$pread: The Best Of The Magazine That Illuminated The Sex Industry And Started A Media Revolution
by Audacia Ray /
2015 / English / PDF, EPUB
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$pread
$pread, an Utne Awardwinning magazine by and for sex
workers, was independently published from 2005 to 2011. This
collection features enduring essays about sex work around the
world, first-person stories that range from deeply traumatic to
totally hilarious, analysis of media and culture, and fantastic
illustrations and photos produced just for the magazine. The
book also features the previously untold story of
, an Utne Awardwinning magazine by and for sex
workers, was independently published from 2005 to 2011. This
collection features enduring essays about sex work around the
world, first-person stories that range from deeply traumatic to
totally hilarious, analysis of media and culture, and fantastic
illustrations and photos produced just for the magazine. The
book also features the previously untold story of$pread
$pread
and how it has built a wider audience in its posthumous years.
What started as a community tool and trade magazine for the sex
industry quickly emerged as the essential guide for people
curious about sex work, for independent magazine enthusiasts,
and for labor and civil rights activists.
and how it has built a wider audience in its posthumous years.
What started as a community tool and trade magazine for the sex
industry quickly emerged as the essential guide for people
curious about sex work, for independent magazine enthusiasts,
and for labor and civil rights activists.Rachel Aimee
Rachel Aimee cofounded
cofounded$pread
$pread magazine in 2004
and was an editor-in-chief for four and a half years. Now a
parent and freelance copy editor, she also organizes for
strippers’ rights with We Are Dancers. She lives in Brooklyn
with her family.
magazine in 2004
and was an editor-in-chief for four and a half years. Now a
parent and freelance copy editor, she also organizes for
strippers’ rights with We Are Dancers. She lives in Brooklyn
with her family.Eliyanna Kaiser
Eliyanna Kaiser is a former executive editor of
is a former executive editor of$pread
$pread magazine. She is currently raising her two
children in Manhattan. In her spare time, she writes fiction.
magazine. She is currently raising her two
children in Manhattan. In her spare time, she writes fiction.Audacia Ray
Audacia Ray is the founder and executive director of the
Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), a peer-led organization in New
York that amplifies the voices of people in the sex trades
through media, storytelling, and advocacy programs. At RedUP,
she publishes the literary journal
is the founder and executive director of the
Red Umbrella Project (RedUP), a peer-led organization in New
York that amplifies the voices of people in the sex trades
through media, storytelling, and advocacy programs. At RedUP,
she publishes the literary journalProse & Lore: Memoir
Stories About Sex Work
Prose & Lore: Memoir
Stories About Sex Work. She is the author of
. She is the author ofNaked on
the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing in On Internet
Sexploration
Naked on
the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing in On Internet
Sexploration and has contributed to many anthologies. She
joined the
and has contributed to many anthologies. She
joined the$pread
$pread staff in 2004 and was an executive
editor from 2005 to 2008.
staff in 2004 and was an executive
editor from 2005 to 2008.