Sex Work Archives

Art Review

‘The Petal’ explores slippery imagery, through cyanotype and hydrograph

Bec Imrich - August 15, 2023

At Et al. etc, Misa Chhan and Lyric Shen' stitched fabric, image transfers, BDSM practices, and dye resists

Movies

Suck on this: The eviction-fueled, Web 1.0 dykesploitation of ‘Sugar High Glitter City’ returns

Caitlin Donohue - August 8, 2023

Directors of iconic 2001 lesbian ensemble film reflect on the eve of its SF PornFilmFestival screenings.

Movies

Screen Grabs: How ‘The Panic in Needle Park’ changed drug movies

Dennis Harvey - July 29, 2021

The 1971 film mixed stark realism with post-hippie disillusionment. Plus: Lorelei, Tailgate, No Ordinary Man, more

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Two deeply different narratives of sex work in ‘Working Girls’ and ‘Medusa’

Dennis Harvey - July 8, 2021

Plus: Saudi Arabian feminist mythology soars in 'Scales' and 'Dachra's creepy atmospherics.

Police

Mayor Breed’s budget doesn’t even remotely defund the police

Tim Redmond - June 18, 2021

Proposal heard in budget committee calls for major increases to SFPD -- even when the city is investing in alternatives to armed law enforcement.

Lit

Through hardship, a pastor encounters good people in ‘United States of Grace’

Emily Wilson - June 2, 2021

Lenny Duncan's 'Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope" isn't the usual redemption story.

News + Politics

The continual violence faced by Asian communities and women of color

Haemin Cho - March 21, 2021

There are so many things wrong with this murder spree, the bizarrely apologetic reaction of the sheriffs, and the ensuing media narratives about this hate crime.

Culture

The lady was a champ: Remembering Margo St. James, patron saint of sex work

Caitlin Donohue - January 22, 2021

Groundbreaking SF icon, who passed this month at 83, left an indelible mark on the fight for sex workers' rights

Campaign Trail

Understanding the politics of Kamala Harris

Tim Redmond - August 12, 2020

Joe Biden was never going to pick Rep. Barbara Lee as his running mate. He’s not a left-progressive-democratic socialist, and never was. So Sen....

Music

Out of the Crate: The proper tools

John-Paul Shiver - July 29, 2020

Out of the Crate is our monthly column that takes a look into the fluid world of new vinyl releases, including reissues, compilations, and...

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