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We’re excited to announce an awesome co-facilitator for...
We’re excited to announce an awesome co-facilitator for the May 17-19 Media Training Intensive that RedUP is doing in NYC: Francisco Ramirez, media maven and awesome sex educator. He’ll be joining...
View Article"Not all people who do sex work are women, but women disproportionately...
“Not all people who do sex work are women, but women disproportionately suffer the stigma, discrimination, and violence against sex workers. The result is a war on women that is nearly imperceptible,...
View Article"In June 1942, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the first prisoner...
“In June 1942, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the first prisoner brothel in a concentration camp to be opened at Mauthausen. A few months later, a brothel was opened in Gusen. Some ten...
View ArticleYet Another Tale of the Awful, Awful People at ICE
Yet Another Tale of the Awful, Awful People at ICE: beatyourselfup:Foreign woman is thrown out of America for carrying lingerie and condoms in her bags.…That line about sexual assault came from angry...
View Article"Celebrities seeking to provide “a voice for the voiceless” would do well to...
“Celebrities seeking to provide “a voice for the voiceless” would do well to remember that sex workers aren’t voiceless, just consistently ignored. There may well be women out there who relate to...
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The girls of Storyville: Haunting pictures from New Orleans' red-light...
The girls of Storyville: Haunting pictures from New Orleans' red-light district reveal how prostitutes lived 100 years ago: trashprincesss:sexandculture:“With his subjects in varying states of undress,...
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The Hawaii Prostitutes’ Strike: Melissa Ditmore – Podcast Episode 39
The Hawaii Prostitutes’ Strike: Melissa Ditmore – Podcast Episode 39: A history lesson from the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast archive!Episode 39 features Melissa Ditmore telling a story about the...
View Article"When I’m talking to anyone, really, I turn into a lobbyist for sex workers....
“When I’m talking to anyone, really, I turn into a lobbyist for sex workers. I start worrying that this person could somehow affect the lives of other sex workers. Maybe this person will be in a...
View Article"A 37-year-old mother of three, she very succinctly told me about her life:...
“A 37-year-old mother of three, she very succinctly told me about her life: “These were my options: I could be apart from my children for 10 hours each day while working in a sweatshop sewing buttons...
View Article"While I was in the process of leaving my abusive ex-partner, I confided in...
“While I was in the process of leaving my abusive ex-partner, I confided in my social worker (after asking at length about her confidentiality policy, which she assured me was full proof) that I had...
View ArticleSt Kilda sex workers angry at police crack down - People - News - Port...
St Kilda sex workers angry at police crack down - People - News - Port Phillip Leader
View ArticleAll Africa: Nigeria: 'Sex Workers Arrest Hampers Anti-HIV Work in FCT'
All Africa: Nigeria: 'Sex Workers Arrest Hampers Anti-HIV Work in FCT'
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The San Francisco District Attorney’s office has announced...
The San Francisco District Attorney’s office has announced that “we will no longer introduce physical evidence of condoms in our criminal prostitution cases.”
View ArticleMedieval Prostitution in Secular Law: The Sex Trade in Late Medieval London,...
Medieval Prostitution in Secular Law: The Sex Trade in Late Medieval London, Paris, and Toulouse: Abstract: This thesis focuses on the sex trade in three late medieval cities, London, Paris and...
View ArticleThe feminist and the sex worker : Lessons from the Indian experience
The feminist and the sex worker : Lessons from the Indian experience
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Save the date - May 2nd Red Umbrella Diaries: Seriously...
Save the date - May 2nd Red Umbrella Diaries: Seriously SadisticPerformer highlight… Bella Vendetta is a professional and lifestyle Domina hailing from Western MA. She has almost 12 years training and...
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(via EQUALS! Pass GENDA Now! — Housing Works)
(via EQUALS! Pass GENDA Now! — Housing Works)
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Save the date - May 2nd Red Umbrella Diaries: Seriously...
Save the date - May 2nd Red Umbrella Diaries: Seriously SadisticPerformer highlight… Domina Bianca di Valentin is a master of Her craft and a true “Shamanatrix” (as She is called) in Her own right....
View Article"In the late ‘90s I was dancing burlesque at a queer cabaret—sex work was a...
“In the late ‘90s I was dancing burlesque at a queer cabaret—sex work was a theme of this particular performance and I used condoms and dildos, etc. as props. In the audience were members of a local...
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It’s Tuesday & it’s Lobby...
It’s Tuesday & it’s Lobby Day!returnofthechampion-lulzblog:If I have any Trekkie cat fanciers following me…
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