Sex Work

Condoms shouldn’t be a crime

In New York, rubbers are used as evidence of prostitution -- which only discourages people from using them

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:35 PM UTC
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Prostitution

Bad advice for cheated wives

A former escort turned "infidelity counselor" tells women to give their husbands more sex. It's not the answer

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 8:19 PM UTC 108
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Infidelity

Legal win for strippers

Or is it? The Kansas Supreme Court rules that dancers have a right to unemployment -- but not all are celebrating

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
Life Sex, Sex Work, Strippers

The sexual healers next door

Ben and Jen Rode offer women coaching, massage — and G-spot orgasms. It's legal in California

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 84
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Sex Work

Sugar daddy site: It’s better than sex work!

SeekingArrangements.com wants you to know that you'll make more as a sugar baby than a prostitute

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Life Sex Work, Sex, Love and Sex

My lucky thunder thighs

As a stripper, my thick legs were a liability. But they also carried me through drug addiction and grief

Antonia Crane Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 2:00 AM UTC 59
Life Body Issues, Body Wars, Stripping

Ballot measures: A rundown of results

States weighed in on issues including the death penalty, GMO labeling, human trafficking and racist language

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 8:45 PM UTC
News Human Trafficking

Will the hot-button ballot measures pass?

Some voters will decide on GM food, human trafficking, marijuana legalization and symbolic opposition to Obamacare

Natasha Lennard Monday, Nov 5, 2012 9:54 PM UTC
Elections Marijuana Legalization

Dominatrix for a day

When I accompanied my ex-girlfriend to one of her fetish gigs, I got an unforgettable lesson in saying yes

Anna Pulley Sunday, Nov 4, 2012 1:00 AM UTC
Life submission, Dominatrix, BDSM

Does California’s anti-human trafficking bill get it wrong?

Activists and sex worker advocates say California's Proposition 35 dangerously oversimplifies forced labor

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 9:05 PM UTC
Life Human Trafficking, Labor Rights

“The Sessions”: Is this unlikely sex fable Oscar-bound?

John Hawkes and Helen Hunt are marvelous in a generous fable of sex and disability -- but how truthful is it?

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Oct 19, 2012 5:18 PM UTC
Life Helen Hunt, John Hawkes

Taxing strip clubs for rape

Politicians are holding adult entertainment venues responsible for funding sexual assault services

Tracy Clark-Flory Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 69
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Sex Work

The politicization of the Secret Service scandal

What was once one of the right's favorite government agencies becomes a symbol of waste and moral degradation

Alex Pareene Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012 5:08 PM UTC 23
Politics Secret Service, Sex Work, Scandal

My favorite john: My very own “Pretty Woman”

Hector was a handsome Argentine. I was the male escort he hired. What happened next surprised us both

Rusty McMann Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 3:59 AM UTC
Life LGBT, My Favorite John

Ontario legalizes brothels

In an effort to protect prostitutes, the Canadian province's top court strikes down some restrictions on sex work

Alexander Besant, GlobalPost Monday, Mar 26, 2012 7:47 PM UTC
Life GlobalPost, Prostitution

“Are you on the cover of a magazine?”

During a trip to the bookstore, my mom wandered into the gay section -- and saw my face

As told to Salon by Samuel Colt Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 3:59 AM UTC 29
Life Salon -- After Dark

A match made on Craigslist adult services

James was the first man to pay me for sex. He wanted to bring out the good in me, even though he needed the bad

Melissa Petro Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 4:59 AM UTC 41
Life Salon -- After Dark

My Brilliant Second Career: The lost girls I wanted to save

I always hoped my own struggles would help someone else. I never imagined it would be victims of sex trafficking

Emily Fitchpatrick Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 16
Life My Brilliant Second Career

It’s time to legalize prostitution

Criminalization isn't working and sex work isn't going away. A new book proposes a smart alternative

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 1:00 AM UTC 228
Life Sex Work, Sex

Men’s strip club confessions

A new blog gives voice to guys who empty their pockets just to see naked flesh, and reveals a lot about male desire

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 1:40 AM UTC 88
Life Sex Work, Pornography, Sex

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