Co-Founder of the anti-human trafficking organization The Wayne Foundation, Jamie Walton, returns to the show to discuss the wave of anti-porn laws that are using human trafficking to justify declaring pornography a "public health crisis". In Part 1, Siouxsie and Jaime discuss a speech from one of the proponents of these anti-porn bills.

 

PS Please let Jamie know you enjoyed the episode @jamiewalton

The Phoenix Forum is one of the largest adult industry business conferences on the planet and Siouxsie attended for the second straight year. This year there was a hike up a mountain for the Women In Adult attendees and Siouxsie was lucky enough to talk with two entrepreneurial cam performers, Lindsey and Ginger Banks, at the top of that mountain. Follow them at @gingerbanks69 and @Banksie231

‘Polyamory Pundit’ Andre Shakti Launches Weekly Advice Column “I Am Poly & So Can You” & Accompanying Patreon Exclusive to Addressing Non-Monogamous Relationships at IAmPoly.net

 According to an August 2015 poll by​ ​YouGov​, only one in four U.S. adults believe that polyamory is “morally acceptable.” The majority - 56% - believe that polyamorous relationships are “morally wrong,” and 18% aren’t sure. Such high levels of public disapproval help explain why many individuals in unconventional relationships say that dealing with social stigma is one of the biggest problems of alternative intimate relationships. This stigma is directly responsible for the disgraceful lack of representation and information around non-monogamy in our country, and it continues to pervasively harm us and our relationships with others.

IAmPoly.net will provide we​ekly interactive counsel to folks with a wide variety of polyamory-related quandries, and will prioritize intersectionality, inclusivity, and accessibility throughout the platform. To keep the unique column up and running, Andre has set up a corresponding ​Patreon account with a monthly goal of $1,000.00 to assist her in maintaining the​ website, compensating her for her unpaid coaching and counseling hours, and supporting her livelihood as she continues to revolutionize the cultural conversation around sex work through

her persistent writing, performance, and activism efforts.

Gigi Thomas is Trans /Sex Workers rights activist and community organizer based in the Baltimore/DC area who is currently facing murder charges for defending her own life. Her trial recently wrapped up and Siouxsie was able to speak with fellow activist Monica Jones who, along with many other Gigi supporters, attended the court proceedings. To find more about Gigi Thomas and her case you can check out http://www.bestpracticespolicy.org/  or visit her crowdfunding page here. You can  follow Monica Jones on twitter @TSLove602.

This week Siouxsie Q chats with hilarious writer, comedian, and, illustrator- Jacq The Stripper. Recorded during a break at the club Jacq & Siouxsie discuss the etiquette of reading books on the club floor, how to be a feminist strip club patron, and, her own new book coming out this March- Striptastic. This was a super fun one and you should definitely check out Jacq's comics / stand-up and follow her at twitter.com/JacqTheStripper

Kimberly Cline gives Siouxsie Q the latest on multiple sex worker rights relevant bills currently working their way through the Hawaiian state house. This is a rapidly developing situation with big implications for the movement and Whorecast listeners are really need to lend their voices on this one.

Find out more about the decriminalization movement in Hawaii at https://decrimhawaii.wordpress.com/

Follow @KimberleeCline on Twitter for updates.

ACTION:

Call Hawaii Rep. Scott Nishimoto

Chair House District 21 Room 421

808-586-8515

Request a hearing in the Judiciary Committee for HB 1533, say you are a worker/advocate/ally from wherever you are from who supports HB1533, as well as HB1532 and SB264.

Stage names are okay to use! It only takes 30 seconds, please do this before next Friday! Let's get HB1533 into committee THIS YEAR! We've waited long enough.

Elizabeth Edwards is back with new tales from fighting for sex workers rights from inside the New Hampshire state legislator. Representative Edwards is a fierce advocate and ally who has introduced multiple pieces of decriminalization related legislation during her term. She gives an inside look at the process surrounding her latest effort to commission a state study to gauge the  impacts of sex work criminalization and possible alternative models. If you missed her first episode give it a listen too.

The Woman's March last weekend was one of the largest protests in history and you better believe we were out there. First Andre Shakti shares some sounds and impressions from the Oakland march and then Siouxsie Q checks in from Washington D.C. with a fierce cohort of sex work buddies, including Tina Horn, Lorelei Lee, and Madeline Marlowe.  The episode ends with a conversation from a few days after the march between Nikki Darling and Sam Solo discussing her experience at the San Francisco March, as well as some of the ways the global marches were lacking in intersectional critique.

Siouxsie weighs in the Women's March decision to include then exclude then re-include sex worker's rights in their platform.

Inspired by the Sex Worker victory on Prop 60, APAC president Ela Darling decided to run for a Democratic Assembly District Delegate seat. Siouxsie Q went to the polls to follow the action as Ela seeks to give sex workers a voice in state government!