SWOPLA Five-Year Update!

It’s been five years since the historic anti-FOSTA/SESTA Whore’s Day March brought over 300 sex workers and supporters out to raise Hell on Hollywood Boulevard and tell every federal and state representative in LA we could find that: Sex Worker Rights are Human Rights, FOSTA/SESTA must be repealed, Sex Work is Work and Sex Work must be Decriminalized—begging them…

Support the Growth of SWOPLA!

Hi friends!  I wanted to reach out promote SWOPLA’s Annual Fund! SWOP LA has been able to accomplish a lot over the past couple years, and we want to continue fulfilling our vision and growing our capacity to influence change!  Recently we’ve published SWer-vetted Mpox info, conducted a completely SWer-run study of parents who work…

We Are Still Here. SWOPLA July Newsletter

Happy July!  We’ve made it over half way through the year! I hope you’ll all join me by taking in a huge breath and letting go of some of the heaviness I know we’ve all been feeling these past few weeks. Despite the Supreme Court’s heinous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we are still here and…

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…

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)…