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Paris' Prostitutes and Their Fabulous Trucks
Every morning, women arrive in throngs in Paris' Bois de Boulogne park and begin to install their workspace. Some unfold a tent behind the bushes, while others open the trunk of their car, bend the seats, cover the windows and light some incense.
Inside Mong La, the Myanmar Town Where You Can Buy Drugs, Sex, and Endangered Animals
Mong La is a 5,000-square-kilometer fiefdom in the Golden Triangle that is infamous for the flagrancy of its sin-based industries like prostitution, gambling, and the selling of endangered animals.
The Sad Tradition of Throwing Coins at Strippers
"The funny thing about being a stripper in Alberta is that when a coin hits your body you can tell, 'Oh, that's a quarter.'"
The Low-Grade Heroin Ravaging Serbia's Roma Underclass
Called "pajdo," the drug is cheap and plentiful, but destroys the bodies of users who are already suffering under the crushing weight of poverty and racism.
Sex Workers Talk About the Lies They Tell Their Loved Ones
The best insurance against being caught in a lie is that often, loved ones don't want unpleasant facts.
How to Tell Your Parents You're a Porn Star
We asked porn stars about their "coming out" experiences.
What It's Like to Be a Sex Worker Hiding from the Law
I'm an escort in New York so I know firsthand how strange and stressful your life becomes when you're outside the law and aren't able to call 9-1-1.
How the Feds Took Down Rentboy.com
The site has been shut down by Homeland Security agents and employees are now facing life-altering punishments for allegedly helping sex workers connect to clients.
Ban Sex Work? Fuck Off, White Feminism
Banning sex work won't help sex workers – take it from an old pro.
Why Isn’t a Revolutionary HIV Medication Getting to Sex Workers?
Thanks to widespread stigma and cultural incompetency within the health-care system, Truvada is not reaching the people who may need it most.
Nevada Bunny Ranch Pimp Dennis Hof Wants to Run for Senate to End Sex Trafficking
The proprietor of Nevada's most famous brothel is running for office to promote his solution to sex trafficking: legalising prostitution.