Originally published on LA Public Press 6/8/2026 Activists and organizers shined a light on the human rights issues that lie at the intersection of LGBTQ identity and sex work. by Jireh Deng For most of LA County, June 2 was Election Day. But those gathered at the Los Angeles LGBT Center that evening were celebrating a…
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LA sex workers keep each other safe through community, not charity
Published on LA Public Press 4/15/2026 Through peer-to-peer mutual aid, the Sex Worker Outreach Project fights for bodily autonomy and human rights as surveillance of sex workers mounts in LA. by Jireh Deng On a Tuesday evening in mid-February, a dozen people filtered into a meeting hall at a church in Los Feliz. They introduced themselves…