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SWOP East

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About Me

SWOP-East is a branch of the national organization, SWOP-USA.
(Check out www.swopusa.org or www.swopeast.org for more information.)

SWOP, at its most basic, is an anti-violence campaign. As a multi-state network of sex workers and advocates, we address locally and nationally the violence that sex workers experience because of their criminal status. Operating in one of the most prominently violent societies today, sex workers in America experience this phenomenon pointedly in the context of their criminal status. Yet, sex workers are seldom afforded protection or recourse from violent acts committed against them because of the precarious, often graft-ridden relationship between sex work and law enforcement. Society tolerates violence against sex workers because of the stigma and myths that surround prostitution. Only until these falsehoods are corrected and sex workers are legitimized will we be able to effectively prevent and minimize the structural and occupational challenges of sex work.
SWOP works to educate policymakers and the public on the institutional harms committed against sex workers, and advocates for alternatives. SWOP promotes proven and effective social policy approaches to the sex industry. In order to reach its goals, SWOP adopts the principles and practices of nonviolent action in order to reduce violence and achieve dignity and rights for sex workers.
A sex worker could work as a stripper, a prostitute, a porn star, an escort, nude model, a sensual masseuse, a rent boy, a hustler, a dominatrix, a phone sex/web cam girl, or anyone else who exchanges sexual/erotic services for compensation or survival.
You can always come and join our discussions at www.swopeast.blogspot.com

My Interests

sexuality, human rights, politics

I'd like to meet:


Sex workers, current and former; allies; friends; benefactors; supporters of sexual freedom.

Heroes:

robyn few,
veronica monet,
carol leigh aka scarlot harlot,
annie sprinkle,
nina hartley,
jenna jameson,
the fine people at $pread

My Blog

WHAT ABOUT KRISTEN? New York Sex Worker Organizations Respond to Spitzer Scandal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts Shakti Ziller, Sex Workers Action New York (SWANK), [email protected] 877-776-2004 x 2 Audacia Ray, 718.554.1714 Sarah Bleviss, Sex Workers Outreach Project NYC (SWOP-NY...
Posted by SWOP East on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:43:00 PST

Celebrate International Sex Worker Rights day with SWOP East in North Carolina!

 Dear Friends, This year SWOP East (Sex Worker Outreach Project East) will host a free movie night to celebrate International Sex Worker Rights Day. Join the Triangle's only sex workers' rights...
Posted by SWOP East on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:59:00 PST

Celebrate International Sex Workers Rights Day with us in Durham!

March 3rd is International Sex Workers Rights Day! SWOP East will be celebrating the occasion with a movie night, starting at 7:00 PM, at Bull City Headquarters, 723 N. Mangum St. in Durham. ...
Posted by SWOP East on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:44:00 PST

Call for Proposals: "Pulling Back the Sheets: Sex, Work, and Social Justice"

~Desiree Alliance Presents~ In partnership with BAYSWAN, Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA, SWANK, H.I.P.S. Different Avenues, COYOTE, Best Practices Policy Project, $pread Magazine, St. James Infirmar...
Posted by SWOP East on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:37:00 PST

Celebrate March 3rd with Sex Workers in Durham!

March 3rd is International Sex Workers Rights Day! SWOP East will be celebrating the occasion with an event at Bull City Headquarters, 723 N. Mangum St. in Durham. We'll be watching movies and eat...
Posted by SWOP East on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:57:00 PST

Virtual Press Conference: Rape is NOT an occupational hazard!

For immediate releaseContact: 877-776-2004, [email protected] is NOT an Occupational Hazard!Sex Workers Join Women's Groups and Sexual Assault Survivors' Groups to Urge PA Voters to Vote 'N...
Posted by SWOP East on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:02:00 PST

Academic Article Denouncing the US Anti-Prostitution Pledge

The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: First Amendment Challenges and Public Health PrioritiesExcerpt: One of our key findings was that the merging of the terms "prostitution" and "sex trafficking" in the G...
Posted by SWOP East on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:21:00 PST

NEW BLOG!!!

Although I will still be posting things on this blog, I wanted to let you know about the new blog where many of the SWOP East organizers will be posting! (You can look at the new pic I uploaded and se...
Posted by SWOP East on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:02:00 PST

Sex Worker Film Festival . . .

. . . . was simply amazing! http://www.sexworkerfest.com/
Posted by SWOP East on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:17:00 PST

In San Francisco!

Hey Lovelies!!!I got into to San Fran last night, and was immediatetly whisked away to the SWOP casa for a night of fun! Many SWOP chapter organizers are in residence and this is exactly the commmunit...
Posted by SWOP East on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:32:00 PST