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Sex work

When your client’s fantasy goes wrong
Hard Labour

When your client’s fantasy goes wrong

‘Sorry,’ he said. ‘This isn’t working for me.’

By Devon Delacroix
When role reversal fantasies just aren’t sexy
Hard Labour

When role reversal fantasies just aren’t sexy

The ability to detach is a hugely valuable skill for a sex worker, especially when the scene isn’t a turn-on

By Devon Delacroix
Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing
Opinion

Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing

The Liberals can’t say they’re fighting sexual violence while they maintain the status quo on sex work laws

By Arshy Mann
When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre
Hard Labour

When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre

Tricks often think of sex workers as fuck machines up for anything — that doesn’t mean you can surprise us with additional parties

By Devon Delacroix
Why role-play is more complex than you think
Hard Labour

Why role-play is more complex than you think

From language, limits and safewords, each situation has its own set of unique challenges

By Devon Delacroix
How a client helped me overcome my fear of renting porn
Hard Labour

How a client helped me overcome my fear of renting porn

Just the thought of renting a DVD caused me a surprising amount of anxiety

By Devon Delacroix
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Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?
Opinion

Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?

Police have mishandled a series of recent cases involving the community and its spaces

By Arshy Mann
I was invited by a monogamous couple to spice up their sex life — and it went all wrong
Hard Labour

I was invited by a monogamous couple to spice up their sex life — and it went all wrong

They took a risk by opening up their relationship, but they didn’t anticipate what could happen

By Devon Delacroix
When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 2)
Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 2)

He hesitates when I pass him the first dildo

By Devon Delacroix
When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 1)
Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 1)

He’s a reluctant model but he’s got a debt to pay

By Devon Delacroix
I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 2)
Hard Labour

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 2)

It’s an odd experience to have the empty eyes of nearly 200 masks staring at you while you’re trying to get off

By Devon Delacroix
I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 1)
Hard Labour

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 1)

It was hard to be serious when my client’s apartment looked like a bag of leprechauns exploded

By Devon Delacroix
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I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 2)
Hard Labour

I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 2)

By Devon Delacroix
What I learned about myself during an encounter with a disabled married client (Part 2)
Opinion

What I learned about myself during an encounter with a disabled married client (Part 2)

His relationship with his husband made me question my beliefs about love

By Devon Delacroix
What I learned about myself during an encounter with a disabled married client (Part 1)
Opinion

What I learned about myself during an encounter with a disabled married client (Part 1)

It’s usually me playing the role of the therapist, not the other way around

By Devon Delacroix
When sex work is unsexy (Part 4)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 4)

He stares at me, his mouth hanging open

By Devon Delacroix
When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)

The clock can be your best friend — or your worst enemy

By Devon Delacroix
When sex work is unsexy (Part 2)
Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 2)

Once the water is warm, he pushes me roughly under the shower and begins soaping me up

By Devon Delacroix
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