The Sexfluencers
Platforms like OnlyFans mean people with big followings online can earn money. Where does that leave the sex workers who were there first?
Platforms like OnlyFans mean people with big followings online can earn money. Where does that leave the sex workers who were there first?
Rebecca Jennings Vox Nov 2021 25min Permalink
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.
Scaachi Koul Buzzfeed Oct 2021 20min Permalink
Megan Lundstrom understands more than most the conditions that force women into dangerous situations—she also has the key to help them escape.
John H. Tucker Elle Aug 2021 20min Permalink
A year of isolation made me consider all the casual, unwanted touch women endure — and why it’s so hard to refuse it.
Melissa Febos New York Times Magazine Apr 2021 20min Permalink
Inside the court battle over trans employment discrimination.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination.
Melissa Gira Grant The New Republic Jan 2020 25min Permalink
The untold story of Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s two visits to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.
May Jeong Vanity Fair Oct 2019 30min Permalink
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.
Lorelei Lee n+1 Sep 2019 40min Permalink
What happened to the women in the Robert Kraft massage parlor case? And why did the case collapse?
Diana Moskovitz, Hallie Lieberman Deadspin Jun 2019 25min Permalink
Investigating a brutal double murder in a Kentucky military town.
Nick Tabor Oxford American Mar 2017 50min Permalink
A program in Washington state aims to teach johns about healthy relationships - and the patriarchy.
Brooke Jarvis GQ Feb 2017 15min Permalink
What sex workers think about legalizing sex work.
Mac McClelland New York Mar 2016 25min Permalink
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.
Mitch Moxley Roads & Kingdoms Dec 2015 Permalink
The writer’s relationship with two Moroccan prostitutes.
Sarah Dohrmann Harper's Oct 2015 30min Permalink
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.
Gideon Lewis-Kraus Harper's Aug 2013 10min Permalink