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The H-Word: "This is how hookers die."
The H-Word presents first-person stories from current and former sex workers across the US. TRIGGER WARNING: The following story includes a description of a sexual assault. You can bypass this scene by...
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The H-Word: WTF, America.
Every now and again I’m struck immobile by the state of our nation. I had wanted to prepare an article on the risks of sex work, real versus imagined, but I’m thinking what the fuck. Why bother. This...
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The H-Word: Essence, Revealed
The first time I met Essence Revealed was two years ago at the Sex Workers Cabaret, an annual event in New York City where sex workers take the stage to tell their diverse stories through performance,...
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The H-Word: "Cleaning Up" OWS and Our Country's Historic Fear of Contagion
Not so good morning, America. I woke up yesterday to discover that on Monday night the police had cleared Zuccotti Park. As of this morning, Zuccotti Park remains largely unoccupied and quiet, thanks...
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The H-Word: “Make Your Own Porn.”
A sometime-writer, social worker, dancer, artist and yogi, Dylan Ryan is also one of adult entertainment's favorite feminist porn stars. She has been the recipient of The Feminist Porn Award's...
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The H-Word: Maria Talks About the "Real World."
The H-Word presents first-person stories from current and former sex workers across the U.S. Maria is a 48-year-old hairdresser and artist who supplements her income selling sexual services to clients...
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The H-Word: Relationship Violence and the Racist Implications of the Mythical...
Earlier this month the Village Voice made public the findings of a study conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, which looked to define the most vulnerable population of sex workers:...
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The H-Word: Jessie Talks "Retirement"
The H-Word presents first person stories from current and former sex workers across the U.S. Jessie Nicole describes herself as a queer, stubborn, and committed anarcha-feminist. A former prostitute...
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The H-Word: Big Money, No Whammies
“You can do this work and make a lot of money and have a good life. I am forty years old. I do this job for eighteen years.”It is my Junior year at Antioch and I am in Amsterdam, conducting interviews...
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The H-Word: Was it Good for You?
This is my final post for The H-Word, where I say thanks and you tell me what you loved and hated.First off, it's been a super rewarding experience writing for Bitch. What an honor! Thanks to all the...
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