This guide offers practical information for service providers working with migrant sex workers who have experienced, or may experience violence, discrimination or other forms of abuse. Many service providers have expressed that they do not feel equipped or able to support migrant sex workers when they experience violence or forms of exploitation. As a result,…
Transitions Clinic Network’s Reentry Healthcare Hotline
For returning community members coming home to California. Get help connecting to medical services in California after release. Find information on how to refill medications (including MAT), find a healthcare provider, enroll in Medi-Cal, and more. Call (510) 606-6400 to talk to a Community Health Worker with a shared history of incarceration. This hotline accepts…
Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners can provide housing services (flexible housing subsidies) and case management for recently incarcerated folks that have been released (trans/queer and sex worker-friendly resource). Their Los Angeles general helpline is (213) 232-0134 from Monday thru Friday 8:30-5 pm and they provide services in Spanish.
Tenants Rights Assistance
https://latenantsunion.org/en/locals/
Peer Support Group
Upcoming Peer Support Group Dates! Our support group is open to all current and former sex workers. You don’t have to be from LA! 🌎🌍 Email LexieDeLaLuz@ProtonMail.com to join.
February Meeting
February’s meeting is Thursday, the 18th, 6-8PM PST! Sex workers, advocates, and allies welcome! Meeting ID: 977 6425 0291 Web: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/97764250291 Dial-In: +1 213 338 8477
Sex Worker Support Group
For Sex Workers And Those In The Sex Trade Email LexieDeLaLuz@protonmail.com for Zoom Code 5:30 – 7:30 Every Monday
Glossary
Learning about new ideas and social movements means learning new terminology. Here’s our list of things to know. * 2257 laws: The United States federal laws that requires porn producers to keep strict records of performers’ work and documentation of their legal ages. Adult industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition has led the fight against…
How To Be An Ally to Sex Workers
1) Don’t Assume. Don’t assume you know why a person is in the sex industry. We’re not all trafficked or victims of abuse. Some people make a choice to enter this industry because they enjoy it, others may be struggling for money and have less of a choice. 2) Be Discreet and Respect Personal Boundaries.…
In Case of Arrest: What NOT To Do!
Ten Things NOT to do If Arrested: I have been practicing criminal law for 24 years and have seen a wide variety of reactions by people who are being arrested. Some of these reactions are unwise but understandable. Others are self defeating to the point of being bizarre. No one plans to be arrested, but…