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Amsterdam’s Oldest Twin Sex Workers Retire

Louise and Martine Fokkens, twin sisters who have worked as prostitutes in Amsterdam for over 50 years, have retired. The pair were the subject of a documentary released last year called Meet the...

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Strippers Organize for Worker’s Rights

Did you know that most strippers have to pay a stage fee to work? Except in rare cases, strippers are treated as independent contractors, forced to pay up to $200 a night for access to a stage. Some...

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Adult Film Industry Organizes Against Proposed State Law Mandating Condoms in...

Last November, Los Angeles voters approved Measure B, a law requiring condoms for all porn shoots in LA County. While that law faces appeal, there’s a new challenge to California’s adult film industry....

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Webcam Models Read Sonnets

Vice points us to a project by John Reed, a prolific writer with “a healthy interest in porn as both an art form and a cultural phenomenon.” Among his many talents, Reed writes modern day sonnets, and...

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Porn Long Reads

Yes, sometimes we do actually read the internet for the articles. As proof, we’d like to point you to a couple of great pieces we read recently. First, there’s this amazing profile of Stoya, the...

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Barbara Walters Learns How to Be a Playboy Bunny

Veteran TV journalist Barbara Walters announced today that she’ll be retiring in 2014. NBC dug deep into its archives and found a 1962 investigative piece exploring a day in the life of a Bunny at New...

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Brooklyn Cops Stop Condom Busts

As we reported back in March, the NYPD has been arresting people on suspicion of prostitution simply for carrying condoms. The practice is especially problematic since the same city also distributes...

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Sex Work & the Global War on AIDS

Ten years ago, the United States dramatically ramped up AIDS funding, but the funding came with this dangerous string attached: in order to qualify, non-governmental organizations must adopt an...

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Supreme Court Ends Anti-Sex Work Restriction On AIDS Funding

While many of us anticipated a historic ruling on marriage equality yesterday, the Supreme Court weighed in another issue, vital to the concerns of sex workers and global health advocates. The Supreme...

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Role Play, Burlesque & More! Free Workshops in Los Angeles

Embrace romance this February by learning some new seduction skills! As always, attendees get 15% off all of their purchases. My Smutty Valentine: Role Play & Dirty Talk with Kate Wednesday,...

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