So earlier this year I curated the Red Umbrella Diaries Blog Carnival on "The Price of Love", pulling together some great pieces on sex work, love, and relationships by Ms. Slide, Astrid Strega, and Dear Coke Talk. It was great fun to write about, and it's a really great project.

Well, my turn to curate has come around again- this time focused on Law and Order, particularly around the world, as this will be in honor of International Sex Workers Day (ok, one of them). And I'm looking for some submissions to put together for the next blog.

What is the Blog Carnival about? If you can’t get to New York to see or perform in the monthly live event, the Blog Carnival is a way for sex workers and their allies to participate in the Red Umbrella Diaries from afar. Every month, we do a carnival of pieces of writing on the upcoming event’s theme and then the fantastic Audacia Ray picks her favorite to read at the event and record for the podcast. Check out the "Price of Love" post to get an idea of what it's like.


So, "Law and Order"- what sort of things could you write about on that? Talk about your own run-in with the law while working, explain how you think sex work should be treated by the legal system, write on being a sex worker living outside of/molding the system (maybe not paying taxes, or squatting, or organizing sex workers). Have you encountered weird laws relating to your work? Have something to say on a current event relating to the interaction between sex work and legal rights? Speak up!


Your piece should be up to 700 words long, and can previously published on your own blog or elsewhere. I can conceal your identity if you send me a piece that you can’t put your name on. The themes can be interpreted all kinds of different ways, I love to see creativity. 


I need all entries by May 28th so I have a chance to go through them!. Email submissions to kitty@redumbrellaproject.com.


Why submit to the Blog Carnival? Well, for a start this is a great way to get some traffic onto your blog or other publication! It gives a chance for your voice to be heard by a different audience. And what sort of people am I looking for? ProDomme, escort, stripper, peep show person, cam girl or boy, porn performer-if you identify or have identified as a sex worker, you're welcome to submit. I actively want diversity too- straight, queer, gay, people of all colours, ethnicities, and religions, from all over the globe. 


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