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• In the News (#507)

  

  If someone were trying to pass laws that would directly impact your job, your income, and your life…you’d hope that your input…would be heard. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• All Wet

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on November 30th; I have modified it slightly for time references and to fit the format of this blog. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back From the Dead

  

  When I was 21 I fell in love with a beautiful 25-year-old escort; I became her regular and after five months we started unpaid dating. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#506)

  

  I am the secret ingredient in a lot of healthy marriages, because when he’s seeing me, both of you are getting the amount of sex you want. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #238

  

  I’ll be leaving for Seattle only three weeks from tomorrow, so as you can imagine I’m pretty busy with preparations. Next week I’ll be in “scramble” mode, and... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• 2014 in Review

  

  I think I can safely declare this blog a success. - “Fourth Anniversary“Due to the decreasing number of daily slots available for general posts, this feature... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #237

  The canned food item could stun the intruder or even knock him out until the police arrive. – Priscella HolleyApparently we’re over the holiday slump, because... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#505)

  

  While there’s a thick “rescue” sauce smeared all over [modern prostitution law], the “punish the dirty whores” attitude is still obvious. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Feminists and Other Puritans

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on November 16th; I have modified it slightly to fit the format of this blog.Every time one reads an article that... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fictional Interlude: Left Behind

  

  After writing December’s story “Serpentine”, I conceived of the notion of making it the first of a loose trilogy, connected not by characters, events or setting... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#504)

  

  The pain [US sex policing] produces in the lives of sex workers…is nothing short of depraved and barbaric. – David MasciotraRough Trade A middle-aged Dublin... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #237

  

  Last Tuesday I brought Jae to the airport, and was I ever sorry to see her go; as you can probably tell from my frequent mentions of her the past few months,... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Elizabeth Nolan Brown

  

  It’s no exaggeration to describe Elizabeth Nolan Brown as one of the strongest, most stalwart allies of sex workers writing today; she covers several sex work... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #236

  I am the Pope. – John JonchuckRegular readers have seen me feature several videos from Garfunkel & Oates; usually they sing about sex, but here are two about... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#503)

  

  [Anita Sarkeesian]…has the same paternalistic views that many feminists have regarding sex workers—that they need to be rescued, saved; that they would never... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Mandy Rice-Davies

  

  Well he would, wouldn’t he? – response when told Lord Astor had denied having herAs I’ve written many times, the maintenance of the Madonna/whore dichotomy... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Boy Juice

  

  ‘Cause I’m just a girl, little ‘ol me Don’t let me out of your sight I’m just a girl, all pretty and petite So don’t let me have any rights. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#502)

  

  It is a somewhat quaint, futile idea that the sex trade, an industry which has continued with hardly a murmur for 20,000 years, will be “ended” by a bill... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Little Christmas 2015

  

  There is neither heaven nor earth only snow, falling incessantly. – HashinYou may be wondering why I’m featuring this lovely picture of a beautiful witch on thi... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Wild-Eyed and Spittle-Flecked

  

  Nothing is more horrible than my self in the mirror of hysteria. – Karl KrausAs I’ve often pointed out, moral panics don’t slowly subside; on the contrary,... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY