13. Nicole Gilliland - Part One

Pandora's Box: Nicole Gilliland filed a Title IX lawsuit against Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) when it became clear she was being run out of the nursing program due to her previous career in porn. Since filing, SWOCC has fought back with the full force of their regional influence in Coos Bay, Oregon to discourage and discredit her. Gilliland was humiliated, exiled, driven to a suicide attempt, her children were taken from her and placed with abusive extended family members. She became homeless, was harassed by law enforcement and eventually had to flee for her life. Today Gilliland joins me to talk about her ongoing case against the school, how she and her family are recovering from their journey to hell-and-back these last two years and why she refuses to quit fighting.  All In A Day's (Sex) Work is produced by Blair Hopkins and brought to you in part by SWOP-Behind Bars. Music by New Orleans’ own Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. Special thanks as always to Alex Andrews: to contribute to the good work she’s doing visit swopbehindbars.org and remember: All In A Day’s (Sex) Work is an ever-expanding narrative; if you are a sex worker, partner, patron, or other adult industry-adjacent person, I want to hear from you! Email me at [email protected].  Resources:  'Be Careful Who You Treat Like Shit': A Former Porn Star Sues Her School https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdw37/former-porn-star-nicole-gililland-sues-her-school-for-discrimination A Student at an Oregon Community College Says Instructors Flunked Her for Being a Porn Actress. She’s Suing. https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2019/05/08/a-student-at-an-oregon-community-college-says-instructors-flunked-her-for-being-a-porn-actress-shes-suing/ Oregon History: Mixed Blessings https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/history/state-mixed.aspx