By Nicole Witte Solomon In 2004, Rachel Aimee, Rebecca Lynn and Raven Strega hit upon a radical notion. The media sensationalizes sex work — services
by Carol Leigh Prostitutes are “the only street fighters we’ve got,” wrote radical feminist Ti-Grace Atkinson in her 1974 book, Amazon Odyssey. The prostitutes’ rights movement
By Jane Roberts I look at the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and cringe. I don’t give a damn about those protruding heads, those slightly
By Mahin Hassibi I have come to the conclusion — albeit reluctantly — that selling sex for money or a dollar-substitute, cannot be posed as
by Shere Hite “I always wanted to have orgasm during intercourse with him — seems like the impossible dream. I used to blame him, I
by Norma Ramos Home Box Office (HBO) advertises the Cathouse DVD this way: If you’ve got a credit card, it’s all there for the asking at Nevada’s
by Bernadette Barton Every semester I assign my undergraduate students in my gender and sexuality courses a class project on the media. They bring examples
by Mary Lou Greenberg “Silence = Death.” The shout of AIDS activists cut like a knife through public ignorance, denial and official disregard of HIV/AIDS in
by Dr. Ann Boyer When I began working with HIV in the 1980s, women still had a 9 to 30 percent chance of passing it
by Mahin Hassibi Medical specialists in different fields complain about insurance companies or the Medicare rates; otherwise “talking shop” only occurs when a new disease
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