December 2008
30 posts
$pread on Alternet: Sex Work Goes Mainstream →
Call For Submissions: Issue 4.4 →
If you’d like to write for us, now’s the time! Please check out the few pieces we still need for our upcoming issue; most are at or under 400 words.
Why it’s important to understand and write about... →
“If this law goes through, expect this violence to both continue and increase. Women have the right to choose to sell sex and they have a right to a safe working environment. This law undermines that and increases the risks to the women who need the most help, those who are trafficked. All round, these proposals spell very bad news for the sex workers in England and Wales.”
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This just in—pink “soft stuff” is “erotically... →
Blog post full of all things prostitute: articles on the sex work situation Tel Aviv, Beijing, Las Vegas, New York, Atlanta, and more.
“People appearing on camera for our pleasure are workers in need of protective...”
– Dwayne Monroe, as quoted by Susannah Breslin in “A Meat Grinder Amongst Meat Grinders.” As glad as I am to see a more nuanced discussion of porn, law, and labor, it’s not that surprising that in all this call for regulation, there’s little, if any, attention paid to asking porn performers what kinds...
News Round Up →
Sex work news from Korea, Switzerland, India, and Indonesia, as well as domestic tips on how to audition for or make your own porn, as well as start work as a dominatrix.
“Alone, we’re just prostitutes on the corner and no one respects us,”...”
– Sex Workers Criticize Law Enforcement - washingtonpost.com (link via melissa)
National March For Sex Workers Rights Video «... →
(via dontstrayfromthepath)
I have a big, embarrassing crush on Carol Leigh. Everyone featured in this video is amazing.
If sex worker-hating commenters are future of the... →
rkb:
I have more to say about this, as a law school escapee (is it worth $250,000 or whatever I’ve had to pay in loans? hell yes), as someone kinky who gets off on having her face slapped on occasion, as a feminist, but no time at the moment. Got there via Feministe, and even though Jill tells the 2L to ignore the evil commenters, I can’t quite do it. It horrifies me that that level of hatred is...
quick "I'm-clueless" question
how do you add a tumblroll to your page? Is it only available with some templates?
Join Us For Brunch In Washington DC! →
Come to a brunch at on 12/18 at 2554 University Pl. NW, B on the morning after the National Sex Worker Rights Rally (12/17 noon,Franklin Sq. 13th and K NW), and help support $pread Magazine/Different Avenues/ and SWOP! Enjoy delicious veggie and vegan fare,coffee, mimosas, and good company!
Hi Tumblrs! Thanks for having us. We’re planning on using this space for calls for submissions, $pread news, links to our blog posts and pictures, as well as video clips and reblogs of anything we find interesting and relevant. In case you’re not already up on the many web locations of $pread, here’s a primer:
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