Platforms like OnlyFans mean people with big followings online can earn money. Where does that leave the sex workers who were there first?

Nearly a decade ago, Marie Calloway’s debut book, what purpose did i serve in your life, thrilled and repulsed readers. Then she vanished from public life. I tried to find her.

Megan Lundstrom understands more than most the conditions that force women into dangerous situations—she also has the key to help them escape.

A year of isolation made me consider all the casual, unwanted touch women endure — and why it’s so hard to refuse it.

Inside the court battle over trans employment discrimination.

The untold story of Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s two visits to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.

I was asked about labor protections for adult-film performers. I said: You have to recognize how complicated this is. The things that sex workers do to stay safe are almost always the things civilians want to pass laws to stop. Everything looks different depending on the distance from which you’re looking.

What happened to the women in the Robert Kraft massage parlor case? And why did the case collapse?

Investigating a brutal double murder in a Kentucky military town.

A program in Washington state aims to teach johns about healthy relationships - and the patriarchy.

What sex workers think about legalizing sex work.

Searching for a ghost of Meyer Lansky’s Cuba, a sex-show star who quietly disappeared from the island and was later immortalized in The Godfather Part II.

The writer’s relationship with two Moroccan prostitutes.

A visit to Tokyo’s first co-sleeping cafe, where one can pay a set fee to sleep next to a woman in 20 minute increments, though spooning, being patted on the head, and a change of pajamas are extra.