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Sex Work Isn’t Sex Ed: Why We Need Comprehensive, Fact-Backed, Sexual Education
Cashmere contributor S. Nicole Lane explores the advocacy around comprehensive sex ed. Spearheaded by sex workers and activist groups, out of necessity, why are they calling for better sexual education, and what is their role in it?
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Sitting Down With SWAP: An Inside Look At Sex Worker Activism and Advocacy
Cashmere contributor Mira Miller sat down with Jelena Vermillion of SWAP to discuss the need for decriminalization, sex work, and advocacy in a world where sex work is stigmatized and criminalized.
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The Show Must Go On: Working With, And Through, Depression As An Online Sex Worker
Cashmere contributor, dominatrix, and poet Stormie Conn writes on the unspoken struggle content creators face: working through, and with, depression. Speaking on mental health and how it impacts her sex work and mindset, Conn writes a poignant personal essay.
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Artificial Intelligence Won’t Replace Sex Workers — But It May Change The Digital Sex Economy
Suzy Katz speaks to AI experts and sex therapists on the potential impact of artificial intelligence and sex tech on sex and sex work in an exclusive piece for Cashmere.
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It’s Cool That OnlyFans Has A New CEO, But Sex Workers Are Getting Banned From The Platform Without Notice.
Cashmere’s editorial lead Victoria Gagliardo-Silver writes on Onlyfans new CEO and the problems sex workers are facing on the platform.
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The Risks of Existing Online: Protecting Yourself As A Content Creator
“For creatives who put so much of ourselves into the virtual world, working online is a balancing act between being real enough to connect and remembering that not everyone who follows us is a fan.”
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It’s All For Show: Debunking Misconceptions About Sex Work, Money, and Labor
“The reality is that sex work, like many other forms of self-employment, is often a matter of feast or famine.”
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Sex Work, Stigma, and Shame: Dating As A Dominatrix
“I’ve had other potential partners find out that I’m a sex worker… and then that’s all they see when they look at me. They begin to view me as a sex machine, something they can cum in and go as they please.”
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Sex Work Damaged My Relationship With Myself. Burlesque is Helping Me Heal
“Perhaps the real reason I didn’t put more effort into my stage appearance was that effort would have made it real and intentional, effort would have made me a professional, and not just some co-ed who fell into it.”
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Asian Men Are Marginalized In Porn. Gay Male Performers Are Changing the Narrative
“I find it to be very problematic in that these people have these preconceived notions of how Asian men will act, be it submissive, bottoms, very demure,” says Cody Seiya.