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Sex workers are feeling effects of Trump ban, too
A few weeks ago, a gay man travelling to the United States to meet a lover was stopped at the border and turned back because... -
When it comes to online reviews for sex work, let’s rate the johns instead
When I was out of the sex trade, I still kept an eye on it, kind of like those retired Mediterranean tradesmen who lurk at... -
In praise of Philip Roth and older sex clients
To those not yet old, being old means youve been. But being old also means that despite, in addition to, and in excess of your... -
In praise of Philip Roth and older sex clients
“To those not yet old, being old means you’ve been. But being old also means that despite, in addition to, and in excess of your... -
Tracing my first eight years in the sex trade through Prince’s discography
It was 1994, and for sure it was June, because that's when the Grand Prix happens in Montreal. I got a phone call from Yves... -
Sex workers still exploited despite C-36, research shows
December 17 is the Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. This date was chosen by American sex worker Annie Sprinkle and late sex worker... -
Sex work confession
Wayne C. Booth was an American literary critic who may be best known for his book The Rhetoric Of Fiction. I am familiar with Booth... -
Ashley Madison profits from no hos clause
For about two years I’ve been screencapping ads on Craigslist that follow this pattern: a self-identified straight guy posts a request for a certain type... -
What’s Lena Dunham got against sex work?
Lena Dunham, a woman who by most accounts has never had to worry a day in her life about paying rent and putting food on... -
Sex work isnt like Pretty Woman
The confusion between sex work and trafficking remains a barrier to effective responses and identification of trafficked persons.From Hit & Run: The Impact Of Anti-Trafficking... -
You can be a prostitute… just don’t work as one
Key portions of the laws that criminalize sex work in Canada may have been deemed unconstitutional in December, but in recent months in provinces from... -
Thank you, Mayor Ford
It may take Rob Ford years before the layers of advantage that encircle him - the white, straight male privilege that facilitates his working-class saviour... -
Sex workers won’t get their day in court
On June 13, Canada's highest court will hear the appeal by federal prosecutors of a lower court ruling that struck down three anti-prostitution laws for... -
What I think about the new sex work laws
I'm sitting in a king sized bed in a four-star hotel in Toronto reading the decision made by the Ontario Court of Appeals regarding Canadian...
