Police are given the freedom to interpret and enforce prostitution laws as they see fit, which affects the daily lives of sex workers more than the actual laws themselves. In the partially-legal countries of England, Singapore and Hong Kong (technically not a country), and the fully-criminalized US, I will show that police treatment of arrested sex workers is not reflective of prostitution laws but instead reflects local police culture, effectiveness of police oversight and general local attitude toward sex workers themselves. The obvious solution to changing police treatment of arrested sex workers is more direct outreach and education with local police as well as actively engaging local police oversight resources, regardless of the actual laws regulating prostitution.
Panel presentation with: Furry Girl, Brooke Magnanti, Alex Sotirov
From pornographer/web model Furry Girl: As someone who’s a model and a small business owner, I’d like to point out the potential identity breaches rooted in the United State’s federal 2257 laws. I’m not a lawyer – so my focus is explaining from an indie pornographer’s sex worker’s perspective how 2257 laws put everyone in a bad place and work to stifle free sexual expression online.
From author and escort Amanda Brooks: Offline privacy and money management. I will offer simple, legal methods of disassociating your real name/home address from your work name. It can also be important to keep your real name and actual place of residence separate from one another. Learn which prepaid card can be used for registering domain names, do business banking without opening a business account, and discreetly move your earnings across state and international borders.
From author and former escort Dr Brooke Magnanti (aka Belle de Jour): My contribution will be focusing on maintaining privacy in traditional media – how to publish anonymously, sign contracts, and give interviews without compromising anonymity. It will discuss using limited liability companies to your advantage and managing profits to minimize tax burden.
Professional hacker Alex Sotirov will be covering online/digital privacy, with a focus on how your activities can be tracked online and what steps you can take to try and maintain as much anonymity as possible on the net.
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This was a presentation from last year that many enjoyed and many others did not get to attend. New material will be added this year from my return to escort work — such as advance deposits without giving up my personal info. This is a straightforward how-to piece using legal techniques of misdirection and misinformation gleaned through my own experiences and research. The concepts of having an alternate name and an alternate mailing address are simple ideas. The trick is in learning how to achieve it. An untraceable cell phone, credit card and even business bank account is essential for sex workers with more complex business needs. None of these methods will hide you from the IRS or the government, but they are enough to keep predators at arms length, which is something most sex workers want.
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Highlights from the Business Development track:
Sarah Sloane: Incorporating Kink into your Work
Al: Keeping out of Harm’s Way
William Takahashi: Disabilities and Sex Workers
Panel: Safety for Sex Workers through Personal Privacy (I’m a panelist)
Panel: Building a Safe and Sustainable Business
Allen Lichtenstein: Contracts and What to Look for
Erik Peterson: Personal Finance for Adult Industry Professionals
Sarah Sloane: Burnt and Jaded: When the Passion isn’t Passionate Anymore
Furry Girl: Solo Girl
Danielle dv8 & Vegan Vixen: Phone and Cam sex for Profit or Lights, Web Cam, Action!
Lee Harrington: On their Knees
Meeshee: Clicking with your Photographer
Cathy from Room Service 2000: The Value of Internet Advertising
Doug Bynon: A Tax Workshop for the Cash-Based Professional
Lusty Day: Working it Down Under
Kimberlee Cline: Keeping it Real: Coming Out to your Loved Ones
Panel: Screening
Megan Morgensen: The Value of Sex Work
Serpent Libertine and BeBeDoll: The Ethical Sex Worker
Jean Gray: Energetic Protection and Cleansing for Sex Workers
Roundtable: Your Girlfriend Sucks! For Money!
Baba Dez: Sex Work is Sacred Work
Lee Harrington: How Much an Hour?
Panel: Tricks, Training, and Transitions
Shawn Roop: Sessions that Heal
The rest of the conference includes:
Dr. Joycelyn Elders
Norma Jean Almodovar (personal hero of mine)
Nina Hartley
Dr. Brooke Magnanti (yes, her)
the one and only Robyn Few
Carol Leigh
plenty of other industry luminaries
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Vegas Vegas Vegas
the most amazing people you’ll meet having the time of their lives
lots of love, support, acceptance
Join me in Vegas in two weeks!
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