Ho-lene Parton

2013-04-09 20,305 notes

MY BRAIN ES-PLODE!!!!!!!

(thank you reverend Phil)

(via hailhorrorhail)

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2013-04-06 12 notes

I’m a giraffe! Special for @vidtuesday & @natophile #kigurumi #giraffe #costume #onesie #dressup

2013-04-05 3 notes

Pizza for dinner at the Overshare Castle, courtesy of myself & @pixelsareforsquares. #food #pizza #dinner #foodstagram

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Bettie #bangs. Yes, that’s a #pink #hair #bow. #redhead #retro #fringe #glasses #pale #greeneyes #gpoy #selfie #femme #longhairdontcare

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Apparently, my decorating style is “put a birdcage on it”. #putabirdonit #decor #crafty #birdcage #yellow

2013-04-04 5 notes

This is the kind of slash I like to see.

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Morning sun #gpoy #selfie #pale #redhead #bangs #pretty #vain #nomakeup

Anonymous asked: How has becoming a sex worker changed your self image (not just the physical aspect), if at all? How has your perspective on intimacy changed since you started having sex for money? Does emotional intimacy become more important than physical to a sex worker? Thank you for answering if you choose to.

Sex work has caused many changes in my life, and self-image/self-esteem is by far the biggest. Staring at myself naked and tarted up in a mirror for hours on end at the Lusty for 3 years was the best body-image bootcamp I’ve ever had. You have to love yourself, or you’ll perish. I really value every little bump of fat & muscle I have, because they’ve made me such a comfortable livelihood. People constantly telling you how gorgeous and sexy you are doesn’t really hurt either!

I’ve always separated sex from intimacy in my mind, so sex work really did come naturally to me. Before sex work, I satisfied my needs with a lot of casual sex, but now that basic need is met through my job. I have a very high sex drive, but I’m also one of those women people don’t believe exist: it’s very easy for me to come, especially from PIV sex (penis or dildo in vagina). So my high sex drive is satisfied at work, and I can use my leisure time for more worthy pursuits, such as cuddling my cat and obsessively refreshing Twitter. Emotional intimacy is far more important to me than physical, but it’s always been that way.

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queershoulder asked: I just want to say that I fucking loved your recent piece over at Tits & Sass, and that I hope that you keep publishing. We need more work like yours in the world. Also, can we hang out sometime? :) I'm on Planet Graduate Skool till May, so I'm often busy, but I'm working on a book so I esp. <3 writing dates.

Ugh it took me so long to reply, but YES let’s have writing dates! I can wait until May, I’m patient :)

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Anonymous asked: I came to your Tumblr via that Jezebel article on your OKC date from hell and it got me wondering a few things: What do you look for in a potential date? Does your work ever get in the way of your personal life? How did you get involved in sex worker politics? (sorry if you've already covered these in the past)

Sorry it’s taken me forever to get to my asks! Finally catching up.

I look for intelligence, geekiness, openness, queer politics, and of course foxiness :) Luckily, this being the Bay Area, it’s pretty easy to find some or all of these things. And I find that being able to prescreen my dates via OKC is pretty good for my peace of mind & safety, ie I can figure out how someone will feel about my job pretty well, and also vet them for stalkery vibes.

Work hasn’t really gotten in the way of my personal life at all, except for having to work when I’d rather go out with friends sometimes (Friday and Saturday nights are pretty busy). I’ve been lucky to date people who understand that sex work is my job, and has nothing to do with our relationship.

I got involved in sex worker politics through Sandy Bottoms (msbottomsup.tumblr.com). She and I had worked together at the Lusty Lady for a while, and she started to work with Sex Workers Outreach Project Bay Area (swopbay.org). I followed her to a few meetings, and I was hooked.

2013-04-03 6 notes

swopbay:

Check out this video made by Justin Pye, student correspondent to the Berkeley School of Journalism, about sex worker rights, the legacy and activism of Carol Leigh AKA Scarlot Harlot, and the challenges our movement faces today in the wake of California Prop 35 and anti-trafficking laws. Pye covers SWOP’s recent community picnic and interviews one of our members. Stay tuned for the bonus content sequel for more footage of interviews from sex workers and allies who attended our recent community picnic in Dolores Park last February.

NOTE: our segment begins at 15:17 on the the video timeline.

Source: swopbay