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federal and state representative in LA we could find that: Sex Worker Rights are Human Rights, FOSTA/SESTA must be repealed, Sex Work is Work and Sex Work must be Decriminalized—begging them…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. ❤️…
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…
SWOP LA ZINE Launch & Hump Day For The Hoes
Today, June 2nd, is International Whore’s Day. A day which commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2nd, 1975. A day in which sex workers banded together to stand up for their human rights amidst inhumane working conditions. It has been celebrated annually since 1976, and…
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.
December 17: Reflections on Resiliency Panel
Save the date! For December 17, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we’re hosting a virtual panel to share stories of resiliency in the sex worker community and honor the memory of those we’ve lost to violence. This year December 17th falls on our regularly scheduled meeting time so this will be in…