Prostitution & Sex Work

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Not Victims but Warriors

Not Victims but Warriors

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This chapter features a 42-year-old gay man who owns and operates three adult massage studios. He also runs NL Adult, a free service that connects sex workers with clients. 3 $0.30 Add
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Our Rights Get Stripped Away

Our Rights Get Stripped Away

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who entered the sex trade as an escape from a violent relationship. She feels that sex work saved her life, and feels that the laws governing sex work … 9 $0.90 Add
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Paper Darts

Paper Darts

Part 2: Statues of Lions

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 4 begins with Brunet’s travel to Sarnia, Ontario and the experience of stripping there. Topics discussed include friendships, rules, and different clubs. 13 $1.30 Add
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Pleasers

Pleasers

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 2 recounts Brunet’s early experiences and the process of learning the unspoken rules of the strip club and strippers. Topics discussed include competition, body image and aesthetics, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Prologue

Prologue

From: This is My Real Name

2 $0.20 Add
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Real Name

Real Name

Part 2: Statues of Lions

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 6 follows Brunet rediscovering herself. Topics discussed include strip circuits, studying poetry, laws surrounding sex work and paying for sex work, domestic violence, music tied to … 22 $2.20 Add
Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

Trigger Warning

From working through the pandemic to Black Lives Matter, Rock Paper Sex, Volume II: Trigger Warning is timely, controversial, and provocative. This sequel offers a wide range of stories from the … 240 View
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Slow Season

Slow Season

Part 5: Surfacing

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 15 concludes the book with Brunet’s return to Montreal, work at Sally’s Club and giving up stripping. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Best Strip Club in Canada

The Best Strip Club in Canada

Part 4: Selling the Fantasy

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 11 explores Brunet’s time at the club Moonlighter & Sirens in Niagara. Topics discussed include legality of stripping and protections for strippers, perfect clients, confidence, hotel … 31 $3.10 Add
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The Roundup

The Roundup

Part 3: The Circuit

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 8 recounts Brunet’s time at the FoxxDen club. Topics discussed aging as a stripper, clients in Ottawa, and seeing your high school classmates as a stripper. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Royal

The Royal

Part 1: Baby Stripper

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 1 recounts the author Cid V Brunet’s first time at the Royal (a strip club in Southern Ontario) and her early career there. Topics discussed include management, names, femininity, sex … 9 $0.90 Add
This is My Real Name

This is My Real Name

A Stripper's Memoir

The frank and bracing memoir of a woman who spent ten years as a stripper. This Is My Real Name is the memoir of Cid V Brunet, who spent ten years working as a dancer at strip clubs, using the … 289 View
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Two Hearts

Two Hearts

Part 5: Surfacing

From: This is My Real Name

Chapter 14 explores Brunet’s return to the Maritimes to see her family. Topics discussed include her marriage to Luke, healing from trauma, and leaving sex work behind. 7 $0.70 Add
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Work Alone

Work Alone

A New App That Helps Sex Workers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This short chapter describes an app that helps protect workers and clients at Blue Door. 2 $0.20 Add