On the day my last diary appeared, I went to dinner with a potential sugar daddy; he was quite nice and I enjoyed our conversation, but unfortunately we couldn’t quite make a deal because he wanted more time than I could give for the money he was offering, and I wanted more money than he could give for the time he wanted. C’est la vie; this was only my second attempt, and it felt a lot closer to something that could work than my first one did. Last week I was also contacted by several readers due to last Monday’s bald statement of my return to sex work; it did wonders for my ego, let me tell you! And now you readers that missed that column may want to act on it as well!
On Wednesday, I went to dinner at the home of one of the SWOP members, and it made me realize how truly amazing the sex worker community here in Seattle is. Most of my friends here are sex workers; we see each other often, socialize with each other, visit each other and help each other. And that is simply not the norm in this country; in most cities one might have a couple of sex worker friends or see each other at SWOP meetings, but the sense of community here is like nothing I’ve seen in any other US city (and remember, I visited quite a few last summer). It’s one of the reasons I chose to relocate to Seattle; I really wanted to share in that, and I think it will really help me get into the right mindset to write my big book. Oh, speaking of activism, I was on a panel that spoke to a class at the University of Washington last Thursday night; the other members were Danielle Askini of the Gender Justice League, Tobi Hill-Meyer of both GJL and SWOP, and Hawk Kinkaid of HOOK and Rentboy.com. I asked Hawk if he’d like to do a guest column on male sex work soon, and he said he would; that will probably appear in July.
Today I’ve got a photo shoot with Mistress Matisse; I’m sure y’all are all anxiously awaiting the results! And all this week, Jae will be working to turn my office into a comfortable space for writing, giving interviews and the like; I’m anxiously awaiting the results of that!
How wonderful! Thank you for keeping us up to date with your changing life. I for one enjoy seeing you settling into a place where you feel comfortable and supported.
I hadn’t known that Seattle has such a supportive sex worker community. I have heard some workers say that they had felt isolated within this work. I’m glad you have found a place where you don’t have to feel that way. (“Gender Justice League” — what a great name!)
Being an intended beneficiary of the work you’re doing – even if it is some years down the line – I can only wish you luck, sweetie!
The work you do is so important but at the same time so heartbreaking that I don’t know how you manage. You fight for true equality for women and that is based on the idea that women can be equal to men. They really can’t. Male superiority is clearly demonstrated. After all, in all of history have women ever suppressed an entire gender?