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more about #sexworkers more comments → ThaddeusKolibri: No kidding. I can't wait for CBC to be sued for hate speech, just so that they stop encouraging Canadian bigotry. The NY Times doesn't have comments -... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Here's an interview that helps illustrate her character and her perspective. She was 35. What a tragedy. M: The narrator refers to women either as wh... more » eibhinn: Sadness. I want to go read the full story on CBC, but am terrified as to what sort of fuckery is going on in the comments section. CBC online commente... more » bowleserised: It also says that they might not have wanted help. The UK debate seems to be polarised by Laura Agustin ("it's all women with free agency, coming her... more » JerkoftheMonth is changing her name!: I wonder how the Repubs pundits will reply to this. Probably the opposite of how they responded to Wanda Sykes wish that Limbaugh's kidneys would fail... more » inabook: So, if a girl converted to Christianity, then ran away... it isn't really a Muslim girl that ran away, its a Christian girl that did, yes? more » elixthecat: "so he can die like Ted Kennedy." what, you mean having an amazing political career as a champion of some great causes and having the high esteem of ... more » Atomic Bowling: In other news, the online survey discovered that only 13% of Wikipedia contributors are female because 74% of Wikipedia contributors are my father. S... more » shoroko: You should really note that those death threats toward Fathima Rifqa Bary on the part of her father (and parents, really) are, in fact, alleged. There... more » likepenguins: Oh, Steve Anderson. Let's say you're right, and God exists and there's an afterlife. It is gonna burn like a bitch when you die, buddy. more » missteenwordpower: Dear Steve Anderson, Christianity? You're doing it wrong. But I love you anyway. 'Cause that's doing it RIGHT. Love, Jesus more » funzette: Pastor Anderson is: a) A hipster performance artist from Portland b) Emasculated by the threatened removal of his white privilege mohair sweater c)... more » EkaterinaBallerina: I would say the same for your Pastor Anderson but I was raised a Christian and we were taught not to hate like that or to wish death on anyone like th... more » Mary McCarthyite: A new law passed in the UK will allow lesbians to register the names of both partners on their children's birth certificates. Previously, only one wo... more » lilbobbytables: Praying for someone's death? Yeah, that's totally in the spirit of Christianity. more » -
#rip
Author Of Whore Found Dead
Quebec writer Nelly Arcan was found dead late last night. Arcan, author of Putain, an autobiographical novel about her life as a prostitute, was one of Canada's most important feminist writers. Police are investigating her death as a suicide. [CBC] -
#stoptrafficking
Missing Persons
Out of the 255 trafficked sex workers rescued in the UK between 2006 and 2008, a shocking 166 of them have "vanished." Although the missing women refused government aid, they may have been "far too frightened" to accept help. [Telegraph] -
#leftovers
Pastor Continues To Pray For President's Death • Woman Suffers Gender-Identity Changing Seizures
• Arizona pastor Steve Anderson, who, as you'll remember, once dedicated an entire sermon to "Why I hate Barack Obama," now says, "I hope that God strikes Obama with brain cancer so he can die like Ted Kennedy." • More » -
#foxfail
Fox 5 Thinks Prostitutes Are Totally Gross
The Sexist has a great breakdown of this nasty segment on prostitutes prowling the DC streets during broad daylight. The suspected sex workers are not interviewed, but they are shown with their entire bodies, save their high heels, blurred. [TheSexist] -
#streetwalkers
Brazilian Prostitutes Model Their Fashion Line
Last night in Rio, prostitutes modeled the new collection for Daspu, a clothing line designed by prostitutes. "When my hooker girlfriends parade pretty and proud, they are speaking about themselves and become revolutionaries," says founder Gabriela Leite. [Sydney Morning Herald] -
#sexandethics
Report: Sex Workers Prefer To Participate In Research They Understand
A project on sex workers and medical trials found, not surprisingly, that workers preferred to participate in research that was explained to them in terms — and a language — they could understand. More » -
#faceoffs
Sex Workers Are Different — Similar - The World Over
Prostitution is often referred to as the world's oldest profession, but it's also one of the most common occupations held by women — and men — throughout the world.
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#londonballing
Escort-Addict More Interesting, Less Nauseating Than Expected!
"I have to confess to knowing the truth about this sordid profession - because eight years ago, I succumbed to the lure of paying for sex." And - oh yeah - the lure of being Richard Gere in Pretty Woman.
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#protectionism
Fighting The Patriarchy, One Woman At A Time?
With the news today that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has successfully pressured Craigslist founder Craig Newmark into self-regulating erotic services ads, we should ask ourselves: why is (or is) this a good thing? More » -
#funwithdickandjane
There's Nothing Particularly Adorable About Women Who Pay For Sex
"They don't want to be found out. They want to do something private - it's their own world, a part of their life that they want to be secret." More » -
#hurtssogood
Kinkonomics: Is Freelance Fetish Work A Good Way To Earn Extra Cash?
In a crappy economy, some women are picking up some freelance work: Fetish and dominatrix gigs. More » -
#governmentpimps
South Korea, U.S. Military Accused Of Encouraging Prostitution
A group of former sex workers in South Korea have accused the South Korean government and the United States military of encouraging the sex trade near military bases from the 1960s through the 1980s. More »
