There were numerous relatable entries in this recent Reddit thread where sex workers or their clients wrote about their most depressing experiences, but one in particular pulsed with the “terminal loneliness” that I’ve come to know well from working in strip clubs, massage parlors and filthy motels and Four Seasons…

Or should that be the ins and outs? — What do you mean gorging on candied yams, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie—all in close quarters with Grandpa, football and Fox News blaring in the background, surrounded by nine cousins—doesn’t make you want to fuck? While not often considered the sexiest of holidays, it’s true that Thanksgiving does…

As pole-dancing becomes more accepted, we should stop distancing it from the sex workers who pioneered it — Because I’ve been pole-dancing alongside naked women my entire adult life and have been a longtime rabid fan of the art of pole-dancing in general, I was pleased to recently read that pole-dancing is now recognized by the Global Association of International Sports Federation as an actual sport, potentially putting…