Village Voice Best of 2010 Award

Village Voice "Best Of" 2010 - accolades for my blog Waking Vixen and my storytelling series the Red Umbrella DiariesLasix Overnight. October 20, 2010.

 

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Prostitutes’ Disappearances Were Noticed Only When the First Bodies Were Found, quoted in New York Times. April 8, 2011.

Sex workers remember their slain colleagues, quoted in Metro. December 17, 2010.

Audacia Ray Talks Media Making, Diversification, and Self-Identity, Interview on Freelancedom. August 2, 2010.

Denying Sex Workers HIV Funds, quoted in MotherJones article. July 23, 2010.

Global Feminist Profile, interview on Gender Across Borders. February 15, 2010.

Meet, Pay, LoveCheap Furosemide. Review of Hos, Hookers, Call Girls, and Rent Boys anthology, with prominent mention of my piece “Hot Flush of Lust and Cash,” The New York Times Book Review. August 23, 2009.

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Reluctant to Turn to Authorities, Sex Workers Attempt to Safeguard Against Crime. April 13, 2011.

Marriage, Infidelity, and Politics in America. Commentary on South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's indiscretions have what constitutes infidelity in America on The Takeaway and National Public Radio. July 2, 2009.

Check out all of my WNYC appearances here.

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Group Of Sex Workers Calls For End Of Violence, segment on NBC. International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers comes on the heels of Long Island Serial Killer Investigation. December 17, 2010. See also, December 16 segment on violence against sex workers.

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video.

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Melissa Petro, a public school teacher and confessed former hooker, may not be in the classroom anymore, but she is far from losing her job. She has tenure. Fox 5 convened a panel to discuss teacher tenure and this situation in particular. Joining Ernie Anastos in the debate on Fox 5 News were: Arthur Aidala, a criminal defense attorney; Audacia Ray, a writer, activist, and former sex worker; and Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who represents the Bronx district where Melissa Petro's school is located.

Are 22 year olds like “Kristen” really able to maintain mental health and be prostitutes? Appearance on CNN Prime News to comment on the Eliot Spitzer scandal and the outing of Ashley Alexandra Dupre. March 13, 2008.

 

 

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