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SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
In 1979 Carol Leigh coined the term “s*x work,” to push back against prohibitionist feminists who were using the derogatory and disempowering phrase “pr*stituted women.” It has since become a cornerstone in the fight for the rights and dignity of s*x workers all over the world.
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
S*x work is decriminalised in QLD, but there may be situations where you have to deal with the police, courts, or immigration systems.
If you can, try to stay calm. Being questioned or arrested can be overwhelming, but staying calm can help prevent the situation from escalating or getting worse.
Know that you only need to tell the police your name, address, and date of birth. You do not have to answer any other questions if you don’t want to.
If police come to your home and ask you to come to the station, ask them if you’re under arrest. If you are not under arrest, you don’t have to go.
If you are arrested, the police must tell you what offence you are charged with, and they will usually give you a paper slip with details, including your court date. Make sure to keep this and your QP number.
Depending on your situation, you may want to talk to a specialised lawyer.
You can contact Respect to learn about your options, or speak to a peer educator if you just want to talk about what happened.
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
My latest for @THR The Hollywood Reporter: In the beginning, there was porn—how the creator economy that’s driving showbiz grow right now was built on the backs of sex workers.
But the separation between mainstream and adult creators is not clear:
hollywoodreporter.com/busine…
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
While the U.S. strips away access to SNAP, 1 in 5 formerly incarcerated people is experiencing food insecurity. That's about 1 million people nationwide.
We should be making it easier for vulnerable people to access healthy food, not harder.
ALT Graph showing that formerly incarcerated people are 2x as likely (19.5%) to experience food insecurity as the general population (10.4%)
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
‘It’s just so dangerous’: Why people keep dying at the St. Louis city jail stlpr.org/law-order/2026-10-…
National Organization for Women and Florida National Organization for Women @flnow Disavow #AntiSexWorker Flyers
einpresswire.com/article/950…
The flyers described sex work as inherently violent, and were distributed alongside a packet that accused sex worker rights organizations – SWOP among them – of being front groups for sex industry owners.
The letter states the materials were not approved by either organization
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 | 𝐒𝐄𝐗 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐒’ 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐎
There is so much we carry as African sex workers that people rarely talk about.
The fear of violence and arrest. Online harassment and blackmail. HIV stigma. Struggles to access healthcare. Financial pressures, family responsibilities, rejection and the pain of losing people we love.
All of this takes a toll on our mental health
As we approach World Mental Health Day, we want to remind governments, healthcare providers and communities that our mental health matters too.
We need more than conversations about mental health. We need an end to violence and discrimination, the decriminalisation of sex work, and access to affordable, confidential and stigma-free mental healthcare.
Our mental health matters, and we deserve care without judgement.
#WorldMentalHealthDay #TheWeightWeCarry #sexworkersrights #MentalHealthMatters #DecriminaliseSexWork #aswaalliance
@GlobalSexWork @redumbrellafund @ViiVHC @IPPFAR @amplifyfund
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
Cambridge Decriminalizes Sex Work—Sort Of:
Harvard's hometown adopted a new policy against arresting or prosecuting sex workers. But what the policy means in practice—including for sex buyers—is debatable. reason.com/2026/10/12/cambri… via @reason
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
r/NoFap subreddit is filled with requests to direct message user and youth under 18. This @Reddit is supposed to be limited to those 18 and over, which is why our research describes @NoFap as high risk for online sexual abuse of youth.
"Peener police" similarly attract youth
If you needed help, but in order to access it
you had to be arrested, spend time in a jail cell, risk losing your housing and custody of your children, and potentially ending up with a permanent arrest record, would you access that help?
#DecriminalizeSexWork
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
Fight trafficking by decriminalizing consensual adult sex work
Vermont has an opportunity to strengthen its response to human trafficking by reforming our state’s archaic anti-prostitution laws.
Vermont’s prostitution laws criminalize “sexual intercourse for hire” and “indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire,” any sex outside marriage. They contribute to the stigma around sex work and reinforce the idea that it is inherently exploitative, when it is not.
Trafficking involves force, fraud or coercion. Consensual adult sex work does not. When sex work is viewed as inherently exploitative, it is much harder to focus on the exploitation that defines trafficking.
In July, Safe Sex Work Vermont hosted a policy briefing in Burlington with Freedom Network USA, which describes itself as the largest coalition working on human trafficking in the United States. Freedom Network USA works with trafficking survivors, service providers, researchers and advocates on policy, training and support. The briefing was co-hosted by the Vermont Workers’ Center, Vermont Harm Reduction Advocates, People’s Health and Wellness Clinic, American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, and the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery. Elected officials, advocates, local anti-trafficking and domestic violence organizations and community members attended.
The briefing focused on what the evidence tells us about trafficking, sex work and criminalization. Trafficking is not necessarily caused by sex work. It occurs in all labor sectors, including agriculture, restaurants, hospitality, domestic work, factories and the sex trade. Poverty, economic instability, discrimination and lack of access to basic resources make people vulnerable to trafficking.
Criminalization compounds that vulnerability. When people fear arrest or prosecution, they are less likely to report violence or trafficking. Criminalization pushes sex work into more hidden conditions and creates barriers to healthcare, housing and other services.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2026/10/11/figh…
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
Grindr is training its AI on your photos, your age, and your taps by default, without asking. I looked into the company’s record with user data, and where they put the off switch.
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
On average men were diagnosed in 3 months. Women in 2 years.
Women's auto-immune diseases aren't trickier.
But doctors afford women less epistemological authority.
Women are simply considered less trustworthy, even, especially, about themselves.
theguardian.com/society/2026…
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🚨WEBINAR: Maryland parole advocates recently won major legislative reform that increases parole transparency. This webinar will explore how these changes will expand parole access and keep individuals home.
Register here 👇
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
ALT Infographic with webinar details: Wednesday, 21, 2026, at 3pm EST with speaker Anne Bocchini Pack. Register via Zoom link provided in post.
SWOP Behind Bars retweeted
Tablets make communication easier in prison, but leave deaf people behind. An Illinois lawsuit alleges that prisons violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by blocking videophone capabilities.
truthout.org/articles/tablet…
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Cornell suspends all fraternity house parties for the remainder of the school year in response to a student's 2024 gang-rape allegations. cnn.it/4zqvLpZ
