If Jesus was coming up the escalator three or four steps lower than you are, would He consider what you were wearing was acceptable? – Christian modesty guide (2016)
When this song came on my “Bohemian Rhapsody” Pandora station last week (yes, I have a station based on “Bohemian Rhapsody”; why don’t you?) I hadn’t heard it in decades. But it’s one I have thought about often, and upon re-listening I realized that it’s one of the inspirations for my story “Millennium“. The links above it were provided by Tim Cushing, Elizabeth N. Brown, Mike Siegel, Rick Horowitz, Lenore Skenazy, and Tim Cushing again, in that order.
- Stranger than fiction.
- I hate it when this happens.
- Why is “not for any reason” so hard to understand?
- An even better metaphor now than it was last week.
- Cops categorize a math problem as a “terrorist threat”.
- Should we tell them “thigh” is a Biblical euphemism for male genitalia?
From the Archives
- Scum brothel owners push prohibitionist lies to further their own interests.
- I never thought there was a Western culture more puritanical than the US.
- Maybe the Times thinks if it backs away slowly enough, nobody will notice.
- Once they succeed in defining whores as mindless vegetables, who’s next?
- Trump’s ideas mostly involve deporting people & giving cops more power.
- Everyone harmed by “prostitution stings” needs to sue the cops for them.
- If this is a “brothel”, then a room with a foosball table in it is a “stadium”.
- Imbecile clucks about non-experiences as though they meant something.
- Did serial rapist Matt Hickey think ignoring this would make it go away?
- I’m amused to see Hollywood-promoted hysteria coming home to roost.
- I wish they hadn’t surrounded my friend’s words with prohibitionist lies.
- This isn’t “odd” at all; it’s the typical pattern of “sex trafficking” rumors.
- Preacher ignores sex worker, blathers about imaginary “pimps” instead.
- Another group throws whores under bus to curry favor with their lords.
- Oppression committed in the name of “fighting sex trafficking” rolls on.
- Missing woman last seen with gang member; family blames bogeymen.
- Nuns shocked their magical proclamation didn’t erase economic reality.
- Linking support for a police state with a famous victim of such a state.
- A good, thorough article on what to do if you fall in love with a whore.
- These are the same cops politicians keep urging sex workers to trust.
- Did some wealthy prohibitionist pay The Atlantic to run this garbage?
- Great idea: make people unable to work & provide for their families!
- “Cuckoo Clock” McCain wants to vomit poison over the entire world.
- Another step toward getting completely rid of these tyrannical laws.
- It’s illegal to pay for sex in Sweden, unless you’re the government.
- Officials try to prevent repeat fiasco by means of extreme violence.
- A short interview with a dear friend, the superlative Savannah Sly.
- Not every reporter thinks “journalism” means “fellating authority”.
- Two previous columns for International Sex Worker Rights Day.
- 3 of the most fucked up ways the feds are controlling sex work.
- “Sex trafficking” fetishists are becoming increasingly unhinged.
- Fact: Young woman leaves hotel. Conclusion: “sex trafficking”!
- Cops, iPhones, laws, words, Lindsey Stirling and much more.
- Gee, I can’t imagine why a teenager would want a fake ID.
- Wisconsin’s cheesy attempt to extort money from whores.
- Life continues as usual when foreign politicians visit city.
- Is it a good idea for a newbie escort to hire a manager?
- Evidence-free claims are used to argue for censorship.
- I honestly don’t get why this is considered news at all.
- Another shrug-inducing interview with Jami Rodman.
- An absolutely fucking brilliant act of harlotry.
- The deaths of two more black transwomen.
- Cops, bills, understatement & much more.
- Another woman senselessly murdered.
- One can practically hear the fapping.
- Thoughts on SASS and Mardi Gras.
- Awesome whores being awesome.
- More good news about bad laws.
- Some people are just so hateful.
- On the UK’s rescue industry.
- What do sex workers want?
- Much more of this, please.
- Rapist cop of the week.
- Four years ago today.
- SASS week, 2016.