Education, Interviews, Updates
Something Positive for Positive People – EP 51 w/ Elle Stanger
Elle Stanger like hanger, AKA @Stripperwriter is a Sex Worker & one half of the Strange Bedfellows Podcast which is a space for understanding the facts about a VERY misunderstood industries and informative about the intersection of sex and politics! I admire Elle for all her activism work, her intelligence, resilience and realness! We talk… Read More
Articles, Interviews
Strippers Are Doing It for Themselves – New York Times
An industry organizes against decades of exploitation. “Our audiences in the last 10 years, specific to my home club, have become more diverse, younger, more gender broad,” said Elle Stanger, 32, who has worked as a stripper for a decade and lives in Portland. “It’s not just middle-aged white men anymore.” Read the full… Read More
Education, Interviews, Updates
Portland Toy Company Interview – PDX Scene Magazine
Sex toys…the words are often tossed about with a giggle, a smirk, or a whisper. Many people buy them, use them, wonder about them. Squishy phalluses made national headlines two years ago when they began appearing on Portland’s telephone poles, a prank that delighted or horrified onlookers, depending on who you asked. Batteries aside, phallic… Read More
Education, Interviews, Updates
Dr Evelin Dacker – Interview
Dr. Evelin Dacker has been a healthcare provider for twenty-four years, and she has some big plans for the future of sexual health in America. Today, this sex-positive doc with a TEDx talk tells us why herpes is the new chicken pox, how sex-workers are healers, and why your doctor might be motivated to overprescribe.… Read More
Education, Interviews
Sex Work and Parenting – Wash Your Mouth Out with Soap Podcast
How do you talk to kids when they find sex toys? How does a stripper or porn star talk to a child about their work? How do you navigate “What does your mom do for a living?” What is it like to have a postpartum body as a stripper? Elle Stanger answers these questions and… Read More
Interviews, Updates
SLUTEVER – STRIPPERS Episode on VICE
With strip club culture entering the mainstream, Karley spends time with multiple erotic dancers and their fans to find out: are strippers the new “It Girls”? Look for me and some of your other favorite Portland strippers in this episode! Read More
Interviews, Updates
Strange Bedfellows Is the Best Sex and Politics Podcast You’ve Never Heard Of
Tackling taboo subjects like kink, libido, gender, and sex worker rights, Strange Bedfellows is a rare mix of sexy, interesting topics and smart breakdowns of everything from consent language to federal laws. But the willingness of the show’s hosts to shine a light into the modern bedroom has resulted in their show being blocked on… Read More
Education, Interviews
Something Positive for Positive People Podcast – Episode 51
I’m in episode 51 of “Something Positive For Positive People” podcast to talk about my own experiences with chlamydia, HPV and shame. Hosted by Courtney Brame, check out this podcast for herpes-positive people. Read More
Interviews
Ava Hennessey Interviews Me
I can’t begin to explain how excited I was to interview Elle Stanger for the blog. I’ve been an Instagram follower and podcast listener for a few years now and If this is your first introduction, I can promise you that you’re in for a treat! How long have you been stripping for… Read More
Articles, Education, Interviews
Understanding Gender And Sexual Identity: Gender Does Not Always Relate To Genitals – Confluence Daily
In our last piece, I touched on pansexuality in a very introductory way. Now let’s discuss different types of gender identity – because gender is a key concept that also informs and impacts how people experience their sexuality and attractions to other people. First, some terms: Agender: not having a particular gender at all, Genderfluid: moving… Read More
