Maggiemcneill

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• The Peril

  

  To what extent is the criminalization of prostitution in the U.S. tied into racism? Obviously it’s not hard to trace the connection between the War on Drugs... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#660)

  

  Some people like to paint. Some people like to dance. Some people like to express themselves in an erotic way. – Sharron CooksSocial Construction of... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #318

  

  On the day my last diary column appeared, I went to dinner with Lorelei Rivers and a lovely and generous gentleman; he took us to one of my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #317

  

  I can’t breathe. – Darius RobinsonA couple of nights ago I was reminded of this Sesame Street video, in which the Muppets teach children about tolerance toward... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#659)

  

  Adults with critical thinking abilities realize they aren’t entitled to treat other people like characters in a dream sequence. – AnonymousDeadbeatsI can’t... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: July 2013

  

  The existence of a movie featuring lurid tall tales about sex work does no more to prove them than the existence of The Wizard of Oz proves the existence of... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Cross-Examination

  

  The problem with abusers is that they’re often extremely charming; after all, if they weren’t, who would stick around to be abused? Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#658)

  

  Human trafficking is the new charge du jour. – Brian ThompsonAnatomy of a Boondoggle Just in case you thought cops raping whores in order to arrest them was... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #317

  

  I didn’t exactly have a lot of down-time after getting home from Desiree (read: none); I was up until four in the morning to get Saturday’s “In the News”... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Rebuttal to Madison Graham

  

  Two weeks ago today I published a guest post by Madison Graham; if you haven’t read it yet, you should do so before proceeding with this one. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #316

  

  I don’t know. – Jonathan Aledda, when asked why he tried to murder a manSometimes I stumble across good videos while viewing others people have linked; such... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#657)

  

  All too often [statements about the sex trade are] based on flimsy or out-of-date data, leading to estimates that strain…credulity. – Glenn ReynoldsThe Red... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• The Divine Whore

  

  Every year on her feast day, I honor St. Mary Magdalene; even though the Church does not officially recognize her as the patron of whores, she certainly is in... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• An Apology

  

  Every writer, especially when first starting out, writes a few things that, on looking back, cause her to say something like “What the Hell was I thinking when ... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#656)

  

  When something goes wrong, we never call [the cops]…we know they will arrest us. – Maria, a Romanian sex worker in LondonCheck Your PremisesFlorida cops claim t... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #316

  

  As I predicted, the Desiree Alliance conference was a blast! Vignette, Jae I flew down on Sunday, and as I explained in Friday’s column the trip was very... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Scrupleless in Seattle

  

  This is ridiculous; this cost a lot of money and is tomfoolery. – Don O’NeillOnce again, so-called “liberal” Seattle has demonstrated its deep conservatism,... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #315

  Every inmate can obviously state that he is uncomfortable in jail. – Dean FlippoThis week’s video is a very, very strange short absurdist horror operetta; I hav... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#655)

  Anti-prostitution advocates…incorrectly portray the global sex workers’ rights movement as dominated by Western, white, middle-class, cisgender women…as a way o... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Air Stream

  

  I usually write my columns at my desk.  I’ve done some in hotels, and some fragments in coffee shops or other such places; I even wrote part of one at a party... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY