Tara Burns
Wonder Woman Was Created by a Feminist Bondage Fetishist Who Wanted a Matriarchal Utopia
William Marston wanted girls to know they could do anything boys could do better. And in chains.
A New Lawsuit Aims to Decriminalize Prostitution in California
Advocates hope the case will have ripple effects in several western states.
From Teenaged Prostitute to Sex Workers' Rights Advocate
Activist Bella Robinson feels victimized by laws intended to help people like her.
Portland’s Vegan Strip Club Is Being Sued for Allegedly Mistreating Its Dancers
Dancers I spoke with complained of unreasonably long hours and a pattern of dehumanizing behavior by management that ranged from throwing away a dancer's non-vegan food to groping and spanking.
Why Sex Workers Need Their Own Day
To this day, sex workers are targeted by serial killers and other criminals and are afraid of going to the police.
Allison Moon Writes About Queer Sex-Ed and Werewolves
When some LGBT readers hear the name Allison Moon, they automatically think about Moon's lesbian werewolf novels. But when Moon isn't writing horror stories, she's working as a sex educator.
Whore to Culture
The first thing I realize about grad school is that it's not like a strip club: There is no saying “fuck you” to a patronizing middle aged man who tries to tell me what to do and still waltzing across town and clearing a grand at another club by the...
The War on Sex Workers Escalates with FBI Shutdown of MyRedBook
Logging into Facebook on June 26, I was immediately confronted by dozens of screenshots of a notice with FBI and IRS seals indicating that MyRedBook, a free advertising network for escorts, had been seized.
A Womb of Her Own: DIY Abortion and Birth Control After Hobby Lobby
In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision that men need Viagra but women don’t need birth control, one reproductive rights activist released a DIY guide to the basics of abortion, birth control, emergency contraception, and more.
How to Survive Being Rescued from Sex Trafficking
It's now illegal in Alaska to induce a minor to work as a sex worker, but in the 1990s, Alaska's foster-care system repeatedly took away my money, forcing me to work as a sex worker—and my situation wasn't uncommon.