Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. As someone who does phone sex and is a member of poly and queer communities, one of the first things new acquaintances ask me is: Are you dominant or submissive? Top or a bottom? Or, more generally: What are you into? What are your kinks? […]
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Searching for insights into how oppressive beauty standards affect both women and men? Look to the sex industry.
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. Sex workers hold men’s secrets. Many of these secrets are the type you’d expect. They talk to us about their marriage frustrations, the kinks that they are afraid to tell their partners about, their anxieties, their relationship regrets, and the panties they wear under their […]
Can single women trust couples looking for a third on online dating apps?
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published by the Pittsburgh City Paper. Can single women trust couples looking for a third on online dating apps? Dear Jessie, Signed, Tri-Curious Dear Tri-Curious, There’s a lot of stigma around couples who are looking for a third partner for either a casual threesome, or for a more serious dating situation. […]
Episode 39: Madeleine Holden on Dick Picks and the Male Gaze
We talk to Madeleine Holden about her Tumblr blog “Critique My Dick Pic;” her essay on the male gaze, and the state of feminism. For our news segment, anthropologist and organizer Kate Doyle Griffiths joins us to discuss whether the upcoming International Women’s Strike make sense for sex workers.
Episode 38: Red on prison reform and the political power of art
We feature an interview with Red, a New York City based Marxist/feminist community organizer sex working art historian. Red’s organizing efforts sit at the intersection of art, politics, and labor. In addition to a discussion of the prison industrial complex as it relates to sex work politics, we talked to Red about the work they have done curating the art exhibit Whores Will Rise. For the news segment, we invited back Kate D’Adamo to talk about the clemency granted to Cyntoia Brown’s, how we got here, and organizing around similar cases.
Discussing body representation with a Pittsburgh-based body-positive figurative artist
Discussing body representation with a Pittsburgh-based body-positive figurative artist If you were paying attention to social media in 2018, you may have noticed that major platforms such as Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, and Patreon severely restricted, or altogether banned, adult content and nudity. This type of censorship has real and serious consequences to many marginalized communities. […]
Episode 37: Special Episode: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Features live coverage from SWOP Pittsburgh’s December 17 event held in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We interview of Christa Daring, SWOP USA’s Executive Director. They tell us about the history of the day, what organizations around the country are doing to commemorate it, and why it is important. We then move to a recording of the event that we, along with our SWOP Pittsburgh colleagues, organized and ran. First, we share the vigil, written and performed by SWOP member Moriah Ella Mason, then we move into a storytelling portion of the night, emceed by SWOP Pittsburgh member Nicole.
Jessie Sage recalls how she found her place in sex work
Written by Jessie Sage, originally Published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. I often get asked how I got into sex work. I understand that my own story is not representative of many folks, but it is my story and it looks something like this. I got my start in sex work on a cam site. For […]
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