A Timeline of the Modern Sex Worker Movement from $pread Magazine
In reference to a previous post on sex positivity, I wanted to put up this link to an incredible tool from the late $pread Magazine. In its six or so […]
Category Archives: Economic Justice
Sex Positivity and a Queer Commitment to Sex Worker Rights
While I was away for my sophomore year of college, a close friend of mine back at home started working as a dancer at a local strip bar. He was […]
Happy Labor Day!
In honor of the Labor Movement, the rapid de-unionizing of labor occurring on a global scale, and the mainstream LGBT movement’s faltering commitment to workers’ rights and economic justice, I […]
Why ‘Bad’ Kids Make Better Students
Having become more interested in pursuing education as a career while I was in college, I applied to work for an urban summer teaching initiative. This particular program recruited high […]
How Did We Learn to Hate the Hood?
A friend of mine and I recently co-led a poetry workshop with a group of 7th, 8th and 9th graders, all of whom qualified for the workshop because of coming […]
The Big Gay Distraction: What I Learned from NYC Pride
I was lucky enough to participate in the NYC Gay Pride parade this past summer, an event which has radical roots despite its current position as prime venue for corporate […]
Capitalist-Challenging, Pro-Hood Pinoy Hip Hop
Deep Foundation, a hip hop trio out of New York City and New Jersey, brings raw music back into the fold with sickening beats, top-notch flow and lyrics which always […]
Identifying as Mixed-Class: Or; Why Does ‘Diversity’ Tend to Leave Out Economics?
My parents met in their freshman year of college. My white mother had arrived from a wealthy Chicago suburb, was the daughter of a professor, and from a long line […]
