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…