SEX WORKERS
How Russia's New HIV Registry Puts Women in Danger
Registering could mean rampant discrimination, but not registering could mean sacrificing treatment.
How Hong Kong's Patchy Sex Work Laws Enable Predatory Cops
Sex workers and advocates say Hong Kong's laissez-faire, not-legal-but-not-illegal stance toward prostitution is leaving many women at the mercy of predators, some of them cops.
Are the Soho Brothel Raids Really About Saving Sex Workers?
Last week, six massage parlours were stormed by police looking for "victims" so they could "take them to safety". Often, this meant arresting women and putting them in detention centres.
Sex Workers Explain the Struggles of Running an Illegal Business
Cut off from legal protections, unable to access financial services, harassed by police—what do sex workers do when their work isn't legal?
Sex Workers Explain How They Deal with Clients They Don't Like
From conflicting religious viewpoints to political beliefs, sex workers tell us how they deal with the unsavoury convictions of some clients.
Are Some Kinds of Sex Work 'Better' Than Others?
I asked strippers, cam girls, dominatrixes, and prostitutes, and two hierarchies emerged.
What It's Like to Run a Life Drawing Class Where the Models Are Sex Workers
Meet the woman who runs a life drawing class in a dingy London pub where dildos and thongs are part of the basic scenery.
We Asked Sex Workers What Makes Their Favourite Clients Special
I'm a professional dominatrix, and there are more similarities between a plumber's favourite clients and my own than you'd think.
Sex Workers Explain What It's Like to Work in a Red Light District
Has the pioneering scheme in Leeds' Holbeck district actually made sex work safer?
We Asked Strippers and Sex Workers How to Feel Good Naked
"I do live a life where I take off my clothes, and I'm comfortable in my body, but at the same time, I still struggle with insecurities and cultural conditioning, just like anybody."
Sex Workers Tell Us What Their Ideal Brothels Would Look Like
From cats and jacuzzis to wet rooms for "messy play", we asked some sex workers how they'd want to work if brothel-keeping were legal.
This Cartoonist Wants to Convince the World the Virgin Mary Was a Sex Worker
Chester Brown talks about paying for sex, the spiritual dimensions of prostitution, and his new, sex-charged reimagining of the Bible.