Sex Work
MelRose Michaels Debuts Sex Worker Reality Series 'Shameless in the South'
Sex Work CEO founder MelRose Michaels has launched a new YouTube reality series about OnlyFans creators in Nashville, "Shameless in the South."
CoinDesk Publishes Crypto Guide for Sex Workers
Leading crypto news site CoinDesk has published a guide for adult creators and sex workers on how to use technologies like crypto, non-fungible tokens and decentralized finance to get paid for their content and services.
Valentina Bellucci Talks Body Positivity, Sex Work With Men's Health
Performer and StepHouseXXX co-founder Valentina Bellucci discusses body positivity and sex work in a new Men's Health feature.
Spanish Legislators Move Forward With Proposal to Re-Criminalize All Sex Work
Spain's Congress of Deputies moved forward Tuesday with a proposed new law backed by the ruling party, aiming to “prohibit pimping in all its forms” with the final aim to “abolish prostitution.”
Spanish Politicians Try to Outlaw Consensual Sex Work, Including Porn
Spanish sex workers and adult industry figures are sounding the alarm about a proposed new law, supported by politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties, aiming to outlaw all forms of paid sex work — including commercial pornography.
GoAskAlex Explores Disabilities, Sex Work as UCSB Guest Lecturer
GoAskAlex recently served as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for students of professor Constance Penley’s Film & Media Studies class exploring the subject of sex work and entertainers with disabilities.
Miss Mae Ling Posts New Blog About Sex Work
Miss Mae Ling seeks to debunk myths about clientele interacting with sex workers, whether online or in person, in a new post on Sexpert.com.
'Sex Work Survival Guide' Digital Conference Set for Sunday
The second annual SW Survival Guide digital conference, described as a free daylong career guidance summit, will livestream Sunday, May 1, starting at 7 a.m. (PDT).
GoAskAlex Explores Sex Work, Mental Illness in New Essay
Performer and activist GoAskAlex has penned a new essay exploring the intersecting benefits of managing sex work and mental illness.
UK's 'War on Sex Work' Leaves Edinburgh Strippers Jobless
Amidst a relentless U.K. media campaign demonizing sex work, the Edinburgh Council voted today to impose a “nil cap” on all sexual entertainment venues in the Scottish city, effectively banning all strip clubs.
Anti-Porn Lobby NCOSE Urges Action Against Netflix for 'Normalizing' Sex Work
Religiously inspired anti-porn lobby NCOSE released yesterday its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of companies it alleges are “major contributors to sexual exploitation" and encourages its followers to target.
'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Spotlights Sex Work, Decriminalization
HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” aired a segment Sunday night highlighting sex worker rights and the fight for decriminalization.
GoAskAlex Talks Sex Work Representation in New Essay
GoAskAlex explores the public representation of sex workers, and the importance of appropriately managing one's own schedule, in a new essay for MelRose Michaels' SexWorkCEO portal.
Lustery to Release New Video for 'Sex Work November' Campaign
Lustery will release a new video on Friday by performer couple Bailey Base and Luke about their work in the sex industry as part of the company’s “Sex Work November” campaign.
BIPOC Collective Launches 'Sex Work A/V Club'
The Black, Indigenous and People of Color Collective (BIPOC Collective) has announced "Sex Work A/V Club," a workshop intended as the launch of an ongoing course teaching audio and video production skills, set for tonight from 4-6 p.m (PDT).
Joanna Angel Skewers Sex Work Censorship in Burning Angel's 'Shadowbanned'
Burning Angel has announced the release of Joanna Angel's "Shadowbanned," described as an acerbic commentary on social media strictures on sexual content.
New York Times Publishes Rare Op-Ed by a Sex Worker
The New York Times’ Opinion section, which under editor Kathleen Kingsbury has routinely foregrounded the voices of anti-porn activists, SWERFs and assorted sex-work deniers, yesterday published a rare op-ed penned by a sex worker.
Cherie DeVille Talks Legal Sex Work On New York Times Podcast
Twice-crowned and reigning XBIZ "MILF Performer of the Year" Cherie DeVille appears on a recent episode of the New York Times podcast "The Argument," hosted by Jane Coaston, in a debate with Jamie Rosseland, an advocate for survivors of sex trafficking.
ACLU: End Financial Discrimination Against Sex Workers
As part of this week’s public debate about OnlyFans blaming “banks” for its decision — later reversed — to ban sexual content, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) highlighted today a June editorial by the ACLU. In it, the civil liberties group urges PayPal and Venmo to discontinue financially discriminatory practices against sex workers “that harm vulnerable communities by shutting people out without due process.”
Rep. Ann Wagner Asks for OnlyFans Investigation, Calls All Sex Work 'Illegal'
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), the religious-right Republican legislator who was the original drafter of FOSTA-SESTA, has released a letter to the Justice Department asking for an investigation into OnlyFans, claiming — without offering any clear evidence — that the platform has “become a major marketplace for buying and selling Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the United States, as well as soliciting sexual activity with minors.”