“How is it that we can punish women who are paid by politicians yet allow freedom and forgiveness to the politicians who… — Valerie Baber Copy Share Image
“The Ritz Hotel was grand, sophisticated, and established, unlike me. The only thing we had in common was façade. Mine may not… — Aiden Shaw Copy Share Image
“Maybe he'd never come across anybody as well versed at objectifying body parts as I was. In my defense, this was an… — Aiden Shaw Copy Share Image
It occurs to me that there's been a relatively recent tendency in the media to see prostitutes as victims and johns as… — Chester Brown Copy Share Image
I think in certain ways sex work has been romanticized. I can only speak from my experience, but what surprised me about… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
Looking at the huge number of transgender women of color who have been murdered since the beginning of the year - that… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
Early in my career as a domme, I both admired and feared becoming one of those career dommes. I saw, in myself,… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
“In Germany, people will agree in theory that prostitution should be legal, but they usually won't admit that they themselves have ever… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
I think sex work gets over-mystified and overcomplicated because it's about sexuality, and women's sexuality in general. What strikes me when I… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
“Maybe he'd never come acrross anybody as well versed at objectifying body parts as I was. In my defense, this was an… — Aiden Shaw Copy Share Image
I've moved away from writing about and describing actual experiences of sex work, whether mine or anybody else's, because the culture is… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
“Take Steinem’s concern that if ‘sex work’ becomes the accepted terminology, states might require people to do it in order to access… — Laurie Penny Copy Share Image
“Be realistic, Aiden, I told myself. You know your value to the penny and it's measured in inches, time, age, stamina, looks,… — Aiden Shaw Copy Share Image
“Prostitution is not exactly a reputable business over there either, even though the girls actually have to pay taxes on their earnings,… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
Look, nearly everything in the culture says we're freaks. Doing sex work, we're desired; we can get rewarded for being what we've… — Kate Bornstein Copy Share Image
I write about how I was attracted to stripping because I didn't feel comfortable with my body, for instance, but there could… — Craig Seymour Copy Share Image
“Is this cock big enough for ya?” I looked at it. It was certainly medium-sized, and not skinny. I wasn’t sure if… — Kelley Kenney Copy Share Image
I hesitate talking about a program for change because we're in this moment where no one is listening to sex workers about… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
“I pulled my dress to my hips, bunching it there in a way I was sure must look awkward, but there was… — Valentine Glass Copy Share Image
