Sex worker rights are human rights, and there can never be too many voices speaking up for them, nor too many occasions on which to speak. – “Never Too Many”
Despite a good track record, every so often I fail to follow through on something I plan to do on this blog. This is one of those times; I had originally planned to note every Friday the 13th post made by a reader, and every donation on that day as well…and I utterly failed to do so. Now, I must point out that on that morning I was meeting up with my fiery red-headed girlfriend in a rather nice hotel room in Las Vegas, after not having seen her for a month; I’m sure y’all can understand how incredibly distracting that was. We stayed in Vegas for a couple of days, then drove to Reno on Sunday and the rest of the way to Seattle on Monday, and when I got here I hit the ground running and have barely stopped since. On top of that, I’ve been unable to access my usual means of doing emails since I left home more than a month ago, so as you can imagine my usual organization is totally out the window. Today, however, I should be able to keep tabs for most of the day, so I’m going to do something unusual: if you did an essay last time or this time, link to it in the comments and I’ll edit this column to include it later. And remember, if you can’t write, donations via PayPal (maggiemcneill@earthlink.net) are always very welcome and very helpful! And if you’re a brand-spanking-new reader and don’t know what the hell I’m even talking about with this Friday the 13th jazz, check out the embedded links!
[…] see, every Friday 13th Maggie McNeill at The Honest Courtesan asks readers to post an article in support of sex workers. […]
I recently found the archived, defunct blog of a former colleague who is (was?) a Tasmanian sex worker and anarchist activist. Her blog is named after a movie about sex workers in the Spanish Civil War.
I knew her as Ema. I have no idea where she is now.
Well, here’s a couple of sex-work fiction I wrote a while ago (under author name Dr Cuddles). I don’t know if it counts but I see it as part of getting acceptance in mainstream internet.
http://www.scp-wiki.net/the-lonely-road
http://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/the-antarctic-model-a-failed-experiment-in-ecological-engine
First Maggie, You are forgiven; we all make mistakes sometimes. I once even missed my niece’s birthday. The fact I was in a state of deep depression was my only excuse, and fortunately, she understood.
Second, I love the painting! Who is it by?
Third, I am currently in the process of writing an alternate history of the Civil War novel (roughly 130 pages so far), and I have used your attitude towards professional sex work to frame the attitude of one of my main characters. So thank you so much, she is a very positive character I think, and central to certain parts of the story.
Happy Friday the 13th!
Happy Friday the 13th, Maggie 😀
In regards to the Bakken Oil Field article you posted a couple of days ago, the “rescuer” says this:
“I speak their language from the get-go,” she says. “I’m not law enforcement. I’m not out there to bust them. They don’t have to play the game with me. They’re going to respect me and I’m going to respect them. We’re going to have a conversation. I know what it is to be out there.”
Does she pay them for the time she spends talking to them?
Hi, Maggie!
I wrote an article for the February 13th ‘day of solidarity’ (or whatever you happen to call it) which is specifically about the infantilization of grown women which is used to justify anti-prostitution ‘help’ in cities like New York and San Francisco. It’s posted here:
http://locustkings.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-cuddle-prison.html
If you don’t end up posting this I don’t particularly care – it was a fun article to write and I was glad for the excuse.
I hope you enjoyed Las Vegas!