep 16, 2019

sex work

This Is A Coming Out Post

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Stormy Daniels is Bisexual: Adult Film Actress Comes Out As Fan of Fisting Girls

Twenty-Bi-Teen is well underway.

Riese —

Jan 20, 2019

harlots

hulu

tv reviews

Harlots’ Season Two Is Queer, Here, and Transcendent

Harlots’ second season has five queer women and a story that proves sex worker narratives are uniquely capable of illuminating the restless, uncomfortable gender dynamics and power structures that may…

Riese —

Sep 6, 2018

af+ personal essay

sex work

af+

For My Own Pleasure: Hiring a Sex Worker as a Queer Woman

“She kisses me. I hold on to her arms lightly, not wanting to hurt her, not wanting to weird her out, make her uncomfortable. She’s here for me: I’d hired…

Creatrix Tiara —

Jul 24, 2018

police violence

sex work

politics + activism

Offline Shadows: How Sex Workers Become Marginalized Victims of Morality-Based Legislation

Sex workers are resilient and face near constant opposition via social stigma or legal obstacles. Regardless of the conditions, for some people, it is the only way to feed their…

Chloe —

Jul 19, 2018