TER General Board
This is so beautiful...
AdrienneofNY
posted
Coming to the point first:
SWOP (the Sex Worker Outreach Project) is probably the best sex worker rights group out there, if you
want to get involved. To find them, just Google "sex worker outreach project " together with the name of the nearest big city. If you don't find them, try a bigger city.
Many other organizations are also good. To find them, Google "sex worker rights" with your nearest big city.
Make the connection, and see the power of a sense of community. I have witnessed this community many times, and it is powerful. First and foremost, it is supportive. But once the supportiveness is felt, the sense of power often comes next.
There is power in diversity. Shed the "class divisions" that separate different groups of sex workers and limit their power.
The Sex Worker Rights movement is, right now, at the same place that the LGBT Rights movement was at in the 1960's. A movement that was in its early phase, but would grow in power. Ten years ago, it was unthinkable to many that same-sex marriage would become a reality in many states. In three or four years, every law prohibiting same-sex marriage will be struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional.
The prize for the Sex Worker Rights movement is the decriminalization of commercial sex which involves only consenting adults. This goal can be achieved, but not without a lot of work.
Will you choose to get involved?
SWOP (the Sex Worker Outreach Project) is probably the best sex worker rights group out there, if you
want to get involved. To find them, just Google "sex worker outreach project " together with the name of the nearest big city. If you don't find them, try a bigger city.
Many other organizations are also good. To find them, Google "sex worker rights" with your nearest big city.
Make the connection, and see the power of a sense of community. I have witnessed this community many times, and it is powerful. First and foremost, it is supportive. But once the supportiveness is felt, the sense of power often comes next.
There is power in diversity. Shed the "class divisions" that separate different groups of sex workers and limit their power.
The Sex Worker Rights movement is, right now, at the same place that the LGBT Rights movement was at in the 1960's. A movement that was in its early phase, but would grow in power. Ten years ago, it was unthinkable to many that same-sex marriage would become a reality in many states. In three or four years, every law prohibiting same-sex marriage will be struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional.
The prize for the Sex Worker Rights movement is the decriminalization of commercial sex which involves only consenting adults. This goal can be achieved, but not without a lot of work.
Will you choose to get involved?