Burgundy Leggings by Tracey Helton
2014
CFP: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2015 – (De)Sexualisation & (De)Pornification of Space: Spatialisation, Politicisation and Regulation of Sex, Sexuality, Sex Work & Pornography
In the Booth with Ruth – Coati Mundi, Musician
The Policing of Sex Work in West Yorkshire: An Interview With Rosie Campbell OBE
Originally posted on What Can I Do
‘Death in the Desert’: Josh Evans Discusses His Latest Film Along With Star Michael Madsen
American filmmaker Josh Evans’ new movie Death in the Desert is a classic. I was privileged to get an exclusive preview of this brand new film. The prolonged panoramic and panning landscape shots burn into your mind with the light and the dark and the shadows. The cast and the characters they play are captivating as...
22 Sept Canadian Sex Workers & Sex Worker Activists in London
In the Booth with Ruth – Jonathan Tarplee, Singer/Songwriter
I'm highly motivated by a desire to try to help stop the global catastrophe that is all around us, caused by rampant greed, environmental destruction and war, so a lot of my songs in the past have been protest songs. But actually the solo album I've been working on lately is all songs about love, loss and human relationships of one sort or another...
‘No Human Involved’: Filmmaker PJ Starr Discusses Her Documentary Telling Marcia Powell’s Story
‘Criminalising the Purchase of Sex: Lessons from Sweden’ – Dr Jay Levy Discusses His New Book
In terms of the focus on Sweden’s sex purchase law, I was particularly struck by the extent to which the law is internationally influential, but in a context where the law hadn’t been involvedly evaluated by the Swedish government and where much work produced on the topic seemed hugely biased, and...
Author Helen Downing Discusses Her Novel ‘Awake In Hell’
In the Booth with Ruth – Maggie Jones, Author
My writing background really began in earnest about eight years ago, when I attended three different college courses for writing. I went on one course, which was how to write your auto-biography, and two courses on how to write a novel and how to re-write your novel. I have always loved writing from a very young age, English being my favourite subject at school.
Fragile Soul by Hanim Rose
In the Booth with Ruth – Tara Burns, Author
In the Booth with Ruth – Jemima, Sex Worker, Writer and Student
I was a sex worker, but like most isolated by the nature of the work. Whilst I knew the law as it applied to me I was unaware there were people campaigning to change the laws, or that other countries has different systems, many of which were a lot worse than the UK. I started talking to and reading other sex workers writings, and attended a few events. Realising that I was not alone was such a huge moment for me.
Ruth Jacobs 