Sex Workers Rights Organizations

[peggygee]

United States
Sex Workers Rights Organizations



Blackstockings: A sex workers' activism group in Seattle. Publishes a
newsletter, runs a support/discussion group for sex worker women, and
collates and disseminates information about local resources.
http://www.blackstockings-seattle.com

Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE) with chapters in San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Boston. COYOTE was founded by Margo St. James in
1973 to work for the repeal of the prostitution laws and an end to the
stigma associated with sexual work.
http://www.walnet.org/csis/groups/coyote.html


Hooking Is Real Employment (HIRE) in Atlanta, Georgia founded by
Dolores French (author of Working).


Prostitutes' Education Network (PENet): a website based in San Francisco.
http://www.bayswan.org/penet.html


Prostitutes Of New York (PONY) is a support and advocacy group for all
people in the sex industry. We welcome all current or former sex
workers, including male, female or TS/TV prostitutes, erotic dancers,
nude models, X-rated actors, peep show performers, phone sex workers,
S&M/B&D professionals, strippers, madams, and so on.
http://www.walnet.org/csis/groups/pony.html



Hook Online: Non-Profit Project For Men in the Sex Industry.
http://www.hookonline.org/

Exotic Dancer's Alliance, San Francisco: Because everyone deserves fair
working conditions, even Live! Nude! Girls!


Danzine: A Portland-based non-profit created by and for sex workers and
those who love us (don't we all?). We share the resources we need to
make informed personal and professional decisions.
http://www.danzine.org

Meretrix Online: Sex work activism and erotic writing for discerning
adults.
http://www.realm-of-shade.com/meretrix

Sex Workers Outreach Project USA — Sex Workers Outreach Project
(SWOP) focuses on safety, dignity, diversity and the changing needs of
sex industry workers, to foster an environment which enables and affirms
individual choices and occupational rights.
http://www.swop-usa.org



EscortSupport.com: Sex worker magazine meets Family Circle and Vanity
Fair,” explains Ms. Lisa, creator and publisher of Escortsupport.com. "Sex
worker veterans, like Annie Sprinkle, really dig the concept and have
contributed content. The support from everyone has been amazing."
http://www.escortsupport.com




Sex Workers Project — Mission is to advocate for sex workers, former
sex workers, and those who are profiled or at risk for engaging in sex
work, including victims of human trafficking, within a context of harm
reduction and human rights.
http://www.sexworkersproject.org

The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC):
http://www.ntac.org


Sex Work Allies & Advocates (U.S.)

North American Task Force on Prostitution (NTFP) coordinated by
researcher and prostitutes' rights advocate Priscilla Alexander in New
York. Founded in 1979 to act as an umbrella organization for prostitutes
and prostitutes' rights organizations in different parts of the United States.
In 1994, its scope was expanded to include other organizations and
individuals who support the rights of prostitutes and other sex workers.
http://www.walnet.org/csis/groups/ntfp.html


St. James Infirmary: We offer free, confidential, nonjudgmental medical
and social services for female, transgendered, and male sex workers.
We are the first occupational safety and health clinic for sex workers
anywhere run by and for sex workers!
http://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/


Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS): The HIPS organization is
designed to end the cycle of abuse of sex workers on the streets, to work
with them to improve their lives, and to give them tools to pursue a self-
determined, independent, and productive way of living.
http://www.hips.org



Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation: Health for the sex worker
in mind, body, emotion and spirit!
http://www.aim-med.org

Sex Laws: A guide to U.S. and international laws. Nothing found in this
site should be taken as legal advice. If you want legal advice, find a
lawyer. The law books contain much more detail than has been included
in this site. Many cross references and important judicial decisions noted
in the books clarify the meaning of each law.


Men's Guide to Escort Services: There are a lot of things they don't teach
you in school, and one of them is how to use an escort service. Somehow
society seems to think that men should just know how to do this.
http://sex.perkel.com/escort/index.htm

Whore Activist Network (WAN):
http://www.whoreact.net

[blacktgirls]

Peggy , i wish you success with this thread . as Oprah says , " knowledge is power . "

[seanbeag7]

I agree, great info, thanks.

[Hara_Juku Tgirl]

What a great resource Peg! :P Hopefully others could find time and use it.

~Kisses.

HTG

[BellaBellucci]

Very nice collection of resources. I hope it helps everyone that needs it.

~BB~

[Nicole Dupre]

What ever would we do without Peggy's copy and paste techniques.

This is like encouraging people who have no traffic tickets to take drivers ed.

Patronize much?

[kensterling]

Nice job, Peggy! I will avail myself of their services!

[peggygee]

Thanks all, but it is the organizatioins listed that are doing
the great work, I am but the humble messenger.