What does it take to live life in the service of dreams and fantasies? Alexis Kleshik’s latest project flips the persistent stereotypes and stigma of sex work and presents a vision of strength, self-possession and creativity
Sep 08, 2025
With the rise of homegrown platforms like AllAccessFans, Nigeria’s adult content industry is booming – but the threat of piracy and public shaming makes it a complex new workplace for women.
Apr 10, 2025
We speak to dancers to find out more about their relationship to fragrance and what perfumes work best in their jobs
Apr 07, 2025
Finnish filmmaker Mikko Mäkelä talks about his new film Sebastian, which follows an aspiring writer in London who turns to gay sex work
Venus 8 portrays the world of pole dancers and erotic artists, from their homes and changing rooms to the stage and the club floor
Feb 11, 2025
People desperately want to have overly sexualised, ‘bad’ women to scapegoat, and as long as there’s money in it, there will always be young women who want – or need – to oblige
Jan 20, 2025
Tradwives, modesty and mindfulness: here are the biggest trends from the last 12 months, according to Pornhub
Dec 10, 2024
Last week, Belgian sex workers were granted the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights as part of new legislation — the first of its kind in the world
Dec 06, 2024
Mikey Madison put heart, body and soul into Anora, a freewheeling fairytale ode to a New York City sex worker who falls for the son of a Russian oligarch – a role for which she won best actress at the Oscars
Dec 01, 2024
The American right’s plans for banning pornographic content will effect everyone, not just sex workers, writes Liara Roux
Nov 05, 2024
The director speaks to Dazed about Anora, his Palme d’Or-winning film which follows a Brooklynite sex worker who falls for one of her wealthy clients
Nov 01, 2024
French police have established an ‘anti-pimping brigade’ in Paris as part of a crackdown on sex work. Here, we speak to sex workers about how the mounting repression is impacting their livelihoods
Aug 01, 2024
Vincent Wechselberger’s debut photo book takes us inside the rarely seen world of queer sex workers as they get ready for work
Jul 03, 2024
The Museum of Sex brings together works that cast a range of “unfamiliar and unique” perspectives on sexuality and desire
Jun 13, 2024
Featuring leather, rubber, latex and just about every kind of kink you could imagine, the archive showcases over 100 years of fetish history
Mar 13, 2024