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BREAKING NEWS: I was a sex worker.
Not exactly breaking news, right?This morning I awoke to find this claim from an ex of mine, Mr George O H "Owen" Morris, that I was not a sex worker. I have known he was going to go to the papers...
View ArticleIn Defence of Anonymity
Last month, I was invited to speak at TEDx East End. The theme was 'Society Beyond Borders,' so I opted to talk about the history of anonymity, and why it is so important to preserve it for...
View Article...And Now For Something Completely Different
This is not about sex, and not about The Sex Myth. This is about the old blog, and the growing scandal in News International's paper the rules they played by. And as Prince Humperdinck so eloquently...
View ArticleThe Truth About Julie
A number of people have asked if I would respond to the piece Julie Bindel wrote about The Sex Myth in the Grauniad. Clearly as she took the opportunity to let rip, so too must I?Maybe, maybe not....
View ArticleHow To Blog Anonymously (and how not to)
Further to yesterday's post, this is a list of thoughts prompted by a request from Linkmachinego on the topic of being an anonymous writer and blogger. Maybe not exactly a how-to (since the outcome is...
View ArticleRight to a family life 'not absolute'?
Theresa May, as per her now-weekly ritual, manages to make herself look ridiculous again. This time it's over Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, or as Ms May likes to refer to it,...
View ArticleOn Scars
It was slightly surprising - but not altogether unexpected - that on the weekend when my book The Sex Myth has its first excerpt and interview in the Telegraph that "feminists" would immediately take...
View ArticleShould Mia Freedman Apologise?
I went to Australia last month as a guest of the Opera House for the All About Women symposium. As part of the event, I agreed to do some media appearances on ABC, including the Drum and Q&A.All...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to New Port Richey
Dear New Port Richey, Florida,Hey there, it's been a while since we touched base. Soz about that. I've been away writing books and getting up to no good in the UK; you've been busy increasing your...
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When Celebrities Attack
By now, you may already be aware of Ashton Kutcher's campaign against the Village Voice, sparked by an article critical of the substance and message of his anti-trafficking adverts. The Voice has form...
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Something hoist something petard.
It is with some interest that I have been following media reports of the alleged conduct of Ashton Kutcher, a well-known campaigner against sex trafficking. As has been pointed out elsewhere, the...
View ArticleIs British public life dominated by men?
Today in the Guardian, features writer Kira Cochrane has produced a story that is already being widely quoted on the numbers (or lack thereof) of visible women in the media. "In a typical month, 78% of...
View ArticleThe Sex Myth: extract and first interview
The Telegraph have now printed an extract and the first interview about The Sex Myth. Positively chuffed to see "be an ally" in print. (Especially on Friday the 13th, which is fast becoming the date...
View ArticleThe Numbers on the Game
Perhaps one of the biggest "sex myths" making the rounds these days is to what extent experiences like mine are (or are not, as it is claimed) representative of sex workers in general. (Of course, I...
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Newquay Lap Dance Claims Wrong
Via Lori Smith, I was alerted to this claim last week by police in Cornwall that a lap dance venue license application should be rejected because such clubs 'might' cause sexual violence. As Lori...
View ArticleLondon 2012: Will the Olympics bring more prostitutes?
It's a well-known rule in journalism that if the headline asks a question, the answer is invariably "no". So to see the question above on this blog will probably not surprise you.What might surprise...
View ArticleWhy Scotland should not make sex work illegal
UPDATE:MSPs have voted that Grant's bill will have to go to consultation and will not be fast-tracked. Which is good news. But the fight is not over, and expect more to come when the consultation...
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Stay classy, Rescue Industry
In the cutthroat world of filmmaking it must be hard to get noticed. Some make their names by honing their craft over years or even decades, learning the business from the ground up, and keeping their...
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Science. Probably a girl thing.
Like most people I saw the Science: It's a Girl Thing! teaser on Friday. My first reaction was "meh". Watch, ignore, move on. But apparently it has ignited all sorts of controversy. Within hours my...
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The Economics of Hooker Books
One of the more persistent criticisms I get these days is that by being public about my really rather normal experience of sex work, I am "silencing" people who label themselves a victims.I'm not going...
View ArticleMy response to Rhoda Grant's prostitution consultation
As you may know, there is a consultation that closes today for a bill in Scotland that would criminalise the purchase of sex.The response to the consultation that I have submitted to MSP Rhoda Grant is...
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When Help is Anything But
TW for graphic description of violence against women inside. You may already be aware of the recent prostitution consultation in Ireland, which closed at the end of August, and the Justice Committee...
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Radfems, racism, and the problem with "pimps"
I was re-reading Iceberg Slim recently (as you do), and wondering what exactly it is the anti-sex brigade mean when they go around calling people "pimps".I've been called a pimp before. By Julie...
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Fan Mail!
TW for violent language Many sex workers, at some point in their careers, have dealt with the abusive masturbator. That's someone who apprehends you, is not a paying client, and spews obscenities at...
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