My piece, “Seven Minutes with Stripper #2″ has been published in the new anthology, Hos, Hookers, Callgirls and Rentboys on Soft Skull Press! Although I have never worked any of the jobs in the title, my essay is about my encounter with and empathy for a male dancer at a bachelorette party. After working in the sex industry as a dominatrix and stripper myself (briefly), it’s hard to see such performances as anything more than paying gigs. I do consider myself sex-positive, pro-legalization of adult sex work and without judgment of whatever two (or more) consenting adults want to do. It’s just that for me, the magic was gone after the assistant learned the magician’s tricks, so-to-speak. Anyway, I’m looking forward to reading work by others in the book, and meeting some of my fellow contributors at the release party in NYC on October 1st! Come see me! (Gosh, why does everything sound like a bad pun now?)
14
Jul
09
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