SW & LOVE

Did you know that sex work is a criminal offense in most of the world, including virtually the entire United States? Attorney Elizabeth Ricks is here to explain how criminalization vastly increases violence towards sex workers, and why efforts to end human trafficking MUST be led by sex workers, not police (if we actually want to end human trafficking).

Also check out our sister episode: What Does It Mean to Decriminalize Sex Work? with Ariela Moscowitz of the organization Decriminalize Sex Work

Mentioned in this episode:

• TransLife Care program at Chicago House 
• SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project)

For this season's finale, we're joined by my fellow veteran stripper and mentor to new dancers, Alexa the House Mom! Sit down with me and Alexa, your stripper fairy god aunties, while we chat about sex work, dating, and dating as a sex worker.
Also in this episode: a very special announcement about my *cough* new cohost *cough* and more...

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Topics include: how my stint in a fitness cult forced me to contend with my white privilege, the similarities between cultic abuse and 1:1 abuse, and why multilevel marketing is trash.

This bonus episode originally appeared on the From Huns to Humans podcast, whose host, Danielle, is a former MLM cult member and now works to help folks transition out of MLM cults.

Are you a cult survivor or want to learn more about how to support cult survivors? Check out the #igotout movement.

Can sex workers be faithful lovers? Is it ever okay to hide your sex work from your partner(s)? Do sex workers "deserve" to be cheated on? If you've grappled with these questions in your own relationships, this episode is for you.

Lots of sex workers, myself included, have run into issues with romantic partners who feel uncomfortable about our jobs. This episode is about what happens when they don't confront their insecurities.

I'm taking a little break, but I'll be back on October 5th with a brand new season full of hot n spicies. In the meantime, check out a few of my favorite episodes (these links are for Apple Podcasts, but these episodes are available wherever you stream):

• What Does it Mean to Decriminalize Sex Work?
• Whorephobia in Belly Dance & Pole Dance
• Date Smarter, Not Harder

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Too often, when a sex worker needs help with something, they don’t get the right help (if they even get help at all). Something a lot of us worry about is that we won’t be understood or taken seriously by therapists, coaches, doctors, realtors, lawyers, etc.  We need support from people who really *get* us; we need service providers from within our own community.

Valley Latini tells us all about how she used her time in the strip club industry to build her dream career as a touring musician! 

Butterfly Mush (Andrea Acevedo) is a painter, mom, and retired stripper. These days, you can catch the her making art from her new home in a small Colombian town, where she recently moved with her whole family.  She was able to use her stripper career to transform into a full-time artist and business owner, and she left NYC to follow her dreams of rural living in her home country. If you're a sex worker with big dreams of your own, tune in and get inspired!

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Do you have a history of throwing yourself face-first into new careers, hobbies, and projects, only to give up after a little while? Or maybe you keep talking about starting that business, or learning that instrument, but years go by and nothing happens. In this episode, I talk about why we so often give up halfway, and why sheer willpower won't cut it if we want to stay the course and smash our goals.