My postdoc anniversary
This post reflects on a whirlwind year because today, April 12, is my first postdoc anniversary. Some of you may wonder why something as mundane or boring as a job would get a space on a blog largely about pole…
Category Asses and Activism
Asses and Activism includes interviews, opinion pieces and news about people who are breaking taboos, fighting stigma and living their best lives, because activism is more fun when it’s sexy. The idea for Asses and Activism was born from one of my Instagram posts. I had posted a picture about a less politically oriented post, saying: “Can’t always cover Asses and Activism!” and my followers pointed out how great a format that could be. So when I realised the community I’m part of would love to hear from and support sexy activists, this category of posts came to life. So without further ado, all these posts are for them, featuring everything from pole dancing to podcasting, from sex workers to bloggers, these posts are about discussing everything that matters, but that hasn’t yet received the right attention. Expect: the odd sociological / criminological spin, sass and a whole lot of ass. Submit ideas to bloggeronpole@gmail.com if you’d like to be featured.
My hair and the cost of doing too much
In January, when getting a haircut, I found out that a patch of my hair was missing. I was truly devastated, and feared I was on a downward trajectory towards irreversible change. This made me reflect on how important towards…
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Judging the Sexual Freedom Awards 2023
I have been asked to judge the Sexual Freedom Awards 2023 after having won in the Activist of the Year category in 2019. It’s a huge honour to be invited to do it, and I want to make sure those…
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The Manifesto for Sex-Positive Social Media Is Just What We Needed
The Manifesto for Sex-Positive Social Media is the resource naked and sex-posi online communities, from pole dancers to sex workers, from educators to artists and activists, needed in our lives. Why? Because I for one am tired of hearing: “Yeah…
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Reels first: what the backlash against Instagram means for creator rights
Reels: love them or hate them, we’re gonna be stuck with them. A worldwide backlash has followed Instagram’s latest update, which pursued a video-first, TikTok-like strategy by prioritising reels more than its historic, culture-defining pictures. And people are pissed –…
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Sexquisite Events Interview
Sexquisite Events is the events company you should know about, especially if you’re a pole dancer: platforming sex worker voices and raising awareness about rights in the sex industry, they hold a variety of wild and wonderful cabaret, theatre, and…
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Help challenge strip club bans in Edinburgh
Sex workers union United Sex Workers (USW) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to start a legal challenge against recent strip club bans pushed by the Edinburgh council. With similar bans being considered by a variety of local councils in the…
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The UNSEEN online censorship project
The cat is out of the bag: I can finally announce that I took part in Rankin Creative’s The UNSEEN project, shining a light on platforms’ censorship of creators. Here, I talk about why I joined The UNSEEN, sharing some…
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Armando Cabba on art, nudity and social media censorship
This week’s post is an interview with Armando Cabba, the Canadian artist who’s challenging social media’s puritanical governance of nudity and sexuality through thought-provoking social critique in the shape of not-safe-for-work (NSFW) art. Aside from being a brilliant artist, Armando…
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Monetizing pole dance on TikTok: is it possible?
Monetizing pole dance content on TikTok is a no-brainer. Having proven to be the fastest-growing social network during the past two years, TikTok has given pole dancers (including yours truly) exposure to an exponential following, to more brand partnerships and…
