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
Education, Updates
Let’s Go There: Sex Workers Against The Government
President Trump signed a controversial law into effect last year, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), which says websites can be held legally liable if their users post ads for prostitution. The bill was responsible for the closure of a variety of advertising and review sites used by sex workers,… Read More
Education
Technology To Use/Avoid For Sex Workers In A Post-FOSTA/SESTA Era – Google Doc
Need help navigating social media and web communication post FOSTA/SESTA? A close friend and tech expert created this information for people to protect their privacy, work more safely, and avoid shutdown or prosecution by entities that criminalize consensual touch between adults. Feel free to share the information and please contact the creator if it… Read More
Articles
My Fiancé Wants Me To Try Being A “Cam Girl.” I’m Not So Sure
Q: My fiance and I have used porn as a way of enhancing our sex life for several months and I enjoy doing that with him. I know some won’t agree, but it’s felt very intimate and I know our sex life feels hotter with some cinematic inspiration at times. Recently we were having a… 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
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
Articles
The Anti Porn Laws That Are Killing People – Unbound
There is a bill that recently passed, and it’s been applauded as a “bi-partisan victory for women.” If you’re like me and feel a minor panic attack creeping with every iPhone news update, you might have appreciated a blip of seemingly good news. Perhaps you even “liked” or retweeted about it. The bills are called… Read More
Interviews, Updates
Black Bulb Creative Podcast – Podcast
Stripper, author, and podcast host Elle Stanger talks about her experiences navigating the marketing world, dealing with criticism, and staying mentally fit in a “taboo” industry. Watch the episode here. 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
Articles
I’m a Sex Worker Asking the 9th Circuit Court to Decriminalize Prostitution
For the first time in thirteen years, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is revisiting the legality of full service sex work. The case is ESPLERP vs Gascón, in which three sex workers, one client, and the Erotic Service Providers Legal, Educational and Research Project are challenging the state ban on prostitution. I urge… Read More
