Updates
Slutwalk Portland 2019 Presents: Voices in Action
This year, myself and comic Jenna Vesper are hosting a variety show of pole dancers, comedians, musicians and vendors, Sunday, September 8 at Star Theater and to benefit the Sexual Assault Resource Center in Beaverton, Oregon. Raffle tix are only $2 and our prizes include freebies from Fingerbang nails, Mystery Boxy Show, and Portland Toy… 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
Erotica, Updates
Working Classified: Art 2 Support Sex Work Outreach Project
Myself and five other women in the sex industry have been immortalized for a good cause. Read the artist statement below, and visit his site to get your own. When I began hearing about SESTA/FOSTA I didn’t understand the enormity of the problem it was going to create. Luckily I’m surrounded by amazing people who,… Read More
Blog, Updates
ThanksStripping for Mike Pence and Planned Parenthood (Over $1,000 Raised)
I have carpal tunnel. Well, I don’t, but the forty minutes that it took to un-crumple, straighten and count $1,022 was spent watching the newest South Park episode. Mr. Garrison, aka President Garrison-Trump celebrates the power of being able to molest and harass every person who he feels has ever wronged him, and then it… 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
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
Articles, Interviews
Oregon’s Stripper Lobby: Legislators Ask Exotic Dancers for Help With Strip Club Bill – Daily Beast
Oregon lobbyists are inviting exotic dancers to write their own labor legislation. Only in Portland. The rainy Northwest city not only brags of having more strip clubs per capita than any other place in the U.S., its booming adult entertainment industry has gone hipster. According to the Strip Club Guide released this summer by Portland’s… Read More
Erotica, Interviews
What is Bike Smut? Poppy Cox -Interview
I was first introduced to Poppy Cox when fellow T&S writer Kat and I attended an amateur porn film festival. Poppy’s cleverly crafted skit made an impression on us because it was one of the more explicit, yet still charming mini-films. In it, Poppy wakes up beside her male lover and tries to tempt him… Read More
