🧵 Thread for #InternationalSexWorkersDay/#InternationalWhoresDay. ❤️ Starting, of course, with #NSWP's mini post, as usual~ [This one, I mean. Quoted one is, too; but it's adapted for Mastodon; this one should read better here, and quotes the rights accounts where it can. ;3]

Yenn dc ☂️@yenndc.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy · 2mo ago

> Today is #InternationalSexWorkersDay, held to mark the 1975 occupation of Saint-Nizier Church by around 100 SWers, protesting their criminalised and exploitative living conditions. > SWers continue to mark the day by calling for fulfilment of their rights. — #NSWP 🗺️️ #SexWork #ISWD #ISWD2026

We have been trying to tell people that end demand models do not make sex workers safer because they are intentionally designed to do the opposite. Despite the social justice language and flowery promises sold to the Public, the goal was never to protect sex workers

Maggie McNeill@maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today's video is a short one demonstrating EXACTLY what prohibitionists really want, stripped of all pretense of "helping" or "rescuing" us. And here's an English transcript of a French radio show on the protest this day honors: maggiemcneill.com/wp-content/u...

In our Part 1 resource, GAATW Canada explored whether anti-HT awareness campaigns achieve their intended impact. Let’s explore further. Unpack questions about effective HT prevention, the role & impact of awareness campaigns, & how awareness campaign success is being measured: tr.ee/iO9jTk

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... FYI, this article is entirely open access ❤️

From Drug Trafficking to Human Trafficking: Expansion of Carceral and Racialized Governance through Protectionist Rhetoric - Ann De Shalit, Liam Michaud, Michelle Lesley Annett, 2026

The criminalization of illicit/unregulated drug distribution as “drug trafficking” has grown increasingly entangled with rhetoric and allegations of “human traf...

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Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC)@bostonswac.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Massachusetts residents: take 2 mins to tell the House Ways & Means Committee to protect sex workers this Pride! 🌈☂️ We’re asking them to pass 2 bills to create a commission to study decriminalizing sex work and to eliminate the crime of common night walking. bit.ly/sexworkpridema

We could do without misogynist pricks pretending to be progressive. -_-; Misogyny, whorephobia and racism in the comments are no slouches either, particularly further down. Feel free to scroll through and block to your hearts' content: https://bsky.app/profile/mjfree.bsky.social/post/3mnj6rtjioc2v

For any current or former SW. Submissions do not have to relate to the work. These are digital submissions that we will print so SW from across the world can participate. Submissions open June 20! I’d be thrilled if you would share this within your networks. I’m happy to answer any questions

¡Te necesitamos! Toda la información en ateneudelraval.info

Jaaaahaaaaa 27 en 28 juni is het weer zover: Wallen festival! ❤️🎉 Ooit gestart door Mariska Majoor, oprichter van het PIC, in samenwerking met andere ondernemers in de buurt, om het stigma tegen de Wallen in te perken en lokale bezoekers te verwelkomen. nieuwmarktbuurt.amsterdam/buurtagenda/...

Wallen festival - Nieuwmarktbuurt

Op zaterdag 27 en zondag 28 juni krijg je de unieke kans het bruisende stadshart van Amsterdam te (her)ontdekken. Wandel over de smalle grachten en door de

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❣️ Save the date ❣️ WORLD PRi̶d̶e̶OTEST is on view from 12 June to 23 August at No Limits! Art Castle in Amsterdam (near Belle statue 😉) PIC is one of the collaborating partners in this initiative 🙌 🗓️ Opening: 12 June 2026 🕔 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm 📍 No Limits! Art Castle, Amsterdam #SWAD #Pride

In our latest blog, we break down the 2026 US policy landscape, what’s changed, and what still needs to happen. Thanks to @decrimny.bsky.social & Don't Strip Our Rights for contributing their thoughts to this post! woodhullfreedom.org/3Qi8plw

What’s Happening with Sex Work Decriminalization in 2026? — Woodhull Freedom Foundation

Since 2019, several states have introduced bills that would decriminalize sex work. Throughout this time, Woodhull Freedom Foundation has championed these efforts by uplifting sex worker-led advocacy ...

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🇬🇧Logroño will host the 7th Congress 🇪🇺 against #Poverty and Social Exclusion on June 25 and 26, organized in partnership with EAPN La Rioja. 🇪🇺 A space for reflection and dialogue on social policies, rights, and inclusion in Europe. 🔗www.eapn.es/foroeuropeo @eapneurope.bsky.social  #EuropaconDerechos

The most intelligent among us have been saying: The "Nordic Model" is just an excuse to legally restrict women's rights and ability to move freely in public in the name of "ending prostitution", but dressed up in liberal-friendly language about "protecting women" and "punishing pimps, not SWs"

SWOP Behind Bars@swopbehindbars.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do y'all know the story about Harry's bar in Sweden and how they used the logic of the #NordicModel to legally get away with racial discrimination under the guise of ending demand? I figure this might be a good time to tell the story, considering the current political climate.

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ESWA@eswa-network.bsky.social · 3mo ago

European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 failed to include sx workers - so ESWA developed our own: www.eswalliance.org/resources

URGENT please share- is anyone in VANCOUVER (“sunshine coast” or in metro van) BC able to offer crisis support to a homeless, disabled elderly sex worker tonight? We are worried but we cannot do much from Ontario, and do not know the city’s supports well. Please reach out if you can help

or can point us in the right direction to get her help quickly- she is struggling with the heat and not in a place to get herself help.🙏

In the spring, the WISH Shelter Community Garden transforms the backlot. Learn more about the impact of this garden in the latest WISH Story! wish-vancouver.net/news-media/t...

The Shelter Garden | WISH Drop-In Centre Society

With care, over time, contributions from participants, staff and volunteers have created a beautiful place with deep meaning.

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Presentación del libro «En Nombre Propio» 🗓️ Sábado 6 de junio 🏙️ Gijón 🕢 19:30 📍 Les Cigarreres (C/ Eladio Carreño 3) #TrabajoSexual #EventosTS #EnNombrePropio #Gijón #Asturias #SindicatoOTRAS #AMAAsturies #LesCigarreres #2026W23

Culture. Edgeplay. BIPOC. Aging. Intersectionality. The amount of topics to choose from is endless. There’s just over 15 days left to submit your application. #BDSM #opencall #Kinky #educatorlife #teachwithus #diversity

BDSM has always been for all people, all minds, and all bodies. It’s time to bridge the gaps in knowledge surrounding different needs in the kink community. #disabilityinclusion #kink

"civ jobs force you to perform as an able bodied person, silencing yourself and your pain to fit into the cycle of work...when actually what has brought me to sex work is avoiding the pain of performing."

Queer Whore Collective: Crip Whores United (One of Many) — Polyester

Chronic illness, for me, works its way through my brain and into my body, making me feel every aspect of what it's going through. Each step and every anxiety works its way down to my body and numbs me...

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nuestro altar a trabajadoras sexuales y aliadas que ya no están y que nos iluminan con su saber, militancia y amor ❤️✨ Carol Leigh • Griselidis Real • Gabriela Leite • Octavia St. Laurent • Cecilia Gentili • Monica del Raval • Dolores Juliano • Gangubai Kothewali • Sonia Rescalvo • Carmen Mairena 👠

Gonna be out for a few days, so this account will stay paused 'till I'm back. :3 …Except for a couple of reposts. Leaving the event thread noted; I haven't been able to spare the time to check through IG or X for other ISWD events, sadly, but there's still some. 👇💕

dzz Yenn@dz-yenn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🗓️ #June2026 #Events 🧵(1/27) | June 1st #ISWD #ISWD2026

WISH’s Mobile Access Program – aka The MAP Van – provides overnight outreach services to street-based sex workers in Vancouver. Participants can call or text MAP Van staff any night of the week to request support (11pm-5am). Learn more: wish-vancouver.net/program/mobi...

Our 2026 Call for Grant Applications opens 8 June-19 July 2026! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are eligible. All applications must be submitted online only. To apply please review our Guidelines and FAQ at www.redumbrellafund.org/apply-for-a-...

I cannot overstate how deeply sinister the Nordic Model is, and how horribly it affects the lives of all women - not just sex workers. It forces *everyone* to constantly evaluate *every* woman for signs she may be engaged in sex work, and to deny her business if they suspect she might be.

Dunno, this feels like a particularly appropriate week to reshare this, no..? ;3 Happy week for all sex workers~! ❤️

BAWS - Bay Area Workers Support@bawsupport.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💰🤑Happy Monday wenches! Let’s get this money 🤪💸

S3x w0rk3rs who use or have use/d dr*gs – we want to hear from you! Fill out our survey https://tinyurl.com/refsurvey26 so we can better understand where the gaps in advocacy, support, and knowledge are ☂️

💯💯💯 ❤️ https://yasveterans.com/how-to-work-with-sex-workers-in-film/

YAS Work@yaswork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Blog post on yasveterans.com “How to Work With Sex Workers In Film”

"The common myth surrounding sex work is that it is an inherently capitalist and exploitative industry that in a socialist society would be destroyed... But this very idea is flawed in more ways than one, and in fact the sex work industry can in many ways be a force of revolutionary change."

SWer Resources & Support@swresourcesandsupport.com · 4mo ago

Brand new post by @demonessscarlett.bsky.social on "The Socialistic Practices of Independent Sex Workers"! #swresources #sexwork