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Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. Last week I found myself combing through an entire year’s worth of bank and credit card statements in order to make a list of business expenses. It’s that time of year again: tax time. Perhaps others are more organized than I am and keep spreadsheets […]

Princess Berpl and the business of cosplay porn Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. In 2014, Princess Berpl was working full time as a nurse and would come home from work only to start her side hustle: making independent amateur pornography clips and working as a cam model. After about […]

Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in Pittsburgh City Paper. Imagine walking into a public event and seeing a woman furiously riding a recumbent bicycle with a hint of pleasure on her face. Not the kind of pleasure that you get from breaking a sweat while exercising but one that is more akin to masturbating with […]

Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. At one point in my life, I had a corporate office job, where for a time I was the only female employee at my location. As the only one, I ran into strange problems that my male colleagues didn’t. Most notably, our boss wouldn’t let […]

Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. I’m writing this week from the Adult Video Network convention in Las Vegas. The annual convention hosts both the largest porn awards show of the year and also the Adult Entertainment Expo, where fans can meet their favorite porn stars, attend seminars about the state […]

Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. One of the most interesting things about writing this column has been interacting with readers who relatively frequently contact me to tell me about how my work relates to their thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Though less common, I also have folks ask for advice. This […]

Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. Recently I posted a photo of myself on social media, commenting on how I like the gray streaks in my hair and choose not to conceal them with dye. While I was certainly fishing for responses about the aesthetics of my choice, what I didn’t expect […]

Originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. Reese Piper is an autistic writer and stripper living in Brooklyn, N.Y. She writes about disability, her experiences stripping, and the labor laws that impact her. This week, I sat down to talk to her about what it is like to be an autistic stripper. When you were […]