Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots of sex with in between ordering pizza and uncorking wine. I decided to be fancy. Like, maybe wear something under my jeans other than cotton panties with holes and such. I charged into a shop after ...
Two anti-sex trade laws were ruled unconstitutional Monday by Ontario’s Court of Appeals. Three laws were up for review. The two that were struck down banned brothels and making a living off of prostitution. The law prohibiting sex workers from communicating with clients in public was upheld. The reason these laws were changed is just ...
Are brothel-owners any better than the pimps who sell their workers on the streets? Believing themselves to be light years better than mere pimps, owners of brothels, “massage” parlors, and escort agencies promote the idea of safety and security to sex workers. This simply can’t be true. Could it? One case surrounds a housewife in ...
Sex workers in Vancouver are being forced to work in isolated areas, putting them at greater risk of sexual violence. Criminologist John Lowman blames the police. At an inquiry into the case of serial killer Robert Pickton, Lowman said the police have long been moving prostitutes into isolated, industrial areas of the city similar to ...
The Phoenix Goddess Temple sounds like a brothel masquerading as a religious center, and they might be in trouble if the law decides it is. The Temple claims to offer “touch healing” to balance energy for those suffering from sexual “wounds.” The Phoenix New Times reported, and found a brothel-esque “healing centre” where there are sessions ...
This week an Australian prostitute announced she was planning to sue the brothel where she worked, for failing to protect her from harm. While such news would probably catalyze interesting debate in most places, in Melbourne the situation is unique. One of only a few Western cities to have legalized brothels, the trial has become ...
If you’re visiting Moscow, you can now find sex in not-so-obvious places. Tochka G (“G-Spot”), Moscow’s first museum to showcase sex in all its glory, may be the first place to check out for frisky tourists who aren’t ready to visit the Russian capital’s many strip clubs and brothels. Though the museum comes equipped with ...
Hundreds of sex workers and pimps took to the streets of Seoul’s red light district yesterday to protest the police crackdown of brothels. The crowd of 400, mostly women, came out wearing baseball caps, masks and sunglasses, chanted slogans like, “Guarantee the right to live!” during a four-hour rally. They were protesting police stationing patrol ...
Highly educated women are becoming prostitutes, living in high-end brothels or joining escorting services. Is it a choice? Sort of. New research finds that educated and desperate women are entering the profession for all of the reasons that most look for in a job: security, stability, money, and job satisfaction. They are not necessarily so desperate ...
“The time has come for us to outlaw prostitution,” said Nevada Senator Harry Reid. His reasoning seems to be that prostitution is… well… *cough, cough*… embarrassing. “Nevada needs to be known as the first place for innovation and investment – not as the last place where prostitution is still legal,” he said in a speech ...
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Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
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Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
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