March 1 – Both Sides Now

Guest Hosted and Curated by Dominick
Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge, in New York City
Doors at 7 pm, event from 8-10
21 and up – FREE

Join us for Both Sides Now, stories that tease out the comparisons among sex work and other kinds of work, transactional sex and relationship sex, and other oppositions.

Dominick

‘Dominick’ found his confessional voice as a regular at Dean Johnson’s ‘Reading for Filth’ series. He’s since participated in ‘Sex Worker Literati’ in addition to Red Umbrella Diaries. Dominick draws on his own diaries kept during his three year stint as an escort, delving into such topics as his lost sugar daddy, the evolution of his dominant guido persona, the digital transformation of the sex industry, eighties music, ass health- and of course, the clients, in all their splendor. After climbing the ladder in NYC’s real estate industry (where the art of the sell is supreme), Dominick currently blogs for rentboy.com, offering advice to johns and escorts alike. He recently appeared as a guest on Dan Savage’s podcast (#267) and is participating with HOOK Online in Rent U. 2012, a series of workshops on such topics as client management and adapting workplace skills.

Randi Newton

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska-Randi Newton lives in New York City with her fiancé, Eric, their urban shepard lab, Maximillian, and cockatiel, Squeaker.  She loves coffee, dry shampoo, and making people laugh.

Having a storied past…Randi has been featured in The New York Post, Radar Magazine, Penthouse Magazine (fully dressed), appeared Gayle King’s show on Oprah Radio, then went head to head with Bill O’Reilly on The O’Reilly Factor…to name a few.

Randi has had the pleasure of participating in numerous storytelling events around Manhattan and Los Angeles, and her writing has been featured at XoJane.com, Pets Advisor, and Closets for Causes. You can read her blog, www.wallstreetstripper.com, which ranges in topic from reviews on“As Seen On TV” products, to expertise in beauty/dating advice and completely random other things.  She is working on her first manuscript.

Tweet at her! @WorldOfRandi

LeNair Xavier (pronounced HAH-vee-air) gained notoriety in the underground as adult entertainer, “Tré Xavier”(pronounced ZAY-vee-ur). But not for his being a sex object as much as his being an intellectual one. One that he still displays with his blog, “L’s X-Ray Vision“. His displays of intellect and honesty about the flaws of the porn industry led to his much-needed exit from studio-based porn in September 2009. Since then, that same intellect and honesty has led to a printed opinion in The Advocate, and creative endeavors such as poetry which spawned poetry readings, interviews for domestic and international magazines in 2011, and already a TV interview for 2012. So LeNair is now bringing his talents above ground (both erotic and non-erotic), and more accessible to all.