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LATEST ARTICLES ( 2979 )

• My Friend, the Whore

  

  Last Friday, Dan Savage tweeted a question he’d received to get the opinion of several sex workers, namely Mistress Matisse, Mike Crawford and me (plus anyone... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#654)

  

  An adult who chooses to engage in sexual activity, whether for recreation, procreation or in exchange for something of value, makes a private, individual... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #315

  

  So much has happened since the last Desiree Alliance conference three years ago! Besides returning to full-time work and becoming much better known than I was... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Guest Columnist: Madison Graham

  

  Madison Graham is the pseudonym of a sex worker who was working for one of Dennis Hof’s brothels in Nevada; she recently contacted me because of her deep... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Sixth Anniversary

  

  Though I’m rarely at a loss for words, none in my vocabulary are sufficient to express the gratitude I feel for all of y’all who choose to spend some of your... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#653)

  

  Given…that criminalization discourages us from helping, trusting, or even communicating with each other…creating a community of people who reject the stigma... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #314

  

  I think when people give money to the city to help the homeless they fully anticipate that’s what those funds will be used for. – Cathy AldermanAre you surprise... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Ordinary Men

  Not long ago you linked to a piece about what sex workers want from their clients, and I was deeply depressed by it because of the very low bar for client... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#652)

  

  The criminalisation of sex workers should…end. – MP Keith VazJapanese ProstitutionI’d be a lot more inclined to believe this as reported if A) it were in a... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #314

  

  Weekend before last, I went on another long professional date, this time to a lovely cabin near Mount Rainier; we did a little sightseeing and a little... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Successor

  

  There are two futures, the future of desire and the future of fate, and man’s reason has never learned to separate them. – John Desmond BernalSome astute reader... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #313

  

  We’re obligated to provide the same level of service, the same billing the same everything, for every patient we encounter. – Mike McLaughlinWe know that the... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#651)

  

  Having your mugshot plastered to Facebook is not the best advertisement for employability. – Tana GanevaGateway It’s always especially ludicrous when... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Utter Cluelessness

  

  As regular readers know, every so often I find an article that’s so totally ridiculous, infuriating, idiotic and/or just plain wrong that I feel compelled to... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Gatekeeper

  

  I am a retired madam who used to post often on a well-known review board; I knew quite a few escorts fairly well, and some even worked with me while visiting... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#650)

  

  [Louisiana] has rendered consent…into an utterly meaningless concept. – Elizabeth Nolan BrownSocial Autoimmune DisorderRemember when busybodies actually had to... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #313

  

  I’ve been slowly getting used to being a minor celebrity; for example, two weeks ago I didn’t even bat an eyelash when my doctor’s assistant said, “Oh, I saw yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Back Issue: June 2013

  

  The difference between my level of contempt for evil and my level of contempt for moral cowardice is so minuscule I probably couldn’t shove [a police... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #312

  Too bad I can’t eat too many without lowering blood pressure too much.I’m very fond of short videos that put an unusual “spin” on a familiar subject; this week’... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#649)

  

  You are not a citizen of a democracy but the subject of a carceral state, just waiting to be cataloged. – Justice Sonia SotomayorDo As I Say, Not As I Do... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY