Maggiemcneill

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• Diary #327

  

  So last week was a kind of quiet one; it started with a lovely evening with Lorelei Rivers, listening to the soundtrack for Hamilton (which I am extremely... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Clowning Around

  

  coulrophobia [kool-ruh-FOH-bee-uh] noun – an abnormal fear of clowns.Unless you’ve been off the internet for the past month, you can’t have missed that the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #326

  

  I spent my life playing in pee. – David WartingerI must admit to having a soft spot for trivia geekery such as that displayed in this week’s video, provided... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#677)

  

  No woman is made safer by laws which deny her right to consent to sex. – Catherine StaplesGood Fantasy, Bad Reality “Contracts” like this offer no protection an... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: September 2013

  

  If I felt anything like the kind of near-constant desire men feel, I’d ask my gynecologist if there was anything we could do about it without ruining my looks. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Just Too Risky

  

  I was approached for a date by a man who seemed to me as though he might be below 18. My gut instinct was not to accept the date, so to salve the pain of... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#676)

  

  Wearing pumps is now considered code for…“Help, I’m a sex traffic victim being made to sell my body for sex.” – Carmen BarikaProfit from Panic “Buying These... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #326

  

  Last week was definitely an improvement over the one before. Besides a meeting between several activists (including myself) and a potential ally who could... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Censor-Moron

  

  Our civilisation cannot afford to let the censor-moron loose. The censor-moron does not really hate anything but the living and growing human consciousness. –... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #325

  We’re not gonna let her go until she’s released to a parent or guardian…If we let her go and she goes around the corner and has an aneurism and dies, that’s on... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#675)

  

  I am an adult, and how I choose to spend my time and money is MY FUCKING BUSINESS. – Rick PettitBroken Record Sex workers on Twitter agreed we couldn’t think... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Pimps Ahoy

  

  Almost a month ago, I featured the story of yet another “rescue” scam shut down. But as sometimes happens in such cases, the con artist behind it refused to... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Mabon 2016

  

  The apparent path of the sun crossed (or will cross, depending on when you read this) the celestial equator at 14:21 UTC today, marking this as the first day... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#674)

  

  The courts, instead of keeping our lawmakers honest, have instead opted to craft ostensibly thoughtful and well-reasoned opinions allowing the legislature to... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #325

  

  Since I’m back to actually writing my columns a few days in advance, I wrote last week’s before a weekend which actually turned out to be very lovely. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #324

  

  I will never try to go out and try to do anything nice for anyone again. – Ken CronkhiteI probably should’ve posted this video last week, but I already had... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#673)

  

  The police…should…sow trust among the community rather than alienate some…whose actions should not be considered a crime to begin with. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Allied for Change

  

  The only way to stop this will be for those who approve of it to suffer actual consequences, and that isn’t going to happen until all of you clients out there... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Fair Trade

  

  I know a handful of people who have seen sex workers for trade. I have no issue with the idea that sex can be exchanged for money or (as in “traditional... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#672)

  

  Almost none of [the “sex trafficking” narrative] is true—and the little that is technically true is so lacking in context that it’s utterly misleading. –... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY