Karma Pervs – Erotic Art Philanthropy
by Jiz Lee on Dec 8, 2009 • 12:12 pm 32 CommentsExclusive photo sets for a sexy fundraiser to benefit sex-positive, queer & kink-friendly causes!
What the heck is Karma Pervs? In a nutshell, I post unique photo sets of images taken by exciting photographers and visual artists. The proceeds are donated to non-profit organizations in my community. So far, over $3800.00 has been raised through over 2,000 amazing photos!
Currently Perving On: Sex Workers Outreach Project
My newest Karma Pervs fundraiser benefits Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) – Bay Area!
I’ve been looking forward to supporting the Sex Worker Outreach Project, and specifically the bay area chapter, for quite some time. SWOP’s mission: “Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.” The San Francisco Bay Area chapter hosts frequent meetings and helps give vibrancy to the active sex worker community here in SF.
The photo set to accompany this Karma Pervs update is gorgeous and serene. It’s a little dark, in that photographer Rae Threat and I played with murky underwater submersion, filling the tub with vegetable oil and maple syrup, spattering with food colors and posturing for a visual that is almost gory. I’ve taken quite a few photographs in bathtubs; they’re a space of rejuvenation for me. (They’re also easy to clean and convenient as almost every photographer’s got access to one.) Here’s a peek at the images:
Join Karma Pervs
See the photo set and hundreds of other unique images, and have seven years of great sexual karma. Really! Sign up now through Credit Card or Online Check! Join now for as low as $7.99 to perv out as you help me raise money for worthy non-profits! This is secure credit card processing from EPOCH. Choose your preferred price — it’s sliding scale.
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While it’s always a good time to support sex workers, this update is timely as it relates to the recent election in California. As you may have heard, Prop 35 passed in California. While its full name, “Californian’s Against Sexual Exploitation” is something I support, in actuality it behaves like many other anti-trafficking campaigns, where the details behind it give many cause for concern. Sex workers’ rights advocates are weary of Proposition 35 because it expands the definition of “trafficking” to also include “pimping” and “pandering” (meaning that anyone supported by earnings, such as family members, children, and even roommates can potentially be subject to its increased fees, jail time, and sex offender registration).
In general, my own preference towards working to decrease exploitation in sex work includes legalization/decriminalization, creating labor protection and safety, rather than just making more aggressive laws. Harsher punishment can even make situations less safe by pushing people further underground where it is even harder to get help. If you want more information about Proposition 35, some resources include BallotPedia, and there’s a slew of links from articles in favor of NO on Prop 35 at esplerp.org. If you have more links, please leave them in the comments.
I’d like to encourage you to support organizations that are run by/for sex workers or which work to increase safer laws and healthy environments. Thank you for helping me raise money and spread the word about Sex Worker Outreach Project, Bay Area!
Donate and Win! All 2012 Karma Perv sign-ups will receive my Holiday Card — designed by Erika Moen — and be entered to win a free Crystal Twist glass toy from Crystal Delights. I will contact each sign-up and winner via email to confirm that you accept the offer, and to get your shipping address.
About Karma Pervs
Past Karma Perv organizations have included STOP AIDS Project, Center for Sex & Culture, St. James Infirmary, San Francisco Sex Information, Lyon-Martin Health Services and many others. Goodies have been donated by VirtuallyAdult & Crystal Delights, Sugar Sex Toys, Maui Kink, and Good Vibrations. Karma Pervs has been featured on Violet Blue’s TinyNibbles, Carnal Nation, Fleshbot, and many more. Want to give lucky members a special prize through your business? Contact jiz@jizlee.com or link to this page as a Karma Perv(ert) Affiliate to help me promote my cause!
Media
Karma Pervs is on Twitter at @KarmaPervs and Facebook. To request press information, images or an interview, please email me at jiz@jizlee.com.
Organizations & Causes
STOP AIDS Project, Center for Sex & Culture, St. James Infirmary, San Francisco Sex Information, Lyon-Martin Health Services, Femina Potens Art Gallery, Sharon Street Cyr. Fund, Hearing from the Heart, National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Leather Archives, Audacia Ray’s Red Umbrella Diaries, Communities United Against Violence (CUAV), Two secret childrens’ organizations in the Bay Area, Leather Alliance, Lady Monster / CSC, The Center for Sexual Pleasure & Health, The SF LGBT Center, Wolf & Wildlife Preservation, SWING (Sex Workers in Group) Thailand, Outsiders UK, NARAL
Photographers & Visual Artists
Courtney Trouble, Aeric Meredith-Goujon, CSC Photo Club, Amelia Avilés, Jeffer, Robert Lawrence, Roxy, M. Moser, nakedlenz, Nic, Dylan Ryan, Jiz Lee, Tristan Crane, Morgan Weinert, N. Maxwell Lander, JT, Shilo McCabe, Michael Rosen, Vhin-Luan Luu
Models
Jiz Lee &… Dylan Ryan, Courtney Trouble, Kelly Shibari, Arabelle Raphael, Leland Carina, Rex & Honey, Varina Adams, Allison Moon, Lux Alptraum
Sponsors
Crystal Delight, VirtuallyAdult, RubyGlass21, Sugar, Babeland, Trinity Romance, Good Releasing, Good Vibes, Maui Kink, Vixen Creations
Press & Mentions
Fleshbot, Lux Alptraum, Carnal Nation, Dylan Ryan, Jeffer, Bella Vendetta, Courtney Trouble, Thomas Roche, AltPorn.net, Tristan Crane, N. Maxwel Landers, Gina DeVries, Ms. Naughty, Debauched Diva, Jacq, Sugar, Violet Blue, TinyNibbles, Amelia Aviles, fuckyeahsquirting, rubbingtheimpossibletoburst, queershoulder, kimberleecline, Autostraddle, Amie Wee, Pink & White Productions, Good Vibrations Magazine, Masturbate-a-Thon, Triangle Films, naked eye photography, sexbloggercalendar, Garnet Joyce, askgarnet, Furry Girl, Cocksexual, Vid Tuesday, PornoHub, Hot Movies for Her, EroticLinens, Philanthropr0n, The Scavenger, Sex in Power, themerchgirl, Maui Kink Blog, Sexuality About.com, Cory Silverberg, GiveForward, XBiz
Special Thanks
Eros & Ken Rowe, Jamye Waxman, Kate, Arial, Annie Sprinkle, Beth Stephens, Jade Vixen, Shellie from VirtuallyAbout.com and more to come…
32 comments
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