Awww man, why Charlie? Why not his homophobic shit bag brother?

Aimee, do you really think blocking ‘promotion of prostitution’ on the internet “sounds good theoretically”? Would you prefer that we were all back out working the streets, with far fewer client-screening resources available, and far more exposure to all the Officer Holtzclaws of the world? We will still need to work,…

It is a colloquial term for a raised bump. He caused an infant a head injury. I hope his God is as vengeful as they say...

Starred, then unstarred just so I could star again. Bravo, good commenter.

You owe me a new screen.

Stupid sexy Flanders!

The conflation of voluntary sex work with human trafficking (and implying that sex trafficking is 100% of the human trafficking that occurs, rather than the 20-30% it actually is) is, unfortunately, not a new gambit. It has been a great way to marginalise sex workers while pulling in gobs of filthy lucre for a whole…

/toosoon

Porn shows are fun! So where will you be wearing the top hat?

At this point, the people who are paying are either subscribing to a particular performer/studio in order to better show their support for their faves, or they’re doing it to access custom sets (bespoke porn! What a world!), or even to help foster what the subscriber feels is a ‘special’ relationship. Anyone else who…

Blowjobs aren’t always free, though.

Verrrrrry Tom of Finland with the pose and the boots. Not so much with the physique, however*. Can’t win ‘em all, I guess. Or in this guy’s case, perhaps I should say “can’t win any of ‘em”...

There is a lot of money in ‘anti-trafficking’, and the term itself almost always works to block critical thinking when used as a legislative device. It’s an easy win, like naming your bill the ‘pro-adorable-puppies’ act. Of course, it’s usually just a pose to vilify sex workers while getting a piece of that sweet,…

Mariska Heartagay? Hardergay? Oluvya Benson? Olivia Bendover?

Julianne, thank you for posting this. I love everything about this interview.

Ugh; I had that same thing happen so many times. And of course, the classic follow-up:

Fuck your co-worker. Seriously, that is ridiculous, especially coming from a record store clerk. I would expect from some douchey sales bro, but damn.

Ummm...I think there is a different type of website for that art submission.

And on top of that, should a needed program fail due to lack of funds, then they get to say that ‘see, we told you the free market is our saviour — we let the market decide, and I guess the service just wasn’t needed!’ If it succeeds, well then ‘the market decided! We told you you didn’t need us to handle it! Hooray…

Decertifying relates specifically to actual health and safety certification, which usually happens through a ministry (like a government department, not like a church-type ministry!), or through a contracted third-party compliance organisation, so that won’t quite work.