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Sex work

Credit unions are helping sex workers take charge of their finances. But is it enough?
Power

Credit unions are helping sex workers take charge of their finances. But is it enough?

For sex workers, managing money can be endlessly frustrating. Community credit unions are trying to change that—if only the Canadian government would let them

By Niko Bell
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ contestant Ilona Verley: ‘I’m supposed to be famous and I don’t have a roof over my head?’
Culture

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ contestant Ilona Verley: ‘I’m supposed to be famous and I don’t have a roof over my head?’

How the show made it hard for Verley to make a living and how she felt she had to suppress her trans identity on screen

By KC Hoard
How a new documentary captures the joys and fears of migrant trans sex workers
TV & Film

How a new documentary captures the joys and fears of migrant trans sex workers

While making “Caer (Caught),” Nicola Mai invited a Latina advocacy group into the editing suite

By Noelle Perdue
LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies
Power

LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies

Sex workers are calling on the payment provider to roll back planned changes to payments for online adult content

By Mel Woods
Everything you want to know about making porn, but were too afraid to ask
Ask an Expert

Everything you want to know about making porn, but were too afraid to ask

Queer performer and educator Lotus Lain on getting started making porn, thriving over the long term, and why we should all be paying for porn

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
The year in sex
Sex

The year in sex

6 developments that showed we were hot and bothered—or is that bothered and hot?—in 2020

By Ziya Jones
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Halloween: 10 ways to celebrate safely the homo high holiday
Arts

Halloween: 10 ways to celebrate safely the homo high holiday

From online drag parties and sexy strippers to gory film fests, we’ve got you covered

By Sarah Taher
My boyfriend enjoys his job as an online sex worker, but I’m worried about his safety. Is my anxiety justified?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My boyfriend enjoys his job as an online sex worker, but I’m worried about his safety. Is my anxiety justified?

By Kai Cheng Thom
It’s not Andrew Gurza’s disability that makes sex difficult
Sex

It’s not Andrew Gurza’s disability that makes sex difficult

It’s the ableism that the Toronto activist encounters on a near daily basis

By Bobby Box
I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?

By Kai Cheng Thom
COVID-19: Your communities at work, Mar. 24
Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your communities at work, Mar. 24

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: “Community defence” of sex workers and your favourite L.A. lesbian comic talks books

By Xtra Staff
I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?

By Kai Cheng Thom
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I’m a sex worker and my partner is making me feel ashamed about what I do. Do I leave him or my job?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a sex worker and my partner is making me feel ashamed about what I do. Do I leave him or my job?

By Kai Cheng Thom
What I learned about sex work and writing
Hard Labour

What I learned about sex work and writing

Devon Delacroix reflects on four years of writing “Hard Labour”

By Devon Delacroix
My client asked me to wear a balaclava during sex
Hard Labour

My client asked me to wear a balaclava during sex

I look more like a bike courier trying to stay warm and less of a sex worker

By Devon Delacroix
I role-played as a cult leader for a sex-work client
Hard Labour

I role-played as a cult leader for a sex-work client

He wants to be dominated, but something’s off — and it’s not just my costume

By Devon Delacroix
I had a threesome with my crush and client
Hard Labour

I had a threesome with my crush and client

Jake and I are finally going to have sex for the first time. The only catch is that there will be an audience

By Devon Delacroix
The closure of Backpage will hurt queer and trans sex workers the most
Sex work

The closure of Backpage will hurt queer and trans sex workers the most

LGBT sex workers are already feeling the loss of a vital platform

By Chris Dupuis
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