Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• In the News (#748)

  

  [It’s traumatic for escorts to end up] face to face with a [cop] who wants to know your name and question you and detain you until he can establish that you’re... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bound to Break

  

  Contrary to the beliefs of many straight vanilla people, sexual focus, kinks fetishes can’t usually be traced back to any defining event like being molested;... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Summoning Spell

  

  In folklore, fantasy literature and occult thought, it’s possible to conjure beings from spiritual realms or other planes of existence or whatever to appear... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#747)

  

  Whorephobia is part of…the assumption that some people’s lives are worth more than others. – Anne SextonRough Trade I have zero faith in the magical protective... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #363

  

  Chicago! I’m heading your way on the 21st! I’ll give you the details when I get ’em, but you’ll be able to hear me read from my new book, The Forms of Things... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Brooke Magnanti: “You Don’t Know Me”

  

  I asked Brooke for a quick introduction to her new book, and she wrote: “You Don’t Know Me is a follow-up to The Turning Tide, though you don’t have to have rea... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #362

  

  I can’t breathe. – John HernandezThe big news this week is, of course, the death of Adam West, Batman in the campy 1966 TV show. I’ve featured a video of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#746)

  

  Being lonely is hardly a crime. – Jake AdelsteinThe Rescuers Harassing streetwalkers to scare away their clients has become a popular rescue industry... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Testimonial

  

  Regular readers know that I’m not usually one for giving testimonials, and never unless I actually try and like a product. And that doesn’t happen all that ofte... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Lifeline

  

  I have a “good girl” job and a secret sex work career; aside from my clients, there are exactly two people on this earth who know what I do – and one of those i... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#745)

  

  Criminal laws don’t deter hungry humans. – Kate McGrewWelcome To Our World (May Updates)Though various tit-related laws are covered in this video, the... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #362

  

  One might think last week would’ve slowed down after the property closing, in which case one would be wrong; if anything, it got busier after that. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Power of Passivity

  

  Three years ago I wrote “Passive Voice“, an indictment of those who use that sentence form to shift blame from the actual culprit to some amorphous anonymous... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #361

  

  I could see planes circling in mid-air. They grew in number and hummed, darted and dipped low. I could hear something like hail falling upon the top of my offic... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#744)

  

  To make policy that truly benefits sex workers we must separate myths from facts. – Lynzi ArmstrongDown UnderAnother good, basic article on the success of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Whores’ Day 2017

  

  Government…persecutions [of sex workers]…are nothing but the temper tantrums of frustrated authoritarians. – “Whores’ Day 2016”42 years ago today, French sex... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Stolen Trust

  

  I’m trying to join a site that requires a reference; could you provide that for me?Unless you’re someone I’ve actually met in person and know to be a sex worker... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#743)

  

  Most [sex workers] are very well-informed about the conditions of factory work, and they know they’re not interested. – Ding YuBad Fantasy, Good RealityAnother... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #361

  

  At last I can unveil the super secret project I’ve been working on since Christmas! Last week, I completed the sale of my ranch in Oklahoma, and today I’m... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: May 2014

  

  Laws should be based on facts, not faith, even were that faith to be accepted by the entire human race save one. – “Rhyme and Reason”Though the only holiday thi... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY