OnlyFans is one of many online companies that saw immense growth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past year, OnlyFans has gone from a niche subscription-based service used by a few influencers and sex workers to a household name. In November 2019, the platform had only 7.5 million users;...
This story mentions sex work and sexual violence. It may be triggering for some readers.
For Kate*, sugar babying—engaging in a kind of dating where one partner financially supports the other—started as a way of earning some additional income.
As a graduate student, Kate receives funding from the...
In an age when the majority of social media platforms censor sex workers and challenge their livelihood, OnlyFans seemed like a saving grace—that is, until it was exploited by Bella Thorne.
Since its creation in 2016, OnlyFans has offered a safe space for sex workers to subsist. Unlike several other...
Whether on the street, within massage parlours or at a strip club, sex is a commodity to be sold in Kingston.
Touch of Class, an erotic massage parlour, is located on Princess St., not far from the Plaza Gentleman’s Club on Montreal St. — Kingston’s only strip club. The two locations offer strikingly...
In an ideal world, the 18-year-old Duke University student who has chosen to perform in pornography wouldn’t be judged for her personal choices. However, it’s inevitable that judgement will happen, and seen in a wider societal context, her choices do deserve some criticism.
The freshman student at...
On Dec. 20, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down three laws governing activities surrounding sex work.
One law made it illegal to operate a brothel, another made it illegal to “live off the avails” of sex work and a third made it illegal for sex workers to communicate in public with clients.
The...
Sex work in Kingston will be safer thanks to new provincial legislation, says a former Kingston sex worker.
On Monday, the Ontario Court of Appeal legalized brothels — allowing sex workers to operate in indoor facilities, which can effectively function as small businesses.
Sex workers can also hire...