With the upsurge of COVID-19 counts, the everyday lives of people have suffered significantly. Usual activities, such as hanging out with friends, going to the office, greeting each other with handshakes, hugging, etc. have all become risky. The virus is highly transmissible and infects others merely by being in close contact. The repercussions of this […]
Stories of sex work are rarely ever told by the people actually doing the work. And the sex work narrative typically portrays those involved in the industry as victims, martyrs or worse — immoral harlots bent on unraveling the very fabric of society. That’s why the Red Umbrella Project (RedUP) aims to give sex workers […]
I woke up one morning last week to my Twitter in an uproar. That’s reasonably common in my world, as many of the people I follow are marginalized and there’s a lot to be angry about. Turns out that the FBI has seized MyRedbook, a California site where masseuses and escorts could advertise for clients […]
Duchess Meghan Markle, together with her husband, Prince Harry, visited the humanitarian organization One25 in Bristol. On that occasion, she sent a motivational messages to all vulnerable sex workers on the streets. One25 is a volunteer organization that provides daily support to all sex workers in the streets of Bristol. This charity also helps all […]
Girl Boss and SheEO’s may be cornering the market now, but independent escorts have been paving the way for female entrepreneurs for decades. Few women enjoy the luxuries of being in total control of their business from the product to distribution. Independent escorts use no intermediaries when it comes to selling their wares. They don’t […]
I was packing my bags, looking forward to a week trip to the Feminist Porn Awards and the Feminist Porn Conference, having finally earned enough through my Patreon patron-funded writing to travel and have a bit of a cushion when I got back. Payments would be processed at the beginning of the month, and I […]
I’ve written before about issues around payment processors and the sex industry, how businesses like Paypal, WePay and Google Wallet were shutting anyone they suspected of sex work out of using their services. Well, turns out that a trickle down effect is happening within the banking world, as Chase recently sent letters out to hundreds of […]
