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federal and state representative in LA we could find that: Sex Worker Rights are Human Rights, FOSTA/SESTA must be repealed, Sex Work is Work and Sex Work must be Decriminalized—begging them…
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Fall Updates From SWOP LA!
HAPPY (almost) AUTUMN! Did you miss us last month? While we may have missed our August newsletter, it was certainly not for lack of content! Now, we’re back, and we have so much to share with you. Read on to catch up on everything we’ve been doing with our community for the past two months. ❤️…
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…
Happy Pride! SWOPLA June Newsletter
Happy Pride Month! This month we have a lot to celebrate! We want to take a moment to honor and hold sacred the Queer sex workers that have pioneered, and are currently leading, the liberation of sex workers, Queer folks, and everyone in between. This month, and every month, we hope you’ll join us in…
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)…
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,…
Introduction to SWOPLA: a conversation
Lucy Khan one of our SWOPLA co-directors recently sat down with Ms Lady Legs of Burlesque and Chill for a conversation around SW organizing and what we at SWOPLA have been focusing our efforts on. Tune into this short 30 minute informal interview to learn more about us and how you can get involved to…
December 17: Reflections on Resiliency Panel Speakers
And here are our speakers! Join us this Thursday to hear them speak on their experiences within the sex worker community as we come together to commemorate International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Go to bit.ly/dec17reflections for the meeting link or click the link in our bio.