Pornographic images and sex acts depicted on tokens dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain have been found in the UK. It is thought that these are tokens that were used at brothels and are considered an important find in terms of the history of pornography and art in general. But it is also important ...
Today is World AIDS Day, but what does today mean for those of us living in Canada? HIV seems to be a thing of the past…at least for those of us living comfortable, middle-class lives. In the 1980s, testing HIV-positive was a devastating diagnosis. Today, with the help of advanced medication, you probably won’t even ...
University funding is always a contentious point. Should the ultimate beneficiaries of education pay for it, or should education, as a public good in itself, be free and not based around its use for financial gain? This point is more difficult than ever at the moment, with many governments having recently upped tuition fees to ...
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 ...
As a two year Moscow resident, I can vouch for the lack of exaggeration in A.D. Miller’s Snowdrops. In this novel the city functions more as a vortex than a character. Elaborate strip clubs, intrinsic corruption, casual bigotry, ostentatious displays of wealth and brutal poverty assault the senses and dehumanize the book’s inhabitants. Although the ...
Be careful what happens to those naked pictures or you could unwillingly end up being seen as a porn star or prostitute. A woman is suing a company because pictures of her ended up on their website that advertizes prostitution. The pictures were taken by her ex and somehow ended up on the site. She ...
Prostitution is now one step closer to becoming a recognized industry in Canada. In Edmonton, “massage” parlours and escort services are being licensed. The people who work for these agencies will have to take a three hour sexual exploitation information session. They will also have to prove they’re over 18. This means that actual massage parlours ...
If you have already seen counsellors and sex therapists galore, it may be time to take the next step in your sexual healing (although I don’t think it’s what Marvin Gaye had in mind). While it’s still a rare undertaking for both genders, having a surrogate sex partner has always been considered male territory. Until ...
Discussions about prostitution always end with a debate as to who, between the provider and the buyer, is the most guilty. Is it the pimp who traffics women or the client who perpetuates the demand for their services? Is it the prostitute herself who presents her body as a commodity or the one who gladly ...
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 ...
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Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
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Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
