Events

Event: June 2 – International Whore’s Day, SWOP Pittsburgh

June 2, 2022

International Whore’s Day began 46 years ago after hundreds of sex workers stormed churches in Lyon, France, in protest against horrid working conditions. For this International Wh0re’s Day, we honor some incredible minds who’ve written about the intersections of being in the sex industry and living in a marginalized body in this punitive world. You’ll […]

Virtual Book Launch for We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival

February 18, 2021

Join Feminist Press and the writers of We Too at Bluestockings for a group reading from the new anthology We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival, MC’d by coeditor Tina Horn!

The State of the Industry

February 10, 2021

Internext Online Conference Other Speakers: Mistress Blunt, Gem Stone, Dylan Thomas, Lotus Lain

Women of Sex Tech Virtual Conference 2020

May 2, 2020

To raise awareness and demonstrate the impact of COVID-19 on the intersection of human sexuality and technology.

This virtual conference will include talks ranging from reproduction rights to porn and policy and compliance. Special performances by Vally Latini and Jacq The Stripper. Keynote by Cindy Gallop.

Facts not Fear: A Night to Fight Stigma

September 24, 2019

This event features members of several highly stigmatized populations including sex workers, trans folks, and people living with HIV. Each will be talking about their reality and how stigma is harmful to the communities of which they are a part. There will be time for Q & A after each speaker, and the intention is to be an open dialogue rather than a lecture-style event. James is an accomplished stand-up comic, so his approach will be very different from Jessie and Dena’s, but will address the same issues of stigmatization.

Conference Presentation: “Podcasts, and Sex Columns, and VICE Articles, Oh My!”

May 26, 2019

Four years into my PhD program in philosophy, I left full-time academia, disillusioned by the field’s hostility toward women. Since then, I have built a career outside of academia, which includes working as an online sex worker and social justice advocate. As someone who has recently returned to teaching, I do so as an activist-scholar […]

Sexual Suppression, Theorizing the Web, Keynote Address

April 12, 2019

The increasing repression of sexual content across digital platforms threatens lies and raises important questions about representation, access, safety, and institutionalized discrimination. With Cameron Glover, Samantha Cole, Liara Roux, Sunny Moraine, and Ramona Flour.

Where Did All the Porn Go?: The Sexual Sanitation of the Web with FOSTA/SESTA

March 18, 2019

In 2018, the US passed legislation called FOSTA/SESTA. Advertised as a bill to stop sex trafficking, this bill had the side effects of further criminalizing prostitution, holding technology platforms liable for any sexual content that could be construed as prostitution, and has caused major websites to restrict sexual content. While the bill may have been well-intentioned; it has caused significant collateral damage; shutting down safety networks for sex workers; and pushing LGBTQ and other marginalized sexual communities off of the web. FOSTA/SESTA is a case study in how legislators, designers, and technologists must include all relevant stakeholders to prevent unintended effects.

Event: December 17: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, SWOP Pittsburgh

December 17, 2018

This day was created to call attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers all over the globe. Inaugurated by Dr. Annie Sprinkle and started by the Sex Workers Outreach Project USA, the first annual day was in 2003 and was held as a memorial and vigil for the victim of the Green River Killer […]

Roundtable Participant: Feminist/Queer Pedagogy Roundtable, University of Pittsburgh

November 8, 2018

Faculty roundtable discussion of issues in queer and feminist pedagogy.