Articles, Interviews
Exotic Dancing in The Digital Age – Medium
How technology is changing how strippers view themselves, interact with society and do business “I could be a stripper.” That was what Juniper thought to herself during an eight-hour drive to visit some out of town friends. She had just broken up with her boyfriend and felt like her life was going nowhere. “I had… Read More
Blog, Interviews
Let’s Talk About Sexual Healing – Interview with Renee Sills
Have you ever cried after sex or during yoga class? How do we talk about the trauma that exists in our bodies? Renee Sills’ “Let’s Talk About Sexual Healing” is part of an ongoing series and you can follow her work here. What can you tell us about Let’s Talk About Sexual Healing? Let’s Talk… Read More
Interviews, Updates
‘Louis C.K. could have hired a sex worker’ is a lazy, dangerous argument – Daily Dot
Being paid for labor does not establish consent In a New York Times report last week, multiple women said that Louis C.K. had pulled out his penis and masturbated in front of them. Weeks before, hundreds women came forward against director James Toback, saying he had solicited them in public places with offers to develop their careers,… Read More
Interviews, Updates
Save Portland From Hell – Interview with William Perk
Even if you’ve heard of the “Save Portland From Hell” guy, you perhaps have never met William, the man behind the pit-stained t-shirts and scrawled-signs. “Jake” first appeared in front of strip clubs and on street corners in 2014 as a mouth-breathing, mid-thirties virgin, and sidewalk evangelist. Like so many, I wasn’t convinced… Read More
Interviews
How Sex Workers Are Fighting Back Against Trump – Rolling Stone
For an overwhelmingly at-risk community, bolstering opposition to the president elect isn’t just politics – it’s survival. If you’re like most liberal and progressive-leaning Americans, you may not be sleeping much. Daily updates about Trump’s still-forming cabinet are probably keeping you up at night, even as you scramble to attend protests, donate money to… Read More
Education, Interviews
Portland Detective Speaks on “Black Lives Matter”, Community Policing, and Human Trafficking vs. Prostitution
He’s white, he’s middle aged, and he’s a cop. I was fortunate to meet the affable Detective Brendan McGuire in a NE Portland coffee shop, on a sunny summer morning. It has been a longstanding belief that sex workers and law enforcement share some common parallels: Sex work and community-service/policing should be inherently nurturing,… Read More
Articles, Interviews
Strippers talk back to the hashtag #NotAStripper
Don’t forget it was strippers who invented pole dancing. As the art of pole dance has moved from the strip club stage to exercise studios and international competitions, “polers” have flooded social media with photos and videos of impressive, sometimes death-defying acrobatic tricks. But many in the pole dance world don’t appreciate its sex industry… Read More
Blog, Interviews
Jacq the Stripper – Interview
Like so many beautiful, strange, unattainable women, I found her on Instagram. Unlike so many women, “Jacq the Stripper” is a pole dancing, customer-hustling, writer, comedian, artist and all-around smart ass, and I liked her immediately. Her doodles of brief customer or coworker quotes, named, “100 Days Of Pleasantries” caught me with its impressive ability… Read More
Blog, Education, Interviews
“A” is for Activist – Interview with Innosanto Nagara
As a parent in Portland, Oregon, I’m constantly astounded at how many clever ways that children’s food, clothing and events can be marketed to hipster parents. There are baby boutiques like Treehouse or BeanSprout, children’s musicians like Mr. Ben and Talullah’s Daddy, kid’s coffeeshops like POA or Cafe Au Play. And have you seen some… Read More
Interviews
A stripper’s crusade to improve dancers’ working conditions – Salon.com
New efforts by a coalition of strippers, social workers and professional lobbyists aim to change all that, though, through the unprecedented move of lobbying the state legislature directly. Their ultimate goal is to improve safety standards for Oregon’s live entertainers, a task that could turn out to be tougher than it seems in the face… Read More
