The Naked Truth (TNT) is an ethical, Canadian, sex worker–owned and operated adult classifieds and advocacy website in redevelopment.
For Providers:
The mandate of this site has always been to support sex workers in finding business solutions that prioritize health and safety. To that end, we have never been just an advertising site. We offer health and safety resources, advocacy, and third-party reporting. This work continues — and this is still just the beginning.
At this time, we are actively working to resolve technical challenges that have affected the advertising section of the site. We attempted to relaunch the classifieds platform, but have encountered ongoing difficulties securing the right kind of technical support within the industry to make it run properly and sustainably.
We remain committed to restoring a functional, ethical advertising space for providers. Please keep checking in as we work to fix the issues and rebuild the advertising section in a way that reflects our values and long-term sustainability.
We continue to have plans and ideas for the future of The Naked Truth, and we want to see how it evolves organically within our adult industry culture. We want to hear from providers about what you would like to see built into a future platform. TNT has always been created as a tool to benefit you — and that remains our goal.
For Clients:
We care about clients too. We know that the really good clients want ethical business options. The best clients are those who genuinely care about the safety and comfort of their chosen providers.
As we work to rebuild the classifieds section, we invite you to stay connected, follow updates, and support the broader advocacy and safety vision behind The Naked Truth. Ethical infrastructure benefits everyone in our community.
Our History
The Naked Truth has been around since 2001, when it was started by then-stripper Annie Temple.
Originally, the site catered to exotic dancers and gained traction primarily in British Columbia. We held multi-year charity events like “Exotic Dancers for Cancer” in memory of Jocelyn, and later founded the “TNT Adult Entertainment Awards” in Vancouver, BC.
We even had 15 minutes of fame when the Breast Cancer Society of Canada rejected our donation in 2007 — Annie’s face was plastered across mainstream media around the world.
Over the years, the community grew to include the adult entertainment industry as a whole.
Annie Temple joined the BC Coalition of Experiential Communities (BCCEC), a coalition of adult industry professionals from diverse areas of the industry. It simply made sense. Adult providers from across genres were already participating informally — so Annie made it official and opened the site to all genders and sectors of adult entertainment.
This newer incarnation of The Naked Truth emerged from an idea that Susan Davis, one of the founding members of BCCEC, had about combining over 20 years of activism and organizing into one sustainable entity.
Three coalition members came together to re-envision The Naked Truth — Annie Temple, Susan Davis, and Velvet Steele. All three of us have been sex workers for most of our adult lives. We have worked tirelessly — often without pay — to advance the health and safety of sex workers.
Susan Davis has long been a force within the sex worker advocacy community. She brings knowledge, lived experience, a deep understanding of bureaucracy, and a passionate voice to the fight for sex workers’ rights.
Velvet Steele has been an advocate for transsexual and transgender rights within and beyond the sex worker community. She brings integrity, clarity, and purpose to this work.
Velvet and Susan bring years of lobbying and advocacy experience in official spaces such as police departments, city councils, bylaw enforcement bodies, and partnerships with elected officials. This is only a small representation of the depth of knowledge they bring.
Annie Temple coordinated the Trade Secrets project, which resulted in an in-depth occupational health and safety guide for adult entertainers and clients. Trade Secrets remains foundational to what we strive to accomplish at The Naked Truth.
Looking Forward
We continue to see The Naked Truth as a vehicle that can potentially fund projects and supports for sex workers that traditional funding streams have not supported.
It remains our hope that, once fully functional, monetizing The Naked Truth will help our community advance sex workers’ health and safety across Canada.
For Now:
Providers: Please stay connected and keep checking back as we work to repair and relaunch the advertising section. Subscribe to updates if available, reach out with feedback, and let us know what you would like to see in a future ethical adult classifieds platform.
Clients: We encourage you to support ethical, sex worker–led initiatives and stay tuned as we rebuild TNT into a sustainable and reliable platform.
The Naked Truth sincerely appreciates your patience and support as we navigate these technical challenges. We remain committed to building a healthier, safer industry in Canada — together.
Love,
Velvet, Susan, and Annie xo