Maggiemcneill

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• Valentine’s Day 2015

  

  An obligatory “gift” of a certain expected value which must be presented at a certain time in order to retain a woman’s sexual favors is not a love offering, bu... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Friday the 13th, In Tandem

  

  Please remember that any contribution – loud or quiet, public or private, eloquent or laconic, lengthy or brief – is important and worthy, and everyone one... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fictional Interlude: Magna Mater

  

  This is the last part of the loose trilogy which started with “Serpentine” in December and continued with “Left Behind” last month. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#512)

  

  Any politician or law enforcement agent who believes that criminalizing both suppliers and buyers of sex will improve the safety of sex workers and their client... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #241

  

  The day is here! Or more exactly, it will be here tomorrow. At roughly 10 AM CST tomorrow morning I’ll be headed west and driving all day, to rendezvous for... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Hugo

  

  “Hugo” is the pseudonym of a disabled reader in the UK whom I asked for his perspective on the intersection of sex work and disability. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #240

  I thought Vermont was American not Latin? Does any Latin places have American mottos? – Dorothy Lynn LepistoThis week’s first video is a commentary from Molly... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#511)

  

  The enormous variations in prostitutes’ life stories make it impossible to fit them in binary categories like “forced” and “voluntary”. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Rotting Fruit

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on January 11th; I have modified it slightly for time references and to fit the format of this blog. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Unconventional

  

  My boyfriend and I make each other happy and I want to continue thus, but our socioeconomic roles are blurry. Both of us bring money to the table and I’m... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#510)

  

  This Government only won an election, not the right to become our Mammy. – Ian O’DohertyAnother Reason Not To Do CowgirlThis isn’t actually the reason I... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #240

  

  I’m leaving for Seattle a week from tomorrow, which means I’m moving into full-blown headless chicken mode pretty soon. I have Jae to thank for my not having hi... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #239

  You should have seen what we did to this guy—we jacked him up! – “Officer” Cynthia WhitlatchThis week’s top link contributor was nobody! Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#509)

  

  In the world of anti-trafficking organizations, money and lies are deeply – perhaps inextricably – tied. – Anne Elizabeth MooreSecret Squirrel…there are... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Sexcrime

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on December 7th; I have modified it slightly for time references and to fit the format of this blog.British readers, enjo... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Happy Endings

  

  I’m extremely curious about Asian massage parlors; the media portrays these businesses as pure human trafficking operations, in the sense that the girls are... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#508)

  [When we fail to] require lawyers and courts to base arguments on real evidence…not conjecture or faux science…we give government unlimited power to mandate... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #239

  

  So here we are in “scramble” mode; I’m leaving two weeks from tomorrow and as I’ll bet you can guess, I still haven’t even thought about what to pack yet. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: January 2012

  

  Erroneous prejudices…can only survive in a climate of ignorance; exposed to the light of truth they tend to wither away. – “A Whore in Church”January 2012 was... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #238

  People just have to accept that they live in Norway and it will snow. – Per Kristian KlausenToday is the 15th anniversary of my boob job; however, I decided... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY