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LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• If You Want Something Done Right…

  

  I knew he was there to kill me. – the woman who stopped Neal FallsI’ve written a number of times about “NHI” (“No Humans Involved“), the informal police policy... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #264

  I guess when you gotta go, you gotta go. – Carrie BilbaoI’m spending a lovely weekend at a mountain lake with Mistress Matisse and a wonderful gentleman, prior... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#557)

  

  One of the most dangerous aspects of our work is the swarm of moral, political and legal authorities…who treat us like children and victims and, when we won’t... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Caution to the Winds

  

  A lot of things have changed in my life in the past year or so, and foremost among them is the abandonment of anonymity. Of course, my legal name isn’t known,... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Dating Game

  

  I recently went on a civilian date, and after some thought decided to tell the guy that I’m a sex worker. He seemed OK with it, but when we parted he said he ha... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Saint Mary Magdalene

  

  The sacred whore may have largely ceased to exist in the mundane world of matter, but she still exists in the human unconscious. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #264

  

  Some weeks are such a mixture of good and bad that it’s hard to decide which outweighed the other, especially when the good was so very good and the bad was so... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fit To Print

  

  All the News That’s Fit to Print. – motto of The New York TimesThe 24-hour news cycle made possible in the late ’80s by the popularity of cable TV is a veritabl... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #263

  I can’t breathe. – yet another unarmed black manIt’s been a while since we’ve had a good short film, and this one comes to us courtesy of Jesse Walker. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#556)

  

  “Grandpa worked really hard so that we can find out the most sensitive part of the penis” generally isn’t the sort of story family foundations want to tell. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fictional Interlude: Willpower

  

  When I published “Empathy” three years ago this month, I was confronted in the comments by the dumbfounding realization that some otherwise-intelligent people d... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Too Many Cooks

  

  Criticism is an indirect form of self-boasting. – Emmet FoxI find it very difficult to wrap my brain around the thought processes of some people. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#555)

  

  Essentially it boils down to the idea that if the percent of people harmed is low enough, then we don’t have to care. – Francis WalkerGatewayWhores are bad,... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #263

  

  There have been a lot of top-notch activists visiting Seattle lately! The first week of the month Maxine Doogan was here; we didn’t get as much time to hang... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Hawk Kinkaid

  

  Hawk Kinkaid is the founder and president of HOOK, the association for male sex workers; he’s also the chief operating officer of Rentboy.com. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #262

  Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. – Cody StaplesThe video was contributed by Jacob Sullum, the first link by Eddie J Cunningham an... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#554)

  

  Human trafficking is what we call it when women make choices that make us uncomfortable. – Cathy Reisenwitz Here We Go AgainIn 1913, former California Gov. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fifth Anniversary

  

  All in all, I think I can safely declare this blog a success. – Maggie McNeillWhen I started this blog five years ago today, I had no idea it would go this far. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• New Girl in Town

  

  I want to start escorting as an independent… but as you know, it can be hard to get the ball rolling if you’re new in the industry. Should I advertise myself... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#553)

  

  [Tom] Dart says sex workers are victims, but his actions suggest he intends to make sure they’re victims, one way or the other. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY