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With Donald Trump expected to make another high-profile UFC appearance next month, the internet is already reacting the way it always does. Some people are excited. Some people are irritated. Some people immediately turn it into politics before anyone has even stepped into the octagon.  But honestly, the more interesting thing to me is not

People tend to assume escorting would destroy a woman’s self worth. That it would make her feel disposable, objectified, or replaceable. If I am being completely honest, my experience has been the exact opposite. I have never been treated better by men in my life than I have since escorting. I know how backwards that

Little girls are taught to be “nice” almost immediately.  Share your toys. Say thank you. Give him a hug. Don’t make a scene. Don’t be rude. Smile. Be polite. And to be clear, some of those things matter. Civilization would collapse pretty quickly if everyone started throwing folding chairs at each other in Costco because

  One of the funniest things about human beings is how deeply convinced we are that we can “read people.” We meet someone for thirty seconds and suddenly we know everything.“She seems sweet.”“He seems arrogant.”“She looks intelligent.”“He gives me bad vibes.”“She seems insecure.”“She looks trustworthy.” Meanwhile, study after study shows that most people are not

  There seems to be this collective fantasy that sex workers spend their days lounging around in silk robes, sipping champagne at noon, and dramatically applying lipstick while mysterious music plays in the background. I regret to inform you that my real life is significantly less cinematic. This morning alone, I:   Not exactly the

Before becoming a mother, I truly believed I was a reasonably capable and organized human being.  Then motherhood arrived and humbled me immediately. Nothing prepares you for the sheer logistical complexity of keeping tiny humans alive while simultaneously managing schedules, emotions, illnesses, school forms, grocery inventories, random last-minute disasters, and the psychological stability of an

Every year around Mother’s Day, this image makes its way back to me. Six different versions of the same woman.Six different people deciding who she must be.Friends soften her. Society stereotypes her. Politicians turn her into a talking point. Activists turn her into a symbol. Somewhere in the middle of all of it stands an

Before getting into Colorado, it helps to understand where sex work actually stands in the United States, because the reality is far more fragmented than most people think. It is not fully legal anywhere in the country, but there are limited pockets of partial legality or reduced enforcement. In Nevada, sex work is legal only

Today APD posted on social media (https://x.com/Austin_Police/status/2047699082500595737) about supporting women and raising awareness around assault. On the surface, it said all the right things: accountability, advocacy, standing with victims. But the replies told a different story. Many women responded with the same feeling: it’s just talk. That reaction doesn’t come from nowhere. It comes from

It is that day… for a good time, call! Happy Tax Day! You can’t hide anything from your priest or your accountant. As someone who is not a member of the cloth, I can tell you that money has a funny way of telling on people. What’s surprising is how often people think they’re being