The Vixen Hour

Christian is joined by Riley in the studio to talk about exit programs for sex workers.  We hear from Chrissy, an older sex worker, and Rahni, a former street based sex worker as well as Ramona, who has engaged with an exit program.  

Jane and Christian talk about HIV and sex work in Australia- history and policy.  We also hear from the lived experience of a HIV+ sex worker.

Christian speaks to Jules Kim, manager of the Migration Project at the Scarlet Alliance, The National Association of Sex Workers in Australia about trafficking and the impact of policies on sex workers.  He also has a discussion with Elena Jeffreys, former president of the Scarlet Alliance about approaches sex workers can take when engaging with the issue.

Happy International Sex Worker Rights Day! Rahni & Christian are in the studio talking all things sex work and human rights, We talk to Janelle Fawkes of the Scarlet Alliance about the developments in Europe as we some of the human rights issues facing sex workers at home.

Aeryn and Christian look at some of the issues sex workers encounter when advertising.  We'll look at sex work advertising laws as well as compare how people in the broader community might advertise for sex to those who do it as a job.  We'll also imagine what a sex work ad might sound like and ask, why can sex sell everything but sex?

On this edition of the Vixen Hour: author of Diary Of A Manhattan Call Girl, Columnist with the Guardian, The Daily Beast and ABC's The Drum, the fabulous, Tracy Quan speaks to Christian about writing, sex work and activism.

Eva and Chrisrtian talk all about the people who pay to access sexual services.  We chat to Jonathon and David, two people who identify as clients and ask the community, "would you pay for sex?"

Following on from Pride March, Rahni & Christian talk about what pride means to sex workers.  We'll hear from people who attended the march too.

As part of his Get Bucked Australia Tour, Christian spoke to adult film star, advocate, transman, Buck Angel. Check out getbuckedaustralia.com for more information.

Gala Vanting joins Christian in the studio to talk about how money plays out in the lives of sex workers.  We'll take on some myths and stereotypes and talk about the function cash plays in our work.  We also ask the general community, "What have you given up for your job?"

Christian and Anstia celebrate #JOY20 - JOY 94.9's 20th birthday week, and reflect on Christian's history with the station, with the Vixen Collective, and with the Vixen Hour.

In this show, Anstia, Fiona Falls, and Matt James discuss the ramifications of having different genders and doing sex work. Anstia idenifies as a cis-gender woman, Fiona identifies as a Goddess, and Matt identifies as gender queer (or as Batman - it's worth listening to hear this story). They discuss how their gender has impacted on the types of sex work they do, how sex work has impacted on their gender identification, and how their gender identification has impacted on their lives, and much more.

Anstia and Eva Sless cover sex work and sexual slavery during WWI, WWII, and the Vietnam War, on Remembrance Day. Lest we forget.

Firstly, Christian and Anstia talk to the fabulous Queer Porn icon Courtney Trouble! Secondly, we go on a trip through time and look back at the very first Vixen Hour, and answer the questions that we were asked during that show.

This week on the Vixen Hour, Christian, Anstia, Jane, and Johanna examine the intersections between sex work and feminisms, using "feminisms" to reflect the fact that there are many, many types of feminism. Jane discusses the MANORISMS exhibition, the Feminist Futures conference May 2011, and the Reclaim The Night: Sydney Road 2013 event, while Johanna talks about various feminist frameworks.