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About Me

Summer 2006: Las Vegas
Summer 2007: San Francisco
July 2008: Chicago

Pulling Back the Sheets: Sex, Work and Social Justice
Join us this July as sex workers and activists converge on Chicago for the 3rd annual Desiree Alliance conference!
Are you tired of the laws that punish people for how they earn a living? Are you tired of the police harassing you because of how you dress or because of who you are? Are you a sex worker ally? Do you want to join with other activists who work in the business to change the laws and stand up for your rights?

More info at: www.DesireeAlliance.org

Desiree Alliance is a Project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

My Interests

Sex Workers Rights!!

I'd like to meet:

Sex workers and sex worker allies! Sex workers of all stripes: women, men, transfolx, sex worker leaders or activists, people of color, immigrants, queers, gay guys, lesbians, bisexuals, disabled/differently-abled people, senior citizens and youth/young adults. We consider "sex workers" to include escorts, prostitutes, street workers, massage workers, exotic dancers, porn actors/actresses, professional SandM players, hustlers, those who have lived with the support of sugar-daddy or sugar-mama, who have had sex for housing/food/clothing, had sex for drugs, or had sex to get the money that you needed to survive.

Music:

Call for Papers for our conference!! Sex Work: Culture, Policy, & Benefits Desiree Alliance presents Sex Work: Culture, Policy, and Benefits Exploring the Lives of Sex Workers and their Diverse RealitiesA coalition of sex workers, social scientists, professional sex educators, scholars, health professionals and their supporting networks announce a Convergence in San Francisco, California, July 16th-19th, in conjunction with the San Francisco Sex Worker Arts and Film Festival, July 20-22 and additional events in San Francisco beginning July 14th.Please send proposals to: Avaren Ipsen [email protected](You can join the convergence organizing group and participate in the process by emailing [email protected])The conference portion of this convergence will bring together sex workers and sex worker advocates and allies interested in exploring sex work as a culture, the policies surrounding it, and benefits sex workers receive from their work. The goal is to acknowledge that sex work is a professional endeavor peopled by diverse individuals with diverse needs, cultures, and concerns. Presentations will take place on July 16th and 17th.We are open to all sex work related proposals, and specifically welcome all submissions and proposals having to do with these general concepts: sex worker art, culture, and creative endeavors; positive aspects of sex work; harms that result from bad or shortsighted policies; and benefits of current sex worker-friendly policies.We are eager to receive proposals from sex workers themselves (you do not have to publicly self-identify) , people of color, migrants, and all genders. Contributors may be sex workers, academics, and anyone else interested in contributing.Examples of topics for proposals are:--Violence against sex workers (Ipswich, Atlantic City, Brandy Britton, Lucy in OC, etc.) and how the laws contribute to this--Effects of sex work policies on specific communities: single mothers, people of color, migrant workers, and various genders--Sex worker art, culture, and creativity--Economic and social benefits of sex work (i.e., good job for single mothers, service to disabled community, etc.)--Transferable professional skills developed in sex work--Special forms of knowledge sex workers develop--Trends in sex work (internet: blogs, websites, review boards, etc; spiritual sex work; cooperative incalls; professional associations; bad client lists; screening; etc.)--Varieties of sex work and how they are approached, why they are chosen, and how they are lived--Personal stories from sex workers and/or their loved ones--Sex workers' relationships (family, love, and community)--How policies contribute to stigma--Possible legislative models (NZ, HI, etc.)Please send proposals to: Avaren Ipsen [email protected] for submissions: May 15 Confirmation by June 1st*. *If you require confirmation sooner than June 1st, please include that with your submission.www.desireealliance.org

Heroes:

All the sex workers the world over! Organizations working for sex worker rights: BAYSWAN, SWOP-USA, COYOTE, Best Practices Policy Project, International Union of Sex Workers

My Blog

Call for submissions!

~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 Infirmary...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:03:00 PST

the sex worker revolution is hitting chi-town!

Save the Date!! The Sex Worker Revolution is hitting Chi-Town!! On July 16-20 of 2008, hundreds of sex workers and sex worker activists will converge on Chicago at the Desiree Alliance Conference: P...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:13:00 PST

2008 Sex Worker Convergence is hitting Chi-Town!

SAVE THE DATE: The 2008 Sex Worker Convergence is hitting Chi-Town!On July 16-20 of 2008, hundreds of sex workers and sex worker activists will converge on Chicago at the Desiree Alliance Conference:"...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:07:00 PST

Live Blog to Protest Media Portrayal of SexWorkers!

*Call to Action!!! ***Please circulate widely**** > Who: Desiree Alliance and Friends>> What: Live-blog response to Farley>> When: September 17, 2007 Beginning at 3pm PST 6pm EST and going all night>>...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:59:00 PST

new sexworker blog!

Bound, not Gagged BoundNotGagged.com is a collective effort of sex worker advocacy groups supporting sex workers in their efforts to speak out about the Deborah Jeane Palfrey scandal in Washington DC....
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Mon, 07 May 2007 10:14:00 PST

Canada: decrim court challenge by sex workers

..> ..> REPOSTED from Panic_Kitty, thanks for the heads up! TORONTO -- On Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. a press conference will be held announce the launching of a constitutional challe...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:12:00 PST

Call for Papers for our conference!! Sex Work: Culture, Policy, & Benefits

Desiree Alliance presentsSex Work: Culture, Policy, and BenefitsExploring the Lives of Sex Workers and their Diverse Realities A coalition of sex workers, social scientists, professional s...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:19:00 PST

Sex Workers' Film & Art Festival AND Sex Workers' Rights Conference!

Join us at the Festival and Convergence! Submit your videos! When: July 14-22nd, 2007 (screenings July 20 & 21st)Where: San FranciscoWhat: 5th San Francisco Sex Workers' Film and Arts Festivalspon...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:07:00 PST

National Data Base of Bad Clients

From the National Data Base of Bad Clients: We are a National Data Base of Bad Clients and our website is used as a tool to help escorts minimize their risk of encountering bad clients when the...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:36:00 PST

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Please join Spectrum, UNLV NOW, and PERVV as they host the Desiree Alliance and SWOP-LV for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Sunday, December 17th...
Posted by Sex Workers Rights! on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:04:00 PST