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Jessie Sage
@sapiotextual
Columnist @PGHCityPaper | freelance writer covering the sex industry | CA native, Pittsburgh local | bookworm | good food, strong coffee & shameless naps
Pittsburgh, PA
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    Jessie Sage
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    Feb 9
    I am so proud to be a part of Working Girls Press's latest anthology, and I’m fangirling over the talented people who wrote our blurbs! I wrote 4 essays in this collection, and they are certainly the most personal pieces I’ve published. I’m anxiously awaiting the 5/1/26 pub date!
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    Jessie Sage
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    Aug 30, 2018
    My female students just told me that they were having housing issues because in the state of PA 6 women can’t legally live together because that is considered a brothel. They had to do complicated lease aggrements & have been trained to deal with police in case of enquiry.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Dec 3, 2022
    FWIW a doctor and an investment banker were the two most dangerous clients I’ve ever had.
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    pasta whore
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    Dec 1, 2022
    Replying to @FayeValentine99
    sadly not trolling and completely what she thinks due to her experience
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    Jessie Sage
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    Dec 16, 2021
    I get asked often in interviews if I think crypto will solve sex workers’ banking issues. I’m no tech or finance expert but let me reframe the question. Do I think libertarian silicone valley dude-bro can create tech that will fix systematic discrimination? No.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Jun 9, 2023
    A client told me that his wife, who can’t have sex anymore bc of health reasons, is the best person he knows. He will never divorce her/doesn’t want to, but can’t imagine never having sex again. Seeing a sex worker in this case is so reasonable/ethical. That we criminalize this
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    Jessie Sage
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    Apr 30, 2019
    I’m in @RollingStone today, talking about the impact of shadowbanning on the sex work community, and why Twitter giving a verified account to a fictional sex worker seems like a slap on the face to our community. Thanks @ejdickson.
    Sex Workers Aren’t Happy With the New Netflix Show About Dominatrixes
    From rollingstone.com
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    Jessie Sage
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    Jun 9, 2023
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    No one should feel like the only options are to divorce the best person they know, or to live without sexual pleasure. There are straightforward solutions to this problem.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Feb 25, 2022
    There is a reason that sex workers use pseudonyms and it’s to protect their safety. If you find out that someone you know is a sex worker and you tell everyone about it like it’s a piece of juicy gossip, you are putting their lives, families, and safety at risk.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Dec 3, 2022
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    This is classist nonsense.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Dec 3, 2022
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    Sketchy can also be dressed in designer suits and expensive shoes.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Jun 27, 2022
    it’s weird to me that the parallel between sex worker rights & abortion rights is not taken more seriously by mainstream feminists. both are issues of bodily autonomy & who gets to decide what we do with our bodies. SWers will fight for abortion, i’d like to see some reciprocity.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Aug 26, 2020
    “These celebrity users never have to face the stigma that we do, they can just profit off of platforms we have built, without enduring any of the backlash that we have to endure.” I’m in @RollingStone talking about SW stigma & celebrities on OnlyFans.
    Sex Workers Worry Bella Thorne’s $2 Million Payday Could Ruin OnlyFans
    From rollingstone.com
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    Jessie Sage
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    Dec 23, 2020
    As a sex worker, I’m just trying to make pretty things and give people the space they need to have affirming and fun sexual experiences. I really don’t think it should be such a battle.
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    Jessie Sage
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    Sep 12, 2023
    An important thing I learned as a sex worker that I wish I could share w civilian women: A good body is one that can give and receive pleasure, not one that looks a particular way. And relatedly, all kinds of bodies are desirable.
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