Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• In the News (#1089)

  

  [A Biden victory] is not a victory for sex workers. – Penelope SaundersA False Dichotomy Cathy Reisenwitz on the dogma that sex without “enthusiastic consent” i... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #542

  

  I’m getting good at scheduling my appointments closely enough together to keep my trips to Seattle short and sweet. I drove in on Wednesday, got my nails done,... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night (Review)

  

  Though I’ve been a Trekkie since childhood, I had never seen all of Deep Space Nine until recently. The reason is simple: the series premiered in January 1993... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #541

  

  He’s mine now. – “Officer” Michael FattalehIt’s only been two months since animation great Joe Ruby died, and now he’s been followed by his partner Ken Spears. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1088)

  

  We’re not…doing anything…criminal…It’s the laws that are criminal. – Emily, UK sex workerDo As I Say, Not As I Do Just protecting and serving:…[typical and... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Time is Now

  

  Regular readers know that every Friday the Thirteenth, I ask those who aren’t sex workers to stand up for us. If you’re one of them, you already know the sorts... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Sheep and Goats

  

  So it looks as though another wave of COVID is starting, and with it another wave of bargain-basement Canutes making arbitrary declarations about the value of... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• War Party

  

  The wars of the 21st century, unlike their 19th and 20th century counterparts of finite length, will continue on interminably until the Empire waging them is... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #541

  

  It’s been lovely to get back to all the cooking I used to do in Oklahoma. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been making all manner of old favorites and trying... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• All Possible Worlds

  

  Time is constantly branching.  Every single time a decision is made or chance operates to produce one of several distinct outcomes, a different timeline – a... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #540

  

  The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence. – Adolf Hitler, via the Kentucky State PoliceSean Connery die... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1087)

  

  Drugs are winning the war on drugs. – Elizabeth Nolan BrownSuppressionWatch what you say in front of your children, comrade:Conversations over the dinner table... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Bathhouse 23

  

  I got word a week or so ago that our cee purlins are on the way from Phoenix, but it’s a route truck so it’ll probably be another week or two before they... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• No True Anarchist

  

  Government is at best a barely-necessary evil, and in most cases just a plain evil. – “Anarchy?”Every year on this day, following as it does The Day of the Dead... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#1086)

  

  It is time that we all listen to the…voices…[of] sex workers. – LaLa ZannellPaint By Numbers A permanent dumb “awareness raising” stunt:Lykins Square Park [in... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #540

  

  I’m happy to say that I had a very lovely birthday week! I was in an unusually good mood all week, and did a lot of cooking because I felt like it; for inner... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #539

  

  James Randi, AKA, “The Amazing Randi”, died last week at the age of 92. If you don’t know who he was, watch this short video for an introduction; there’s also... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Mysteries

  

  Death is what gives life meaning, and fighting excessively against it is as childish and futile as the behavior of a toddler who refuses to let another child... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Dead On Arrival

  

  Here’s a fun little Halloween game; y’all can play in the comment thread or on Twitter as you prefer. How many TV shows can you think of in which one of the mai... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue #88

  

  Prostitution is to my knowledge the only “crime” which is entirely defined by its motive. – “Lack of Evidence” The state keeps trying to crucify a young man... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2020 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY