Who doesn’t need brushing up on sex facts every now and then? Sex education in schools may not be the robust, all-encompassing wealth of information that children need, but it…
“I was, at all times, with the men when there was excitement and adventures to be had. …I was considered a remarkable good shot and a fearless rider for a…
The painting ‘Olympia’ by Edouard Manet may seem ‘tame’ by today’s standards and in contrast to say music video’s that feature scantily clad women. The painting which depicts a nude…
While selling of the flesh has been present since the dawn of time, the sex industry is still harboured with many stigmas. Whether you’re an escort, or you engage one,…
Lola Montez was born and christened Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna in 1821 in Ireland.(1) She displayed a fiery nature and ‘wild ways’ from an early age. She lived all over…
An American businesswoman, who also became known as Sheila Devin, an escort agency owner, was born on January 14th, 1952. Later, she became known as the Mayflower Madam. Her escort…
Dr Judith Glover is an industrial designer and professor at RMIT leading the way in sexual design and health innovation. (1)She was the first person to receive a PHD in…
There’s a lot of fear around sex, and sex education but sex education helps with being human – it helps our human condition. (1) Annie Sprinkle has had an illustrious…
JAPANESE BONDAGE – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! “Playing with rope bondage is usually an emotionally intimate space to share. It can be rough and sexual, soft and non-sexual, or…
JACK THE RIPPER AND HIS KILLINGS MYTHOLOGISED The murder of five women in Victorian London by Jack the Ripper in the Autumn of 1888 has been largely been mythologised in…
According to Tammy Franks, “Decriminalisation of consensual sex work is supported by the World Health Organisation and Amnesty International as well as many other human rights and women’s organisations in…
Have you ever been to New York? Dream of going there? If you have been, you may or may not have heard of the now well-known Shady Ladies Tour of…
La Paiva was born Esther Lachmann in 1819 – 1884 to Jewish parents of Polish ancestry in a Moscow ghetto.(1) She was the most famous of the 19th Century courtesans…
Cora Pearl was a famous French demimonde or courtesan in 19th Century France during the Second French Empire under the rule of Napoléon III.(1) A demi-monde is known for their…
Born Alphonsine Plessis in Normandy in 1824, Marie Duplessis was a self-made woman who was discrete, beautiful, charming, intelligent and witty – a famous courtesan who has been immortalised and…
Brooke Magnanti, merit scholar, forensic scientist, author, columnist and former London high-class call girl was born on May 5th, 1975 in West Florida. (1) You may know Brooke by her…
There is not much useful information about “tawaifs” on the internet. There is mention of a famous 1985 Bollywood film called Tawaif and some credible documentation, but overall, relevant sources…
Julie Bates, former sex worker and advocate for Sex Workers and other marginalised groups (particularly HIV/AIDS sufferers) has been awarded an Order of Australia for distinguished service to harm reduction…
According to Gira Grant, the sex industry encompasses a broad spectrum of activities from, Escorting to street hustling and stripping to performing for webcams and everything in between. (1) This…
It’s difficult for the majority of us to understand how difficult it can for people with disabilities to access the sexual intimacy they crave and need as a human. We…
La Dame Aux Camelias’ or the ‘Lady of the Camellias’ is a semi-autobiographical novel set in mid – 19th Century France and written by Alexandre Dumas in 1848. One of…
Henry the VIII is a notorious and well known historical figure, alongside his wife Anne Boleyn who married Henry in 1533 after Henry has his marriage annulled to his faithful…
When most of us think of sexual liberation or revolution, we usually consider the 1960’s and 70’s as the era of freewheeling love, drug taking and flouting social norms. Yet,…
Pretty Woman released in 1990 was the highest grossing movie of that year bringing in close to half a billion dollars (1). Directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by…
WHO THE HELL IS ERIKA LUST? According to www.erikalust.com Erika is a “Female provocateur and erotic film director who is creating a new world of indie adult cinema.” She has…
Storyville was comprised of only 16 square blocks and was a red light district for merely 20 years from 1897 – 1917, but what a colourful 20 years they were.…
Storyville in New Orleans, Louisiana, was not the only Red Light district in the United States, but it was the most well known due to is flamboyance and general disregard…
“I was, at all times, with the men when there was excitement and adventures to be had. …I was considered a remarkable good shot and a fearless rider for a…
The #MeToo campaign has swept the world, after sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood movie Producer Harvey Weinstein were made public in October 2017. Since this time, millions of women across…
Lola Montez was born and christened Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna in 1821 in Ireland.(1) She dis-played a fiery nature and ‘wild ways’ from an early age. She lived all over…
Emilie Charlotte Langtry known as Lillie Langtry was a British/American socialite, actress and producer as well as mistress to Prince Edward, the future King of England. She was born in…
The painting ‘Olympia’ by Edouard Manet may seem ‘tame’ by today’s standards and in contrast to say music video’s that feature scantily clad women. The painting which depicts a nude…
Escorts today work very differently from what they used to. Girls are often independent, well traveled and educated as well as business minded. Private Girls Escorting, work for themselves, and…
It’s not just men who pay for sex. Although the majority of escorts are female, there are increasing numbers of male escorts who are making a lucrative living. While there…
Sex-workers have been around for thousands of years. But what is the difference between the courtesans of yesteryear and Escorts of today? According to the Collins English Dictionary, the term…
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF PORNOGRAPHY? Printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement. – English Oxford online…