Join SWOPLA and local candidates this Saturday, May 28th as speakers weave together a vision of Los Angeles without criminalization and the city we could live in if we chose to invest in community care. We’re bringing together sex workers and candidates for various local political offices to discuss what a future without criminalization could…
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International Whore’s Day 2022!
International Whore’s Day is coming…. We are less than a month away from International Whore’s Day (June 2nd)! This annual celebration honors the resilience of sex workers while recognizing the often harmful and exploitative working conditions we face. International Whore’s Day celebrates the anniversary of the ten-day occupation of Saint-Nizier church. More than one hundred sex workers in Lyon…
How to Use Abortion Pill
How to Use Abortion Pill has detailed instructions on how to use abortion pills, what to do before and after, and available abortion care in various countries.
Doxxing Prevention Training
Training from Hacking//Hustling that goes over prevention, what to do if you’ve been doxxed, and additional data security resources. Doxxing Prevention Harm Reduction Training
International Whore’s Day is Coming! (and other news…)
Happy Spring! We want to extend a HUGE thank you to anyone who shared or donated to the LA Asian Migrant Sex Worker Outreach Fund Gofundme promoted in our last newsletter. Thanks to your support we have raised $5,595 in community funds! Your contributions (and an Incredibly generous $2000 grant from the Liberty Hill Foundation)…
Blog Post: March Updates!
Hi Friends! Can you belive its March already? While the year seems to be moving by quickly, here at SWOP LA we’ve been keeping busy with a number of projects in order to grow and nurture our community. Additionally, we continue to advocate for sex workers through legislation by supporting decrim efforts such as SB 357,…
Making Our Community Safer: The Massage Worker Outreach Program
Today, March 16th, 2022, is the one year anniversary of the tragic mass-shooting in Atlanta where eight people, including six Asian women, were murdered in three seperate Asian-owned massage businesses, in an attack that was motivated by xenophobia, racism, and whorephobia. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident, and just last month, two more Asian…
EARN IT Act of 2022
The EARN IT Act of 2022 is an attack on internet privacy that will lead to censorship of sex workers, LGBTQ+ people, and other marginalized groups Despite its proponents claims that the bill is about child safety, the EARN IT Act will actually make kids less safe and discourage platforms from taking action to protect…
West Hollywood votes on Massage Workers Rights Initiative
The City Council of West Hollywood is voting on a Massage Workers Rights and Safety Initiative today at their meeting. SWOP Los Angeles has submitted a letter in support of the item to be entered into public record, a copy of which is available below for use as a template for submitting your own letter.…
SWOP LA ZINE Launch & Hump Day For The Hoes
Today, June 2nd, is International Whore’s Day. A day which commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2nd, 1975. A day in which sex workers banded together to stand up for their human rights amidst inhumane working conditions. It has been celebrated annually since 1976, and…