Look, I’m a feminist or whatever, but I still like it when a guy picks up the check on a date. Should I kill myself? My latest Breathless for Vogue is about the economics of dating. By Karley Sciortino. Continue reading “Can I Be a Self-Sufficient, #Empowered Woman and Still Enjoy It When a Guy Picks Up the Check?”
When you’re a sex worker, people often ask: But do you like it? As if everyone is expected to like every aspect of their job. Lola, an escort and stripper, details the ups and down of the job—both on and off the pole.
Continue reading “Strip Clubs, Brothels & Beyond: My Love/Hate Relationship with “Working””
Slutever is launching a new series called SEX WORK DIARIES, and are calling all professional sluts to cum forth. Continue reading “Sex Work Diaries: Call for Submissions!”
What happens when a group of non-professional, diverse-bodied people take off their clothes on stage, hoping to make this month’s rent? Sophia Larigakis visited the iconic night to find out. Continue reading “I Went to Rent Cheque, a Night of Civilian Striptease”
It’s not a coincidence that a rather large percentage of female artists today are current or former sex workers. Here, art perv Maidenfed documents her search for the human lottery ticket known as the “sugar daddy.” Main image of Maidenfed by Ian Reid. Continue reading “The Self-Flagellation of My Eternal Sugar Daddy Hunt”
In TV and film, sex workers are almost always portrayed as victims, with no control over their lives, their work, or their future. Hulu’s new period drama Harlots finally breaks the trend. Here’s why you should watch it. By Michel Ghanem. Continue reading “Harlots: Finally, a TV Show about Sex Workers that isn’t Tragic”
The Tell is a live storytelling and music event that happens once a month in New York. I recently had the pleasure of relaying a personal story at The Tell about the time I tried to orchestrate a threesome, which ended up being far more complicated than group sex ever should be. Listen here :) – Karley Sciortino Continue reading “I Told a Story About a Disaster Threesome at “The Tell””
If we’re now pouring our dollars and time into face masks and brow gel instead of red lipstick and cake foundation, how liberated can the New Beauty actually be? Basically “no makeup-makeup” is threatening to bankrupt us all, ahh! By Casey Ireland. Continue reading “An Open Letter to “I Woke Up Like This””
Connecting money to sex can be exciting, but this is something that nobody wants to talk about. We used to think of prostitutes as tragic, desperate victims. Now, due to sites like SeekingArrangement.com, that perception is changing. When and how did sex work become “no big deal”? – By Karley Sciortino Continue reading “In Defense of Prostitution: How Sugar Babies are Making Sex Work NBD”
Lacy is a 33-year-old choreographer. Two years ago she joined the popular sugar daddy website Seeking Arrangement, hoping to make some extra cash and have some fun in the process. Somehow, though, she managed to meet a string of the strangest sugar daddies on the internet… or maybe she’s the one who’s strange? Either way, these are not your typical sugar experiences… By Karley Sciortino Continue reading “This Girl Found the Weirdest Sugar Daddies on the Internet”
