http://www.priestesswoman.com/content A woman whose calling is men Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:21:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tools ‹ Aphrodite Phoenix — WordPress. http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2009/11/29/tools-%e2%80%b9-aphrodite-phoenix-%e2%80%94-wordpress/ I consider my sex work an extension of my healthy lifestyle. When a person is dedicated to an inner-strength-growing lifestyle, and then she discovers sex work, her personal provision of that service is likely to be health-imparting. Her personal approach to sex work is likely to be both empowering for her, ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2009/11/29/a-healthy-lifestyle-creates-healthy-sex-work/ I want everything to go back to normal...and by normal I mean less of us getting arrested. The Craigslist busts are legendary by now, and I know more about it than I want to. If there's no more Craigslist Erotic Services section, then the clients will go back to looking for ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2009/05/18/im-glad-that-craigslist-is-getting-rid-of-the-erotic-services-section/ I totally agree that street prostitution is degrading and causes victimization of pros. I feel the same way about any kind of pimping, in any venue, unless the management is extremely benevolent and caring toward workers, which is rare. Melissa Farley and her ilk and anyone who agrees with her needs ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2008/06/19/responding-to-that-comment-that-supports-melissa-farley/ I've worked as an independent "escort",  and I've written two books about the lifestyle, and in those books I make it clear that I don't like third party management, which is exactly what a madam (or pimp or agent) is doing. I feel that such management steals authority and personal ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2008/05/06/palfrey-was-a-victim-of-prohibition-and-oppression/ I got arrested once. The cops wanted names from me.  I gave them nothing.  I was already so outraged about my own arrest, there was no way I'd give them ANY more than the satisfaction they already had from nabbing me. Fact: in most states, prostitution is a misdemeanor. That rarely ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2008/03/23/my-response-to-eovermans-comment-re-would-i-turn-in-my-clients/ What a sickening disappointment!!!!! All she did was the same-old same-old: she interviewed the most accessible prostitutes in the country, the streetwalkers and brothel workers, so OF COURSE she saw mostly just the downside of the work, the pitiful junkies and women who are pimped or managed. OF COURSE such women ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2008/03/23/re-diane-sawyers-prostitution-in-america-report-on-2020-aired-on-32108/ Here’s a new addition to the intro to (the soon-to-be reprinted) Book Two, entitled Forward: A Sex Worker’s Lament. I composed it this morning:           But for now, it’s just another drab morning, just another day of clamorous finger-pointing, just another klatch of blogs full of ire. Two days ago ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2008/03/12/my-response-to-the-governor-spitzer-scandal/ *2007 International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers** * December 17th 2007 marks the 5th Annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. This event calls attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers.  Originally conceived by the Sex Workers Outreach Project as a memorial and vigil for the victims of the ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2007/12/17/check-out-below-how-sex-workers-are-fighting-for-their-human-and-workers-rightsofficially/ Hey Jamie, thanks for posting. It was very interesting to see what you have to say. If you ever read my books you'll see that I'm extremely opposed to third party management. I believe in ONLY independently working. I'm sorry to hear that the managers of the Nevada brothels can ... http://www.priestesswoman.com/content/2007/12/12/my-response-to-jamies-comment/