Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. One of the most interesting things about writing this column has been interacting with readers who relatively frequently contact me to tell me about how my work relates to their thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Though less common, I also have folks ask for advice. This […]
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‘You’re damned if you don’t look a certain way, and damned if you try to’
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. Recently I posted a photo of myself on social media, commenting on how I like the gray streaks in my hair and choose not to conceal them with dye. While I was certainly fishing for responses about the aesthetics of my choice, what I didn’t expect […]
Stripping helped autistic woman notice the dichotomy between her club persona and autistic self
Originally published in the Pittsburgh City Paper. Reese Piper is an autistic writer and stripper living in Brooklyn, N.Y. She writes about disability, her experiences stripping, and the labor laws that impact her. This week, I sat down to talk to her about what it is like to be an autistic stripper. When you were […]
Does a sex worker’s ‘sexual circuitry’ get sunk by seas of sexual content?
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published by the Pittsburgh City Paper. I read a story years ago about the 1998 AVN awards and there was a bit about how the judges who had to watch hours and hours of film found their sexual circuitry kind of burnt out by the end. Many people can’t imagine […]
Trunk full of condoms gets important conversation started
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published by the Pittsburgh City Paper. As an organizer with the Pittsburgh chapter of the Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP), I often receive swag and supplies from some of the organizations we partner with. Recently, Planned Parenthood physicians gave our group several bags of condoms to pass out at events […]
Identifying, processing, and accommodating the emotions involved with sex work
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published by the Pittsburgh City Paper. I have a client, let’s call him Joe, who has been a regular for at least two and a half years. He calls me every few weeks, and we often text in between calls. He’s in a bowling league, and I keep track of […]
Go-go dancer Alicia Lynn is ‘living the Flashdance life!’
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published by the Pittsburgh City Paper. Take a moment to imagine a go-go dancer. What comes to mind? Tall boots? Short skirts? A cage? New York? Los Angeles? Las Vegas? This week I got a chance to sit down with Alicia Lynn, a performer who’s making a living as a […]
Have you locked down your partner this cuffing season?
Written by Jessie Sage, originally published by the Pittsburgh City Paper. With the season changing and the temperatures dropping, many of us find ourselves changing our habits. We pull out the warm clothes, start to eat comfort foods, and prepare for the holidays. But do our habits or attitudes around sex and dating also change? […]
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