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...
View ArticleStrippers 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...
View ArticleAdult 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....
View ArticleWebcam 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...
View ArticlePorn 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...
View ArticleBarbara 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...
View ArticleBrooklyn 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...
View ArticleSex 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleRole 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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