decrim, Oregon, prostitution, sex work, Updates
My opinion: It’s time to better laws, more safety for sex workers – Portland Tribune
Originally published in the Portland Tribune: Columnist: ‘Sex trafficking’ isn’t the same as prostitution; it’s time to update Oregon’s laws. On May 3, I read that eight local men, including a former Oregon House Speaker, had been arrested and charged in a “sex trafficking” sting. As a sex worker in Portland since 2009, I… Read More
Interviews, Updates
Episode 26: It’s Not the Girlfriend Store – Honey Leavitt Podcast
Comedian Honey Leavitt and I talk about efforts to decriminalize sex work in Oregon, writing about sex, the hard work of stripping, and losing my partner Bryan to suicide. Listen on Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloud and be sure to check out: Honey’s IG and Twitter —————————————————————————————————— Apocalypse Podcast Network: www.apocalypsepodcastnetwork.com/ Sign up for the Apocalypse Podcast… Read More
Interviews, Updates
Stripper Stories EP 26 – Elle + Chloe
This week Chloe talks to fellow Stripper and Sex educator Elle Stanger about the importance of hole rest, being diverse in a pandemic, her professional cuddling jobs, stripper fights and of course her very own Stripper Stories and why you should never play “never have I ever” with us bishhh’s okay? Listen to episode… Read More
Education, Interviews, Updates
Misconception | IV The Culture Pod With Elle Stanger
I join the fellas in IV the Culture Podcast to explain how many ways Benajmin Nolot of Exodus Cry lied in their previous episode with him. I take questions about sex work and sexuality and parenting, and porn. Watch the episode on Youtube.com Read More
Articles
The New York Post Outed A Paramedic As A Sex Worker. Here’s What They Didn’t Tell You.
Women get harassed, stalked, even targeted for assault and murder when people question their sexual morality in a public and shaming manner. Last week, the New York Post published a piece called “NYC Medic Helped ‘Make Ends Meet’ With Racy OnlyFans Side Gig.” The teaser line read, “A young NYC paramedic says she is so… Read More
Education, Interviews, Updates
All About Eve Podcast – 17 Episode Interview with Elle Stanger
An episode on Parenting, Portland, and activist Carol Leigh, let’s talk! Episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Overcast. Read More
Education, Updates
Staying Home with Josh Fox – The Young Turks Podcast
Hosted by award winning filmmaker and environmentalist Josh Fox, and featuring Texas based worker and social media maven Merrick Deville, we discuss misogyny and how it impacts the environment and people. “There are men who say they don’t recycle because they’re afraid it will make them seem gay.” Listen here on TYT.com Read More
Education, Updates
Where’s This Going? Podcast with Felix Levine
Let’s talk stripclub auditions, parenting, and politics, I’m in episode #41 of Felix Levine’s podcast! “The government is not set up to support many of us, and people doing stigmatized work have to navigate many more obstacles, that’s what makes our work hard.” Watch here on Youtube. Read More
Articles
On Partners Who Dislike Sex Work
As a longtime public stripper, I often receive contact from other women in the adult industries who are navigating dating and sex work and experiencing jealousy from their partners. What follows is two examples of folks who recently wrote to me and feeling unsupported and invalidated by their boyfriends. Question 1) My boyfriend went to… Read More
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
