Education, Updates
Let’s Go There w/ Shira & Ryan –
A man wants to marry the woman he pays for sex. Podcaster and Sex worker Elle Stanger, tells us why this is a really bad idea! Let’s go there! I join Shira and Ryan on Channel Q to give advice about clients who fall for their Sex Worker providers, listen here. Read More
Articles
JLo’s Super Bowl Pole Dance Was Cringeworthy To Many Real Strippers. Here’s Why. – HuffPOST
In case you missed it: Actor, singer and celebrity Jennifer Lopez briefly performed a beginner’s pole dance during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, when she ascended fairly gracefully upon a slowly spinning pole, and then held two poses while lip-syncing. While many viewers and members of the media were impressed by the 50-year old entertainer,… Read More
Articles, Education
Sex and Disability: Resources for physically disabled folks – Confluence Daily
I am a regular sex education contributor to Confluence but was woefully unprepared to discuss the topic due to my own lack of knowledge or experience as an able-bodied person, and thusly I outsourced for this inquiry. I’d like to thank Katherine Harlow for writing the following and sharing these resources, you can contact her… Read More
Blog, Updates
The Everyday Gray Areas Of Harassment Toward Women – Anarres Project
A short rant: When I was a teen-adult, I worked in mall jobs for a couple years. One day, a twenty-something man talked at me for thirty minutes in an empty store while I set up the t-shirt displays: He followed me around explaining in GREAT DETAIL all of the tattoos he planned on getting,… Read More
Education, Interviews
The Best Condoms for Every Shape, Size, and Proclivity – NY MAG
While we all might be curious about the best plunger or probiotic tampon or cold-sore remedy, it can be difficult to discuss these more personal items. That’s why we’re tackling Things We Don’t Talk About, a series in which we track down the best hygiene-, sex-, and bodily function–related things we all need but might… Read More
Articles
I don’t know if I’m normal or not; I love to orgasm, but only when I masturbate alone.
Q: I don’t know if I’m normal or not; I love to orgasm, but only when I masturbate alone. It makes me uncomfortable to orgasm with my boyfriend. Like, totally out of control for my body and it makes me feel unsafe and uncomfortable even though I feel 100% comfortable with him. Is that normal?… Read More
Updates
“Elle Stanger is a Racist” – Accountability Statement
“Elle Stanger is abusive” “Elle Stanger is transphobic.” “Elle Stanger is a racist.” Since 2015, a small circle of folks have been harassing my followers and trying to hurt me and my family with various false accusations: that I report sex workers to police, that I hired a known rapist to work an event… Read More
Interviews, Updates
Stripper Whisperer Podcast – Cory Michaelis
Comedian Cory Michaelis does his first stripper interview with Elle Stanger (@stripperwriter) from Portland, Oregon. Elle is a sex educator, stripper, does other sexual work, and has an insightful and wonderful podcast called ‘Strange Bedfellows’. Tune in to hear her sultry voice and check out the video on Patreon. Listen to the episode on iTunes… Read More
Interviews, Updates
Welcome to PDXXX, Where Strippers Are Keeping Portland Weird – HERE Magazine
From pioneers in the 1800s to early punk rockers in the 1970s, Portland, Oregon, has long been a haven for nonconformists. And though the punk of the ’70s might be long gone—drowned in a sea of bottomless brunch and faux lumberjacks—there’s a different group keeping Portland’s tradition of radical performance alive; one that’s more… Read More
Education, Updates
CBSN Originals presents “Speaking Frankly: Porn”
With smartphones and wireless internet, gaining access to pornography has never been easier for young people. But experts say early exposure to porn can “rewire” young people’s brains, distort their views of sexual behavior, and even contribute to dating violence. Now, educators are trying to find ways to teach kids how to think critically about… Read More
