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Adrie Rose

Pittsburgh
As seen in: MSN, NBC News, Observer, The Daily Dot, Truthout, Autostraddle, American Association of Colleges and Universities, Prism, Literary Mama, Massachusetts Review and
Covers:  Sex, Sex Work, Mental Health, Race, Gender, Social Media
chaotic good. co-host of #pagesandprejudice pod. editor of i hate my job. writer. portrait photographer. chronically just like other girls. hot take generator.

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Adrie Rose is a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer and portrait photographer. As a writer, she covers sex, sex work, mental health, and celebrity culture.

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The Stripper Index: Sex Workers and the Gift of Prophecy

The Stripper Index: Sex Workers and the Gift of Prophecy

While the concept of the stripper index or using spending patterns of sex worker clients as an economic indic…

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Everyone Wants To Be a Ho, No One Wants To Be a Whore

Everyone Wants To Be a Ho, No One Wants To Be a Whore

Above all else, to be a sex worker is to gamble with, and often lose, the ability to become someone, and some…

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Power Plays

Power Plays

I'm not a culture critic or writer, but as a writer that often complains about the representation of sex work…

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Sian's Caribbean Kitchen: Honoring My Grandmother's Legacy Through Cooking​ - Sweet July

Sian's Caribbean Kitchen: Honoring My Grandmother's Legacy Through Cooking​ - Sweet July

Cooking in Jamaica among family helped me feel closer to my grandmother, like I was carrying on her legacy.

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Who's The Real Enemy?

Who's The Real Enemy?

More than five years later, it's difficult to see the vision legislators had in mind when they dreamt up SEST…

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Thoughts on Class Drag, Active Length, Square French Tips, and Red (Spray Paint) Bottoms

Thoughts on Class Drag, Active Length, Square French Tips, and Red (Spray Paint) Bottoms

As far as class drag goes, the enlightened sex worker trope is probably the least inoffensive, if the most mo…

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Invitations to Practice Democracy

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By Nicholas V. Longo, Donald E. Ingber, Adrie Rose
| American Association of Colleges and Universities
Members of campus communities are feeling the effects of divisive politics that silence constructive voices. In a 2022 Knight Foundation survey on free expression and campus speech, 65 percent of undergraduates said that because of their campus climate, they refrained from speaking freely for fear their views might be seen as offensive.
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The Stripper Index: Sex Workers and the Gift of Prophecy

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By Adrie Rose
| tryst.link
The concept of the "stripper index" relies on the idea that certain industries or professions are more susceptible to economic fluctuations, and changes in the behaviour of individuals within these industries can provide insights into broader economic trends. The theory suggests that observing the spending patterns of clients in certain industries, particularly those considered discretionary or luxury sectors, can offer clues about the state of the economy.
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Everyone Wants To Be a Ho, No One Wants To Be a Whore

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By Adrie Rose
| tryst.link
“It’s all sex work, all the way down.” It’s a statement that you want to agree with. It’s very FEMINISM 101 ™  a la Greta Gerwig’s 2023 film, Barbie. On the surface, it’s very easy to see how someone completely removed from the reality of sex work, and being a sex worker, could arrive at this conclusion. Being a woman in a relationship with a man, especially a relationship that includes raising children, is work. Domestic labour is routinely, and inherently, devalued.
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