Sex Work

How QAnon is weaponised against sex workers
Opinion

How QAnon is weaponised against sex workers

The real threat — Adult performer and writer Sovereign Syre explores how sex-trafficking conspiracy theories such as QAnon are really just a rehash of age-old anxieties wielded against sex workers.

Written by: Sovereign Syre

In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice
Reportage

In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice

#SayHerName — The pandemic has wrecked the livelihoods of sex workers around the world. But in Cape Town – where racism, gender-based violence and police brutality are already rife – the struggles are even more acute.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

Anti-prostitution ‘feminism’ has no place in a pandemic
Opinion

Anti-prostitution ‘feminism’ has no place in a pandemic

People are in danger — With no protection or support to deal with the coronavirus crisis, sex workers are more vulnerable than ever. It’s time to put aside your personal politics, argues Molly Smith.

Written by: Molly Smith

How webcams revolutionised pornography and sex work
Photography

How webcams revolutionised pornography and sex work

Content life — A new exhibition examines how cam culture changed the way we communicate, and sparked a new wave of online content.

Written by: Miss Rosen

In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, sex workers are in serious danger
Reportage

In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, sex workers are in serious danger

‘Some of us will die’ — As Jair Bolsonaro’s fascistic grip tightens around the country, there are fears that even the most basic of protections will be stripped away – leaving sex workers more vulnerable than ever.

Written by: Peter Yeung

Sex work allowed Isa Mazzei to embrace her outsider status
Film

Sex work allowed Isa Mazzei to embrace her outsider status

Behind closed doors — Last year, the award-winning writer took Hollywood by storm with a psychological horror based on her own experience in the sex industry. Now, ahead of the release of her debut memoir, she’s looking back on how her time as a cam girl saved her at her lowest point.

Written by: Lydia Morrish

The criminal lawyer who was outed as a sex worker
Activism

The criminal lawyer who was outed as a sex worker

How to rebuild — Nadia Guo’s professional reputation was wrecked by Canadian tabloids, forcing her to rebuild her life from the bottom up.

Written by: Victoria Chan

The lost freedom of East London’s strip pubs
Reportage

The lost freedom of East London’s strip pubs

The disappearing city — Strip pubs are an integral part of East London’s past – but shifting attitudes and rising rents are eating away at their freedoms, and casting doubt over their future.

Written by: Jessica Furseth

Glasgow’s strippers are fighting to save their jobs
Activism

Glasgow’s strippers are fighting to save their jobs

‘We just want the stigma to end’ — As the council puts forward a consultation to shut down the city’s lap dancing clubs, dancers are doing what they can to educate the public: ‘Feminism is having the ability to choose. It’s not a time when you should tell women what to do.’

Written by: Iris Pase

The British sex workers fighting censorship
Activism

The British sex workers fighting censorship

Red light revolution — The British sex trade remains an off-radar taboo, relegated to a legal grey area. But with looming legislation threatening to put workers in danger, sex activists are fighting to be better understood.

Written by: Lydia Morrish

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