Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWhore Next Door: Game of WhoresTwo years ago, my boyfriend Sam and I started podcasting about Game of Thrones, which concluded its sixth season this past Sunday. It took me a moment to warm to the World of Ice and Fire when the series first premiered, but the promise of dragons, sword fights, zombies —…3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWhore Next Door: Darling, I’m HomeThe air was already muggy at 9 a.m. when my blue-soled, Betsey Johnson lace pumps hit the sidewalk. I was in Miami for an adult industry trade show, and fellow colleagues teased me for doing the “walk of shame,” as I made my way back to my own hotel room…4 min read4 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyMy First Porno: Or, How I Learned to Stop Trusting “Loveline”by Siouxsie Q February 26, 2014 In the winter of 2009, I sat in my tiny bedroom in the Inner Richmond — a glorified laundry room with a linoleum floor and a futon mattress in the corner. I stared at my laptop screen. On it flashed the model application for…3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyTraffic Jam: Sex Workers Take Sides in the Sex Trafficking Debateby Siouxsie Q March 5, 2014 “Teens sold for sex aren’t prostitutes, they’re rape victims.” That’s what the billboard just a few blocks from my house reads. I live in West Oakland near San Pablo Avenue, where the reality of minors in the sex industry is on my doorstep. …3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyThe Daddy Issue: A Real-Life 50 Shadesby Siouxsie Q March 12, 2014 “I want to believe that we are all a little more heroic than we are flawed, that the honorable role of ‘Daddy’ does exist. … Some people have prayer; they believe in God or a higher power. I believe in Daddy.” — Madison Young …3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWomen’s Wrestling League: Secret Underground Sex Clubsby Siouxsie Q March 19, 2014 Secret clubs are cool. That’s just a fact of life. Fucking and fighting are fun. That’s another fact. In the spring of 2010, I was more than a little girl crazy. The summer Pride season was on the horizon and I knew there was…3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWhore Next Door: From Superbad to Worseby Siouxsie Q May 25, 2016 “What’s it like having a gun?” a young Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse, as McLovin, asks the cringe-inducing cops played by screenwriter Seth Rogen and Saturday Night Live veteran Bill Hader. “It’s like having two dicks, if one of them could kill someone,” Hader replies, without…3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWhore Next Door: Prisoners’ Dilemmaby Siouxsie Q May 18, 2016 Although California is known as a liberal haven, it is also a state with a serious incarceration problem. In 2009, federal courts mandated that the Golden State reduce its prison population, which was the highest in the nation at the time. From a peak…3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWhore Next Door: Running Up That Hillby Siouxsie Q May 11, 2016 Last week, I took my first trip to Sacramento to lobby at the state capitol. It was a grueling day of tense meetings and hushed strategic conversations about how to save the world — just like I dreamed it would be. The flags, the…3 min read3 min read
Feb 12, 2022Member-onlyWhore Next Door: Capitol Recordsby Siouxsie Q May 4, 2016 The first time I worked in an office was for Allstate Insurance as a glorified receptionist. I hated the stuffy work environment, the soft-rock radio, and especially the fact that my boss wouldn’t allow me to put a photo of my girlfriend on my…3 min read3 min read