back to the pole

Hello Internet, Since we chatted last I was in NYC for the Red Umbrella Diaries to read a piece from our Dirty Girl zine which is finally done. If you’d like a copy, awesome. Contributors get free copies and I think we’re making everyone else pay for shipping at least. Printing is expensive so if [...]

Dirty Tricks – The Red Umbrella Diaries – Jan 6

On January 6 a few lovely former and current sex workers and myself will be reading pieces at the Red Umbrella Diaries, a NYC based sex worker story telling night. We will also be celebrating the launch of the Dirty Girl Zine Tara and I have been working on! cover image of pretty lady’s face [...]

call for submissions

**PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY** Online and printed zine about dealing with body/hair/size/fat phobia for and by Indigenous peoples and people of colour. Title: To be decided/announced. Deadline: February 28th 2011 For far too long, I’ve have been made to always question my body. Always made to feel like if I waxed my sideburns/shaved my legs/signed up [...]

dirty girl zine submissions deadline reminder – 9 days!

Please forward to any friends, family or folks you know that are sex workers. Here’s the original link: http://sequoiaredd.com/blog/are-you-dirty/ (NOT SAFE FOR WORK!) Are you a dirty slut? Good. I want to hear about it: Tara of EcoWhore.com and I are working on a zine about dirt, earth, dirty girls, slut stigma and exploring the [...]

when porn & nature meet: selling sex to create change

So, this talk probably went the best out of the three, its always easier talking about yourself because that story is already in your head, but having a visual slideshow helped as well because it reminded me where I was and to stay on topic but also took the pressure off a bit so everyone [...]

dirty girl zine – title decision update!

As you might already know, Tara and I have been reconsidering the title of our Dirty Girl zine after getting an email from someone who felt excluded. We asked for feedback from the sex worker community and while it was somewhat varied we really resonated with what Davka (of www.davkadeergirl.com) said: “The more I think [...]

on male sex workers, homophobia and social acceptance – a personal story

Tara and I are working on a zine about slut stigma and the concept of being seen as dirty. Originally it was going to be called Dirty Girl, as we did feel like it has been a gendered issue and because that has been our experiences, personally. I got an email today from someone saying [...]

the dirty girl zine – call for submissions from sex workers

If there has been one consistent theme in my life, it has definitely been living with the stigma of being seen as a “dirty girl”. But WTF does that even mean? Well, thats what I want to find out and explore the context of and I want to hear your stories too! *** Tara of [...]