Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• In the News (#820)

  

  Now is the moment for celebrities to give up the fantasy of saving “Jane Doe” and do the hard work of seeing and listening to people in the sex trades as fully... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #402

  

  I’ve been fortunate to have enjoyed a run of lovely weeks lately; the good parts have been both happier and more numerous, and the bad parts both fewer and... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Alyxx S Berg

  

  It’s not unusual for sex workers to ask me to point them toward sexwork-friendly therapists, but even “sex positive”, queer-and-kink friendly therapists are... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #401

  

  Once…marijuana [is] mixed with the butter then the whole butter becomes marijuana. – scientific imbecile Phil SimsLong before the Lord of the Rings craze starte... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#819)

  

  [Censorship] filter deactivation…would be a frightening form of thought-based surveillance. – Camille FischerWorse Than I ThoughtIt’s nice to have the Mouse on... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Only Some Women

  

  So yesterday was “International Women’s Day”, which would be more properly called “International Some Women’s Day” or “International Not All Women’s Day” or... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Starting Over

  I’m an experienced sex worker who started out years ago on the street, and in more recent years escorting for an agency. Now I’m back in school, working to... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#818)

  

  If the benefits, and responsibilities, of adulthood keep getting deferred, is it any wonder kids have a hard time growing up? – Karol MarkowiczDysphemisms Galor... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #401

  

  Last week was one of those rare ones which was absolutely lovely from beginning to end.  I had two new clients who were both top-notch and fun to be with;... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #400

  

  If Jesus was coming up the escalator three or four steps lower than you are, would He consider what you were wearing was acceptable? Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#817)

  

  [Prohibitionists] would rather see [sex workers]…dead than listen to what we have to say. – Bristol Sex Workers CollectiveWhere Are the Protests? Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• 365 Days of Activism

  

  While I don’t blame any sex worker living under a criminalized or “legalized” regime for keeping her silence, it’s imperative that those of us who have less to... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Reclaiming “Liberal”

  

  I’m really, really sick of deeply-stupid internet commenters using the word “libertarian” to mean “Republican”, “Nazi”, “plutocrat”, “Monsanto” or other... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Agenda

  

  Confidentially, would you ever out a client if you knew it could further your political agenda?I don’t need to answer this confidentially; honestly, I’m a bit... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#816)

  

  Imagine…saying that domestic violence victims need to be arrested because they’re too morally damaged to know what’s good for them. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #400

  

  This coming weekend is SASS; I’m only taking a small role this year, but my friend Angela is on the panel discussion so she’ll be staying with me and that’s... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: February 2015

  

  Most lawmakers have always been pompous ignoramuses too obsessed with telling other people what to do to actually have normal lives. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #399

  

  Tyranny is our inclination to punish and oppress the other. – Ken WhiteA tweet about favorite Rolling Stones songs got me thinking about this one (surely you... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#815)

  

  [Laura Lee] put herself on the line in a way few have the guts to do. – Brooke MagnantiStoryville An interesting look at brothel archaeology in Australia:Sex... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Laura Lee, Sex Work Stigma, and the Limits of #MeToo

  

  Though Laura Lee is gone, her friends will not let her be forgotten; there were many awful people who hurt her for her work, from Catholic nuns to “feminist”... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY