I Paid for College

Things have been slow for IPFC this week. I’d love to devote more time to maintaining this site, but it’s still a side project for me (and it doesn’t pay the bills). It’s a fun side project, but I’m fresh out of school with student loans and a failing economy looming overhead…

In the hopes of putting more time and energy into IPFC, I’m adding yet another side project to the repertoire. I’d like to put together a fun, collaborative zine with contributions from past and current sex workers (not limited to those paying for college). I’m looking to collect short paragraphs, phrases, and “Mad Libs” style sentences with an emphasis on sex positivity and sex work awareness.

I’ll post a few prompts below, and feel free to leave a comment or send an email to ipaidforcollege [at] gmail [dot] com with your contribution!

I am a sex worker because…
I love it when a client…
My friends think…
I’m out to…
I quit my “day job” because…
I kept my “day job” because…
I feel the sexiest when…
To me, a feminist is…
When I’m not working, I’m…
If I could say one thing to make you understand…
I wish someone had told me…

If you post your name/alias, occupation, location, or web address with your contribution, I will include these in the zine. Feel free to include as much or as little additional information as you’d like. When the zine is completed, I’ll send a zillion copies to contributors for distribution!

Best wishes,

B.

Want to increase business and decrease wasted time? Looking for advice on how to handle those “special” fetish calls? Not only are there a number of great online and print resources for escorts, but phone operators and webcam models need not feel left behind!

Amanda Brooks is swell, myHoneysuckle is sweet, and PSO Support is a great place for friendly advice!

It is a good time to be an activist and advocate. Really…I’m discovering more and more *amazing* resources every day. See: Sex Work Awareness and The Sex Workers Project. I’ll be adding these links permanently to the right-hand side of the page.

Stay sassy, and for those of you on the oppressively humid east coast…stay unmuggy(?).

In my recent but dogged quest to create a network of college sex workers, I keep asking one question: “How do you reach a group of people who tries rather hard to remain incognito?” The internet seems like a good start, but what’s the best method? Blogging…social networking sites like Myspace…Craigslist? If anyone has any suggestions, please do let me know. I’m no tech tard, but it’s easy to get discouraged in the early stages of a project.

I’m whipping up a Myspace page, but for someone who is fairly computer literate, it’s probably the most frustrating, slow and buggy interface I’ve ever worked with (barring Windows Vista, which does not claim to be a user-friendly social networking tool).

I’m no legal expert, and I don’t have time-tested advice on the screening process. Fortunately, there’s a lot of good information out there about criminal law for sex workers. With the increasing number of sex workers operating independently, it’s important to stay savvy. Of course, no screening process is perfect, but knowing how to spot red flags is a good start.

From SWOPeast: Advice from a criminal lawyer – what NOT to do if you get arrested

From Peridot Ash: Screening Johns and Screening Cops

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