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• Links #232

  For every action there’s a reaction. – Javier OrtizHere we are mid-month, and still few Christmas links worth repeating despite the fact that decorations have... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#450)

  

  It is time for democracies to…take [sex workers] seriously – not just because democratic values mandate it, but because sex workers are the experts on the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Traffic in Nonsense

  

  This essay first appeared in Cliterati on November 9th; I have modified it slightly to fit the format of this blog.I’ve previously predicted that the “sex... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Unfolding

  

  Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. – Max FrischAnd so the time has come for another change in the way I do things. This one is not so much an... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• For Love

  

  I’m in love with a sex worker, and we’ve decided we are going to live together and she is going to retire and pursue a “normal” career. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary – Week 232

  

  So last Tuesday I went to look at that car, which turned out to fit the bill; it was a little more downscale than I wanted but also five years younger than I... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Paul Maginn

  

  Dr. Paul Maginn is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Western Australia; he is the co-editor and co-author of several chapters in... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #231

  The police are becoming our enemy, and society is becoming the enemy of the police. – Frank SerpicoWe’re not seeing many Christmas links yet, but since today’s... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Jolly Old Saint Nick

  

  Mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the heretic. – G. B. ShawToday is the feast day of Saint Nicholas, patron saint of whores. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#449)

  

  The idea that prostitution should be stopped by non-sex workers…devalues and dehumanizes people who are struggling to make ends meet. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Lou Graham

  

  More city business was transacted at Lou’s than at City Hall. – Bill SpeidelSince I spent much of last month only a few blocks from the building which once... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Missing Piece

  

  Before my divorce I was at a very bad stage in my life. While going through that, I became emotionally involved with one of my business contacts; after we had... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary – Week 231

  

  After all my many travels, I’m home again at last, but it’s been even more difficult this time to get back to the old grind. When I returned home in September i... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• False Witness

  

  Even when we understand that memories can be altered, or even fabricated…the truth is difficult to accept; after all, our memories certainly seem permanent,... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #230

  I think you are pretty like a horse or a ladybug, I’m not sure which. – BennetOur videos this week both relate to the movie The Avengers; the first is an outtak... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• That Was the Week That Was (#448)

  

  Adults should be able to make their own choices—even if that adult is a woman. – Marty KleinRough Trade This would, of course, make prostitution stings legally... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• High Yuletide

  

  Angels we have heard on high, Tell us to go out and BUY. – Tom Lehrer, “A Christmas Carol“Though I should be used to it by now, the ridiculously-early... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Thanksgiving 2014

  

  As those of you who follow me regularly know, I have a lot to be thankful for this year. That isn’t to say the year’s been uniformly wonderful, but I don’t thin... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Drinking on the Job

  

  I’ve been seeing a well-reviewed independent for the past three months, but on our sixth visit she was very chatty and started drinking. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary – Week 230

  

  I actually wrote last week’s diary entry a few hours before going over to Mistress Matisse‘s house to prepare dinner, because I was pretty sure I would not get... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY