http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/taxonomy/term/1022 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/666 <p>As is true of a lot of people in the sex-positive community, I've been thinking a lot about Deborah Jean Palfrey's death this past week. I didn't know her personally, and never met her in person, so I can't speak of her death in terms of personal tragedy or grief. But grief and anger are what I'm feeling, because Deborah Jeane Palfrey's fate could have been written onto the lives of so many women and men. And the anger comes from the fact that it has, and it will be.</p> <p>The real tragedy of her death, from where I'm standing, is not anything extraordinary about her story, but how common and familiar it is, to the point of being cliché. If the story of Deborah Jean Palfrey had been laid out in a novel or play or screenplay, I would be angry at having my time wasted by a writer who was unable or unwilling to rise above cheap hackery that was old and worn out in the days of the Victorian penny dreadfuls. But Palfrey was a real person, and it makes me sick and angry to think how often the lives of people who should live peaceful, untroubled lives are forced into old patterns.</p> <p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/666">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/666#comments Amber Rhea prostitution sex positive sex work sex worker rights Tue, 06 May 2008 17:40:08 -0700 Chris 666 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/654 <p><a href="http://sex20con.com"><img src="http://www.sex20con.com/wp-content/themes/K2/styles/sex20/sex20_badges/sex20-badge-150x100-im-coming-pink-bg.jpg" alt="sex2.0 logo" width="150" height="100" align="right" /></a> I&#39;ve been looking forward to this weekend for months. If airline glitches don&#39;t stop me in a few hours I will be in Atlanta for this weekend&#39;s <a href="http://sex20con.com">Sex 2.0</a> conference.</p> <p align="center"> <strong><a href="http://www.sex20con.com/schedule/">Click here for the list of presenters</a></strong> </p> <p><a href="http://sex20con.com">Sex 2.0</a> will focus on the intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality. How is social media enabling people to learn, grow, and connect sexually? How is sexual expression tied to social activism? Does the concept of transparency online offer new opportunities or present new roadblocks — or both? These questions, and many more, will be addressed within a safe, welcoming, sex-positive space.</p><p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/654">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/654#comments Amber Rhea Atlanta conferences Sex 2.0 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:52:07 -0700 Elizabeth 654 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org