For two years, my days looked something like this: sleep late, buy props, clean my room, get online, do my show, get naked. This was my life as a cam girl. I had always been fascinated by sex work. I was sexual. I was seductive. I was the girl who took her clothes off at…
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Leave it to a Shonda Rhimes show to give us one of the most definitive episodes of television about consent that I’ve ever seen. This week’s Grey’s Anatomy took on the topic from multiple angles—and the result was incredibly emotional, powerful, and, I hope, educational. The episode centers around Dr. Jo Karev (Camilla Luddington) in…
Read moreThis week, now-former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stepped down from his office after the New Yorker published a bombshell report in which four women accused him of violence and abuse. He has denied the allegations, but even in an era abundant with details about the alleged sexual practices of our elected officials—from the…
Read more“I just want to make sure you want to do this.” These are the simple words Pete Holmes’ character asks his new friend Ali (Jamie Lee) in the season two premiere of Crashing on HBO. At first, the scene is just another unremarkable romp between two intoxicated people; what makes it feel extraordinary and timely…
Read moreThe Girl Scouts have published a powerful message just in time for the holidays that cautions parents about forcing their children to hug adults. Targeted to the time of year when family gatherings are common, the now-viral article, titled “Reminder: She Doesn’t Owe Anyone a Hug. Not Even at the Holidays”, warns parents not to…
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PHOTO: Marc Stamas/Getty Images Portuguese model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Sara Sampaio is ready to name names when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace. In an impassioned multiphoto Instagram post, Sampaio recounted a recent experience she had while working on an assignment with the French men’s magazine Lui. As the magazine’s autumn cover…
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