Opinion

It’s getting close to the 10th Annual Feminist Porn Awards, an event I enjoyed last year and was looking forward to again this year. I bought my ticket to Toronto, excited to

Part 2 here! ETA: Here’s a bunch of articles that have come out since I wrote this piece that I concur with, so some of your vitriolic comments can be spread out

Dear Internet, Surely, by now, you know all about the Duke University pornstar freshman who was outed by a classmate unconsentually and then chose to fiercely advocate for herself and other sex workers

Surprising research seeks to debunk porn-addiction myths, and highlights the benefits of enjoying adult videos. But is that really all that's at stake in this conversation? Sorry, Joseph Gordan-Levitt, recent evidence is cropping

If you’re anything like me (which is either highly unlikely or exceptionally true, depending on the circles you run in), then you grew up with a certain set of bogus advice circling

It’s a typical day in the land of limitless Internet. The digital trees are bearing lush fruits of news-worthy information, your friends have planted thick fields of baby and engagement photos on

The Huffington Post reports in “Kinky Boots Performers Have Amazing Response to Macy’s Day Parade Outrage”by stating “Homophobia reared its ugly head in response to the supposedly cheerful Macy's Thanksgiving Day

We live in incredible times. These days, practically anything is possible thanks to evolutionary technology, location-mapping, and the internet. You can meet your soul mate without the awkward mess of small talk due

Though gender-based conversations about sex/shame nature versus nurture have been ongoing since Radcliff Hall’s Well of Loneliness, the jury is still apparently out for many scientists about whether or not sex-related

“Lesbians love love,” Felice Newman said to me over the phone one beautiful August morning. “But we also wanna fuck!” The conversation, which came at the beginning of an interview I conducted with

I sincerely doubt that very many sex workers ever get used to the really dumb, clueless pronouncements that outsiders make about sex work. And I don’t mean the intentional falsehoods spread by

Recently, The Guardian’s Abigail Haworth investigated the staggering statistics of Japan’s single populations, and the results were unbelievable. With one of the world’s lowest birthrates, a cutthroat corporate culture, and

*Trigger Warning: This article discusses sexual assault, survivorship, and overcoming sexual violence. Please take care of yourself if this is a triggering subject for you to read about. Recently, an article was published

The title of the article was the first indication of something awful. Ok, the fact it was Cosmo was the first indication, but the title, "11 Differences Between Porn Actresses and Real Women,

At this point we all know that the representations of female bodies in print, movies, TV, and online are way off from what the average lady looks like. Photoshopping is the norm, with

In a recent BuzzFeed Politics article, Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was ridiculed for tweeting with Portland-based stripper Lynsie Lee, a sex worker who dances at a local vegan strip club

Those of us who choose to work in the sex industry are often looked at as not having other options. Taking this path because the other choices of entry level gigs were just

I always wonder why certain words, arbitrary in their existence, carry so much weight when used as insults. They're only words, yet when they are wielded as weapons, they truly pack a punch.

Louise O'Neale wrote the "Sad Reality Behind Pretty Woman Tale" in order to, I assume, share her realization of the Universal Truth™ of prostitution and its ills with the rest of us. As

The article, called "Dear Feminists", was posted on Feministe on September 7th, 2013. It has since been removed, but the impact hasn't been forgotten.The guest blogger opened her post by saying:"Today

If you're not in the know, let's get you caught up. Mister Cee is a legend. "Calvin LeBrun better known as Mister Cee or DJ Mister Cee, is an American hip hop

Anyone see a trend here? I do.41 million+ results for "murdered prostitute + entertainment" on google.14 years of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit23 million results for "violence against sex workers" on

Unfortunately, our society doesn't always paint the prettiest picture when it comes to the world of escorting. It often inaccurately portrays the hobby as a seedy one that is occupied by women who

UK performer and blogger Pandora Blake's website Dreams of Spanking provides an excellent example of how much control billing companies have over the content of a website. In May, Blake received an email

Pop journalists everywhere apparently got the same memo that decided that the first half of May was going to be dedicated to the age old discussion of female sexuality, “purity,” and whether any