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Sex Work Is Psychotherapy
This Washington Post story is a hodgepodge about destigmatization and internal authority, neither of which is very interesting. But the writer misses the main point about sex work (hooking): It’s about giving psychotherapy. Hooking in and of itself is not really riveting: So many people work on the margins. If they are not doing it…
Read MoreThe Dubious Cult of Hugh Hefner
I’ve got an idea. Let’s change the caption on EOnline‘s photo (the image that’s associated with the article, “Hugh Hefner’s Wife Crystal Unveils the ‘Real’ Her After Removing ‘Everything Fake’ From Her Body” written by Lindsay Weinberg) to read “Joe Average and Crystal Hefner.” Then what you’ve got is a greedy old man with the…
Read MoreOnlyFans Is Accused of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Picture a gang of prudes, in their Mary Jane shoes and prim expressions, seeking to choke porn by pulling the rope tighter and tighter about its neck. They pull and pull, and zap! There go the major credit card services. They pull and pull some more, and zap! There goes OnlyFans. All Sex Work May…
Read MoreProstitutes Have Fled De Wallen, Amsterdam
De Wallen’s Problems It is unfortunate to see Amsterdam’s red light district, De Wallen, turn into a ghost town. COVID-19 is only part of the issue. The problem with De Wallen was that it made prostitution seem as if prostitution were degrading. There were these provocative women, displayed in shop windows, one after another, as…
Read MoreWho Is #LadyGraham, and Why Do We Care?
Who Is #LadyGraham? The sex lives of politicians are of infinite interest, mainly because we have an inborn fondness for scandal. But let’s grant that U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is gay. Nothing new here. The political spectrum is dotted with figures who are either out of the closet or presumed gay, to say…
Read MoreSex Industry Changes During the Pandemic
CNN Tells Only Part of the Story CNN’s, Will Ripley, recently reported about the fact that the sex industry has collapsed in Japan. He is partly correct, anyway. Sex work has changed everywhere. Japan is just one country of many where streetworkers have fallen on hard times. And despite the primly moralizing tone of this…
Read MoreSex Booths Proposed in Germany
Safety for Sex Workers Must Be Paramount Sex booths at an airport in Germany? CNN‘s Matthew Robinson writes, “Drive-in sex booths [have been] proposed for Berlin’s historic Tempelhof airport.” Any proposal to modify the conditions of work in prostitution must make the safety of the sex workers its number one concern. The concept of creating…
Read MoreBernie Sanders Puzzles Over Sex Work and Sex Trafficking Differences
Sex Work Is Not Sex Trafficking Amazing that Bernie Sanders would admit to having trouble distinguishing between sex work and sex trafficking, and would have to think about it before answering. Is it that difficult for him? That’s like saying you’re having trouble distinguishing between adult entertainment and child porn. What’s the matter with you…
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