Oct 10How Being Called Ugly in Public Led to a Better Relationship with MyselfHow Being Called Ugly in Public Led to a Better Relationship with Myself I should have known it was coming. I posted a video on social media asking for donations for a trip I am taking to testify on human rights abuses at the UN headquarters in Geneva this month…Beauty7 min readBeauty7 min read
Aug 24, 2022The Road to Now: Looking Back on 50 Years of Abortion Policy in AmericaWith the recent decision of Dobbs versus Jackson Women’s Health Organization, SCOTUS has overturned the landmark case of Roe V. Wade. This monumental decision came on June 24th, a mere two months ago. …Feminism7 min readFeminism7 min read
Aug 8, 2022Resisting Precious Narratives: Knocking Myself UpA Book Review and interview with Author Michelle Tea I stood in my kitchen opening up an oblong brown box from my Friend Amy. Prenatal vitamins, a pair of spanx, and a lively book with the title “I’m Pregnant!” I flipped through it briefly, and within, everything you could ever…Pregnancy10 min readPregnancy10 min read
Jul 12, 2021Member-onlyFacebook, Human Trafficking, and The Price of Safety on The InternetAn Op-Ed by Laura LeMoon Sex trafficking is an issue that everyone seems to have different opinions on how to solve. The unfortunate reality is that most nonprofits and policymakers doing the work are not survivors themselves, are woefully misguided, and are operating off of “research” rooted in confirmation bias…Human Trafficking5 min readHuman Trafficking5 min read
Nov 16, 2020Member-onlyDear Madam VP Elect: An Open Letter to Kamala Harris from a Sex WorkerLast Saturday morning I was laying in bed and checked the Huffington Post — 284 Biden and 214 Trump. I texted my best friend immediately, a sex worker and well versed politico, who responded; “Yes! They’re calling Biden President Elect Biden on the news!” I was ecstatic and somewhat in…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Published inPULPMAG·May 27, 2020Member-onlyNot a “Real” Survivor: The Price Of Opinions In The Anti-Trafficking MovementI’m being judged as being a “bad survivor” by people in power who aren’t even survivors themselves, largely.Sex Work7 min readSex Work7 min read
Jan 21, 2020Member-onlySocial Justice and Ego: What is “selfless” Activism?(Picasso, “Girl in the Mirror) I believe that, generally speaking, those of us who enter the realms of social justice to become activists and advocates have good intentions. In my ten plus years as an activist and employee of numerous nonprofits, I have noticed many things about others and myself…Advice3 min readAdvice3 min read
Published inPULPMAG·Nov 14, 2019Member-onlyConditional LoveHow family estrangement broke my sex-working heart — Sex Work4 min readSex Work4 min read
Aug 12, 2019Dear Cyntoia: An Open Letter to Cyntoia Brown From Sex Workers and Trafficking SurvivorsDear Cyntoia, First let me start by saying congratulations on your release. Your case has been so inspiring to all of us who live at the intersections of sex work and sex trafficking. I won’t presume to know how you identify — whether as a sex trafficking survivor, sex worker…Feminism2 min readFeminism2 min read
Jul 1, 2019Witchy Healing: How Black Magic Has Helped Me Recover From TraumaIm a witch. No, I don’t wear a black pointy hat and stir a bubbling cauldron. Being a witch is a little like a religion in that there are a million ways to practice and no one witch works their craft in the same way. So what do I mean…3 min read3 min read