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> Today on Sex Worker Pride Day we celebrate and honor the sex worker community and its vital contributions to the women's rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights ( #SRHR ) movements. 💞 #OurMovementsOurVoices #SRHR4All

— APA 🌏

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> Sex workers have always been part of the fight for equality and rights.

> This Sex Worker Pride Day, we celebrate the contributions the sex workers have made to our movement. We stand for dignity, bodily autonomy, equality and justice for sex workers everywhere.

— IPPF ESEAO 🌏

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> Sex workers have always been part of the fight for equality and rights. This Sex Worker Pride Day, we celebrate the contributions the sex workers have made to our movement.

> Sex worker rights are LGBTIQ rights. Sex worker rights are human rights.

— ILGA Asia 🌏

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#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #APA #IPPFESEAOR #ILGAAsia #AsiaPacific #SWCPride2026

> Happy Sex Worker Pride Day!

> September 14 is Sex Worker Pride Day. It is an opportunity for us to share our stories of self-determination and the achievements of the sex worker rights movement.

> It highlights the importance of visibility and inclusion within society.

> This is not only a day to celebrate the diversity of sex worker identities and experiences, but it also serves to reinforce the message that we are integral members of the community, and are deserving of recognition, inclusion, respect, and rights.

> By embracing pride in our work and community, we continue to push the boundaries of societal norms, advocating for decriminalisation, safety, and human rights for ALL sex workers.

— Respect Inc 🇦🇺

[Yep, same text in post as in the images. 🤷‍♀️.]

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #RespectQLD #Australia

> The SEX WORKER PRIDE DAY is the day to recognise and celebrate the struggles that have been fought, the gains and advances that have been made, with the certainty that they will remain strong and united to fight all the struggles that are yet to come.
> TAMPEP stands in solidarity with all sex workers on this day, another one to demand for more human and labour rights.

— TAMPEP 🇪🇺

> #TAMPEP #MigrantSexWorkers #RightsForMigrants #RightsForSexWorkers #RightsForMigrantSexWorkers #TAMPEPCampaign

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #TAMPEP #Europe

> Happy Sex Workers Pride Day.

> Sex Worker Pride, celebrated globally each year on September 14, emerged from the global sex workers' rights movement as an intentional space for celebration, self-determination, and community empowerment. While other key dates on the sex work advocacy calendar focus heavily on protest and mourning—such as International Sex Workers' Rights Day on March 3 or the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers on December 17—Sex Worker Pride was created specifically to affirm agency, occupational pride, and diversity across the global community.

> The movement traces its ideological roots to the 1970s, notably the 1975 occupation of Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, where sex workers revolted against police harassment and inhumane working conditions. That historic strike catalyzed modern sex worker organizing and laid the groundwork for viewing sex work through the lens of human rights and labor. Over the following decades, international solidarity solidified. In 2001, activists marching at the 49th Venice Biennale famously carried red umbrellas to bring visibility to their struggle—a moment that established the red umbrella as the universal symbol of safety, resistance, and solidarity.

> Sex Worker Pride Day was officially launched in 2019 by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects - NSWP. The initiative was designed to complement existing political mobilizations by carving out a positive, celebratory platform. The day honors sex workers in all their diversity—centering the intersecting experiences of migrant workers, cisgender and transgender workers, and gender-nonconforming individuals.

> Today, Sex Worker Pride highlights the resilience of workers who continue to navigate criminalization, stigma, and economic barriers. Beyond demanding full labor rights and decriminalization, the day provides a vital counter-narrative to societal shame, asserting that sex workers deserve dignity, autonomy, and equality in every sphere of life.

> In Solidarity,

— APNSW 🌏

> #SexWorkIsWork #SexWorkerPrideDay #NSWP #APNSW #DecriminalizeSexWork

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #APNSW #AsiaPacific

> Have you heard? Sex worker pride is REAL! September 14th is International Sex Worker Pride Day, and we're so proud of you all. ☔️ 🖤 ✊️

— SWOP TAS 🇦🇺

(Pssst… You can find the separate ‘cards’ in their original post in Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/swoptas.bsky.social/post/3mvhjx46llo2v ^~)

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #SWOPTAS #Australia

> Today is SexWorker Pride!!

> Today, we celebrate sex workers across Africa, in all our diversity.

> We celebrate our right to make decisions about our own lives, our bodies and our futures. We celebrate the communities we have built, the progress we have made and the sex workers who continue to organise, lead, support one another and push for change across the continent.

> Sex Worker Pride is also a moment to recognise how far our movement has come, while remembering that many sex workers continue to face criminalisation, discrimination and stigma simply because of who we are and the work we do.

> Today, we celebrate our Pride, and we continue to call for the decriminalisation of sex work.

> Happy Sex Worker Pride!

— ASWA 🌍

> #SexWorkerPride #ThisIsOurPride #DecriminaliseSexWork #SexWorkersRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #ASWA

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ASWAAlliance #Africa

> Today is SexWorker Pride!!

> Today, we celebrate sex workers across Africa, in all our diversity.

> We celebrate our right to make decisions about our own lives, our bodies and our futures. We celebrate the communities we have built, the progress we have made and the sex workers who continue to organise, lead, support one another and push for change across the continent.

> Sex Worker Pride is also a moment to recognise how far our movement has come, while remembering that many sex workers continue to face criminalisation, discrimination and stigma simply because of who we are and the work we do.

> Today, we celebrate our Pride, and we continue to call for the decriminalisation of sex work.

> Happy Sex Worker Pride!

— ASWA 🌍

> #SexWorkerPride #ThisIsOurPride #DecriminaliseSexWork #SexWorkersRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #ASWA

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ASWAAlliance #Africa

> Today is SexWorker Pride!!

> Today, we celebrate sex workers across Africa, in all our diversity.

> We celebrate our right to make decisions about our own lives, our bodies and our futures. We celebrate the communities we have built, the progress we have made and the sex workers who continue to organise, lead, support one another and push for change across the continent.

> Sex Worker Pride is also a moment to recognise how far our movement has come, while remembering that many sex workers continue to face criminalisation, discrimination and stigma simply because of who we are and the work we do.

> Today, we celebrate our Pride, and we continue to call for the decriminalisation of sex work.

> Happy Sex Worker Pride!

— ASWA 🌍

> #SexWorkerPride #ThisIsOurPride #DecriminaliseSexWork #SexWorkersRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #ASWA

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ASWAAlliance #Africa

> Today is SexWorker Pride!!

> Today, we celebrate sex workers across Africa, in all our diversity.

> We celebrate our right to make decisions about our own lives, our bodies and our futures. We celebrate the communities we have built, the progress we have made and the sex workers who continue to organise, lead, support one another and push for change across the continent.

> Sex Worker Pride is also a moment to recognise how far our movement has come, while remembering that many sex workers continue to face criminalisation, discrimination and stigma simply because of who we are and the work we do.

> Today, we celebrate our Pride, and we continue to call for the decriminalisation of sex work.

> Happy Sex Worker Pride!

— ASWA 🌍

> #SexWorkerPride #ThisIsOurPride #DecriminaliseSexWork #SexWorkersRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #ASWA

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ASWAAlliance #Africa

> Today, September 14th, is sex worker pride.

> With our communities constantly suffering stigma, discrimination, and violence, celebration is not always easy.

> Yet our joy is an important part of the story. This year ESWA celebrates our pride day by launching a project that's been long in the making: The Sex Worker's Network of Artists, Creatives and Communicators (SNACC).

> SNACC aims to provide spaces for networking and collaboration, learning, and promotion of sex workers' art and creativity.

> Check [https://www.eswalliance.org/join_snacc] for more info - and join us in a celebration of sex worker talent at SNACC!

— ESWA 🇪🇺

✍️ Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6LU9fDPsatst3XRj8DIEBCkI0O8GOKP2R4mu2j4LmoL5NuQ/viewform

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ESWA #Europe #SNACC #SexWorkers #Artist #Illustrators #Photographers #Painters #Filmmakers #Screenwriters #Writers #Journalists #Authors #Poets #Copywriters #Performers #Actors #Dancers #Choreographers #Designers #Bloggers #ContentCreators #Musicians #DJs #Composers #Art #Culture

> Today, September 14th, is sex worker pride.

> With our communities constantly suffering stigma, discrimination, and violence, celebration is not always easy.

> Yet our joy is an important part of the story. This year ESWA celebrates our pride day by launching a project that's been long in the making: The Sex Worker's Network of Artists, Creatives and Communicators (SNACC).

> SNACC aims to provide spaces for networking and collaboration, learning, and promotion of sex workers' art and creativity.

> Check [https://www.eswalliance.org/join_snacc] for more info - and join us in a celebration of sex worker talent at SNACC!

— ESWA 🇪🇺

✍️ Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6LU9fDPsatst3XRj8DIEBCkI0O8GOKP2R4mu2j4LmoL5NuQ/viewform

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ESWA #Europe #SNACC #SexWorkers #Artist #Illustrators #Photographers #Painters #Filmmakers #Screenwriters #Writers #Journalists #Authors #Poets #Copywriters #Performers #Actors #Dancers #Choreographers #Designers #Bloggers #ContentCreators #Musicians #DJs #Composers #Art #Culture

> Today, September 14th, is sex worker pride.

> With our communities constantly suffering stigma, discrimination, and violence, celebration is not always easy.

> Yet our joy is an important part of the story. This year ESWA celebrates our pride day by launching a project that's been long in the making: The Sex Worker's Network of Artists, Creatives and Communicators (SNACC).

> SNACC aims to provide spaces for networking and collaboration, learning, and promotion of sex workers' art and creativity.

> Check [https://www.eswalliance.org/join_snacc] for more info - and join us in a celebration of sex worker talent at SNACC!

— ESWA 🇪🇺

✍️ Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6LU9fDPsatst3XRj8DIEBCkI0O8GOKP2R4mu2j4LmoL5NuQ/viewform

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ESWA #Europe #SNACC #SexWorkers #Artist #Illustrators #Photographers #Painters #Filmmakers #Screenwriters #Writers #Journalists #Authors #Poets #Copywriters #Performers #Actors #Dancers #Choreographers #Designers #Bloggers #ContentCreators #Musicians #DJs #Composers #Art #Culture

> Today, September 14th, is sex worker pride.

> With our communities constantly suffering stigma, discrimination, and violence, celebration is not always easy.

> Yet our joy is an important part of the story. This year ESWA celebrates our pride day by launching a project that's been long in the making: The Sex Worker's Network of Artists, Creatives and Communicators (SNACC).

> SNACC aims to provide spaces for networking and collaboration, learning, and promotion of sex workers' art and creativity.

> Check [https://www.eswalliance.org/join_snacc] for more info - and join us in a celebration of sex worker talent at SNACC!

— ESWA 🇪🇺

✍️ Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6LU9fDPsatst3XRj8DIEBCkI0O8GOKP2R4mu2j4LmoL5NuQ/viewform

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ESWA #Europe #SNACC #SexWorkers #Artist #Illustrators #Photographers #Painters #Filmmakers #Screenwriters #Writers #Journalists #Authors #Poets #Copywriters #Performers #Actors #Dancers #Choreographers #Designers #Bloggers #ContentCreators #Musicians #DJs #Composers #Art #Culture

> Today, September 14th, is sex worker pride.

> With our communities constantly suffering stigma, discrimination, and violence, celebration is not always easy.

> Yet our joy is an important part of the story. This year ESWA celebrates our pride day by launching a project that's been long in the making: The Sex Worker's Network of Artists, Creatives and Communicators (SNACC).

> SNACC aims to provide spaces for networking and collaboration, learning, and promotion of sex workers' art and creativity.

> Check [https://www.eswalliance.org/join_snacc] for more info - and join us in a celebration of sex worker talent at SNACC!

— ESWA 🇪🇺

✍️ Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6LU9fDPsatst3XRj8DIEBCkI0O8GOKP2R4mu2j4LmoL5NuQ/viewform

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ESWA #Europe #SNACC #SexWorkers #Artist #Illustrators #Photographers #Painters #Filmmakers #Screenwriters #Writers #Journalists #Authors #Poets #Copywriters #Performers #Actors #Dancers #Choreographers #Designers #Bloggers #ContentCreators #Musicians #DJs #Composers #Art #Culture

> Today is Sex Worker Pride Day! It was established by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) in 2019 to celebrate sex worker leadership and the achievements of sex worker rights movement in the face of criminalisation, stigma and discrimination.

— Scarlet Alliance 🇦🇺

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #ScarletAlliance #Australia

> 14th September 2019 marked the first Sex Worker Pride, created to celebrate sex workers’ self-determination and the achievements of the sex worker rights movement. Many sex worker groups marked the day with events and online actions. Happy Sex Worker Pride to you all!!

> On Sex Worker Pride, NSWP joined GNP+ and ICW in announcing its full support for HIV2020, given the IAS decision to host the 2020 International AIDS Conference (AIDS2020) in a the USA where there are legal travel restrictions for sex workers- for the second time in a decade. https://www.nswp.org/news/community-led-networks-are-organising-alternative-international-aids-conference-event-heres-why

> This year Red Umbrella Fund is celebrating being a part of a movement that is self-led: sex worker-led. We love to see what the movement is doing. Join us on our other platforms to follow along. We will reshare as many of them as we can! Happy Sex Worker Pride to you all!!

> This month we will launch a campaign #ProudToBeSexWorkerLed - we will raffle off a care package to supporters.Join our Supporter Newsletter by making a donation (of any size!) and opt in. On 17 Dec we will choose a winner from our Supporter Newletter subscribers.

— Red Umbrella Fund 🗺️

#SexWork #SWPD #SWPD2026 #SexWorkerPride #RUF #RedUmbrellaFund

«I Hate My Job» anthology and «Cumrags» zine co-launch.

🗓️ Thursday, September 17th
🏙️🇵🇹 Lisbon 🕖 19:00–21:00
📍 Well Read (C/ de Santana 92)

> Lisbon! We're coming your way next week! We'll be at Well Read bookstore with a joint launch celebration with CUMRAGS created by Edições Fútil!

> We hope to see you there!

This marks the beginning of Working Girls Press' tour in Europe, I believe. ^^

#SexWork #Lisbon #WorkingGirlsPress #SWEvents #2026W38

«I Hate My Job» anthology and «Cumrags» zine co-launch.

🗓️ Thursday, September 17th
🏙️🇵🇹 Lisbon 🕖 19:00–21:00
📍 Well Read (C/ de Santana 92)

> Lisbon! We're coming your way next week! We'll be at Well Read bookstore with a joint launch celebration with CUMRAGS created by Edições Fútil!

> We hope to see you there!

This marks the beginning of Working Girls Press' tour in Europe, I believe. ^^

#SexWork #Lisbon #WorkingGirlsPress #SWEvents #2026W38

Simon Levy murders: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?
By Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Experts say the attackers’ behaviour, and the handling of their cases, have striking similarities

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/07/simon-levy-murders-has-anything-changed-in-policing-since-sarah-everard-killing

#Crime #Metropolitanpolice #Rapeandsexualassault #Women #UKnews #Sexwork #London #Police #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #Law #England #CrownProsecutionService #TheGuardian #VikramDoddPolice #crimecorrespondent

Simon Levy murders: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/07/simon-levy-murders-has-anything-changed-in-policing-since-sarah-everard-killing #Crime #MetropolitanPolice #RapeAndSexualAssault #Women #UkNews #SexWork #London #Police #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Law #England #CrownProsecutionService

> HAPPY IWD!!! Remember the roots of this day are in collective action, resistance, and solidarity. ⛓️‍💥

> THANK YOU to our community for supporting our PLeasure4Ever fundraiser. You showed up, showed out, and helped us raise $16K!!!

> Much more soon. For now, we are simply grateful.

— #BAWS 🇺🇸 #California #SanFrancisco

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> ❤️‍🔥On June 2, 1975, sex workers occupied Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, protesting police harassment and criminalization. Today we honor their legacy and continue the fight for sex workers’ rights, safety, and dignity. #InternationalWhoresDay

— #Decrim305 🇺🇸 #Florida #Miami

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> This International Whores' Day, NJRUA and the Sex Workers Rights Coalition are demanding #RightsNotRescue and New Jersey lawmakers stop pushing a false trafficking narrative around World Cup games. https://njrua.org/2026/06/02/speak-up-on-international-whores-day-rights-not-rescue/ #RightsNotRescue #IWD2026 #IWD #FIFA #WorldCup2026

— #NJRUA 🇺🇸 #NewJersey

✍️ #Signatures: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhM6vCUVQtntr-rtl_TQZYbpVLB3awYfEtTcmiSlms0Ca82Q/viewform

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#SexWork #ISWD #ISWD2026 #USA

DATA MILANESE DELLA SECONDA GIRA IN EUROPA DELLA BRIGADA CALLEJERA.

Giovedì 7 maggio, dalle 18:00, presso Parco Trotter - ingresso via Giacosa, via Giacosa 44, Milano

DATA MILANESE DELLA SECONDA GIRA IN EUROPA DELLA BRIGADA CALLEJERA.

GIOVEDÌ 7 MAGGIO.

Dalle ore 18 al parco Trotter, lato via Giacosa

Incontro con la Brigada Callejera dal Messico e mostra serigrafie del collettivo 0stile di Roma.

Apericena vegan.

A partire dall'esperienza di solidarietà e resistenza auto organizzata nel lavoro sessuale in Messico, per una prospettiva di mutualismo transfemminista, internazionalista, anticoloniale e anticarcerario.

Dalle ore 22 a SOCS, via Celoria 22, città Studi

Proiezione del film

La casa dell'amore

di Luca Ferri e con Bianca Dolce Miele

(70 min, in italiano con sottotitoli in spagnolo)

IN CASO DI PIOGGIA ANCHE LA DISCUSSIONE DALLE 18 SARÀ A SOCS

Lo spazio è accessibile tramite una rampa per auto discretamente ripida, è presente un gradino prima dell'entrata e altri 3 subito dentro.

È presente un bagno per chi è in carrozzina.

È presente una stanza di decompressione.

Non sarà presente la traduzione in LIS.

Per altre info e richieste sull'accessibilità scrivi a: [email protected]

https://brigadaac.mayfirst.org/

https://web.archive.org/web/20260207111159/https://brigadaac.mayfirst.org/

#apericena #transfemminismo #anticarcerario #SexWork #proiezione

@gwup

Ich bin gespannt wer die Position des #evidenzbasierten #Feminismus gegen die #Vorurteile von #SilviaReckermann vertritt, insbesondere derer gegen #Sexarbeit. Ich hoffe auf kritische Hinterfragung!

https://chrismon.de/personen/52299/silvia-reckermann

@sexworkpol @lolaanders

#Sexwork #NordischesModell #Prostitution #TerreDesFemmes #Menschenrechte #SexarbeitIstArbeit #SexworkIsWork

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 STAR 🇲🇰

Er……… I'll get into transcribing and translating this another day… 😅💦💦💦

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Europe #Macedonia #STAR

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

Back in Europe again~

🇬🇧 UK 👥 NUM
🇳🇱 Netherlands 👥 SMAP
🇪🇺 CEECA 👥 SWAN

And I gotta remark again on the Turkish one above; it's just delightful~! 💖
🐘 https://kolektiva.social/@yenndc/116165839019541759

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Europe #CEECA #SWAN #UK #NUM #Netherlands #SMAP

Some highlights for International Sex Workers' Rights Day on Europe~ ^^ #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #SexWork #Europe #CEECA #SWAN #TAMPEP #ESWA

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/post/deyhisdu2rmiw

A few highlights from Africa~

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> ✊🏽✨ International Sex Worker Rights Day ✨🌍
> On March 3rd, we honour the legacy and stand in solidarity with sex workers around the world in the ongoing fight for rights, safety, and self-determination.
> Sex workers are the true experts of their own realities, and their insights must lead the way in research, policy, and advocacy. We celebrate the incredible strength and resilience of this community.
> Today and every day: Centre their voices. Challenge injustice. Stand in solidarity and #DecrimSexWork

— SWEAT and Sisonke 🇿🇦

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> UNESOs Message in Commemoration of 3rd March International Sex Workers' Rights Day under the Global Theme "Labour Rights."
> In Uganda, sex work and sex workers’ workplaces are excluded from national labour laws, which creates an environment where sex workers have no option but to accept exploitative working conditions and other targeted human rights violations. The struggle for the recognition of sex work as work is closely tied to the struggle for decriminalisation.
> Decriminalising sex work means that sex workers will no longer be treated as criminals. It brings sex work within a Human Rights framework, enabling sex workers to claim their fundamental rights to health, equality, and freedom from violence. It also ensures they have access to the same labour law protections that all other workers in Uganda are entitled to.

— UNESO 🇺🇬

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> Today, we stand with sex workers globally.
> Refugee and migrant sex workers in all our diversity demand: • Labour rights • Full decriminalization • Equal rights and protection.
> Our work is labour. Our dignity is non-negotiable. ✊🏾

— KNESWO 🇰🇪

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> Today we mark Sex Workers' Rights Day
> Decriminalization reduces violence, improves health access, and protects human rights.
> Sex work is work. Safety is non-negotiable. Dignity is a right.

— KESWA 🇰🇪

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#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026
#SWEAT #Sisonke #Zimbabwe
#UNESO #Uganda
#KNESWO #KESWA #Kenya

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 Decrim WA, Magenta, Meridian ACT and Respect Inc. respectively. 🇦🇺

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Australia #DecrimWA #Magenta #Meridian #RespectInc

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 SWOP NSW 🇦🇺

Recommended here —
«International Sex Workers Rights Day: Give Inglenook the Boot» on RC Radical Radio:
🎧 https://www.3cr.org.au/globalintifada/episode/international-sex-worker-rights-day-give-inglenook-boot

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Australia #SWOP_NWS

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 SIN SA 🇦🇺

«5 Reasons to Decriminalise Sex Work»

1. Decriminalisation improves safety and reduces violence.

Sex work is not inherently violent; it is criminalisation that places sex workers at greatest risk.
Studios show in jurisdictions that have decriminalised sex work, such as New Zealand, sex workers have an increased ability to screen clients, work in safer areas with better access to secure services, and refer to police in cases of violence.¹⁻²

2. Decriminalisation leads to better health outcomes.

Decriminalisation removes legal barriers for sex workers seeking out healthcare, including STI and BBV testing and treatment, sexual and reproductive health services, harm reduction, and other essential care.
This empowers sex workers to make autonomous decisions about our own health, fostering positive health-seeking behaviours and reducing stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings.³

3. Decriminalisation reduces stigma and discrimination.

Decriminalisation recognises sex work as real work. In turn this helps contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society which empowers and uplifts the voices of marginalised groups. Although decriminalisation is not a fix-all for eliminating stigma, discrimination, and violence, it is an essential step to addressing structural barriers to sex workers' health and human rights.⁴

4. Decriminalisation improves access to justice.

Laws that criminalise sex work cause sex workers to feel unsafe reporting crimes, including violent crimes, because we fear prosecution, police surveillance, stigma, and discrimination.⁵
In settings where sex work has been decriminalised, sex workers who have experiences discrimination, violence, or abuse can report incidents and seek out support without fear of legal repercussions.⁶

5. Decriminalisation respects human rights and dignity.

There are many reasons why people engage in sex work, and whatever the reasons, sex work is work, and sex workers should be treated with dignity.
Sex workers' human rights cannot be fully realized as long as criminal laws threaten our access to justice, health, and social services; undermine our right to labour and workplace protections; as well as expose us to violence, discrimination, and arbitrary arrest.⁷

‣ References:
1. Armstrong, Lynzi, “Screening clients in a decriminalised street-based sex industry: Insights into the experiences of New Zealand sex workers”.
Australias and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 0(00 (2014); 1-16.
2. New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Report of the Prostitution Law Review Committee on the operatioOperation of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003, (2008).
3. NSWP, “Decriminalisation vs Legalisation: Understanding Key Differences in Sex Work Legislation” (2024).
4. ibid.
5. Decker M. R. et al., “Human rights violations against sex workers: burden and effect on HIV”, The Lancet HIV and Sex Workers, (2014); 60-73.
6. Gillian Abel, “A decade of decriminalization: Sex work ‘down under’ but not underground”, Criminology and Criminal Justice (14(5) (2014); 580-592.
7. International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe, “Declaration of the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe” (2005).

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Australia #SIN_SA

‣ Today is International Sex Workers’ Rights Day
Sex work is work, and sex workers deserve respect, equality, and the same rights and protections as all workers.

On 3 March 2001, over 25,000 sex workers in India gathered for the Kolkata Sex Worker Freedom Festival to advocate for sex worker rights, including safety at work. Prohibitionist groups tried to prevent the festival from taking place by pressuring the government to revoke the group’s permit, but were unsuccessful.

Since then, 3 March has become an important date to promote sex worker rights, highlighting the need for sex work to be recognised as legitimate work and for sex workers to be protected under the law. Recognising sex work as work is a vital step towards fighting for decriminalisation, anti-discrimination protections and labour rights.

Did you know that in some parts of unceded Australia, sex work and sex workers are still criminalised?

The fight for sex work to be recognised as real work in Australia is far from over. Until all sex workers are free from discrimination, stigma and criminalisation, none of us are truly free.

‣ But I thought sex work was “legal” in Australia?

Decriminalisation removes laws and penalties criminalising all aspects of sex work between consenting adults. Sex work is then covered under existing health and safety laws.

Legalisation involves laws and regulations permitting sex work under certain conditions, while all other sex work remains criminalised. Under legalisation, governments impose special regulations just for the sex industry.

Sex work is partially criminalised in WA.

Full criminalisation in SA.

Sex work is decriminalised in NSW, NT, QLD and VIC.
There are gaps in NSW and VIC regarding street based sex work. The NT and QLD have fully decriminalised street based sex work.

Sex work in the ACT operates under a licensing model.

Sex work is partially criminalised in TAS.

‣ Why is decriminalisation the best legislative model for sex work?

Decriminalisation is fundamental to upholding sex workers' right to participate fully in public lie and achieve economic empowerment; enabling financial agency, security, and independence.

• Criminalisation of sex work, along with stigma and discrimination, increases sex workers' vulnerabilities to violence.
• Decriminalisation is the only model of sex industry regulation to enable evidence-based public health outcomes.
• Decriminalisation in Australian jurisdictions has also enabled the development of workplace health and safety guidance for the sex industry.

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Australia #ScarletAlliance

> On this International Sex Workers' Rights Day, we at Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee stand together from Kolkata, India and beyond in solidarity for dignity and equality.

> Sex work is work. Our voices matter. Our rights matter.

> ✊🏽 Respect. Recognition.

— DMSC 🇮🇳

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #India #DMSC

> RED UMBRELLAS FOR SEX WORKERS' RIGHTS
> March 3rd is the International Sex Workers' Rights Day, a day to reinforce that SEX WORK IS WORK, to stand against stigma, discrimination, racism, and intolerance.
> March 3rd is the day to reflect about the LACK OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL RIGHTS that sex workers face daily, worldwide. A day to show solidarity with all, i.e. female, male, transgender, and migrant sex workers.
> Europe has forgotten the Human Rights of Migrant Sex Workers.
> IT IS TIME TO UNITE TO FIGHT FOR SEX WORKERS' RIGHTS!

> Figure: “MARIE, sex worker, works in Berlin”. By Veronica Munk.

— TAMPEP 🇪🇺

https://tampep.eu/march-3-international-sex-workers-rights-day-3/

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Europe #TAMPEP

> “Sex Work is Work” is more than a slogan it is a demand for human rights.
> This 3 March, the African Sex Workers Alliance stands firm in the fight for decriminalization and universal healthcare. We won't stop until every sex worker can live and work with safety and dignity.
> Solidarity forever! ✊✊✊

— ASWA 🌍

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #ASWA #Africa

ESWA's February newsletter is published~ 💖 And today seems a particularly good day to note it. ^~ #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 👠 📰 Check it out at their website! 👈 Or look through the thread below~ (0/15) @[email protected] #ESWAMonthly #February2026 #SexWork #Europe #ESWA #Newsletter

Of course, I gotta highlight specially ✨ the premiere of ESWA's new community video ✨ today at 3pm CET. 💖

A few more quotes from it~ 💕

🐘 Previous announcement: https://kolektiva.social/@yenndc/116141536096476508

📼 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOp1q9x2qRw 👈

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #ESWA #CommunityVideo #Premiere

ESWA's February newsletter is published~ with a fair share of good news and interesting contents. 💖
Today seems a particularly good day to note it, as well~ 😉

Check it out!
📰 https://www.eswalliance.org/eswa_february_2026_newsletter

#SexWork #ESWAMonthly #February2026 #ESWA #Europe #Newsletter #ISWRD #ISWRD2026

> Today is March 3rd: International Sex Workers’ Rights Day! 🚩☂️

> Our movement didn't start in a boardroom—it started on the streets of Kolkata, India, in 1844. Thousands of sex workers rose up against colonial oppression and police violence. ✊

— APNSW 🌏

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #APNSW #AsiaPacific

«February is LGBT+ History Month…» 🏳️‍🌈🎞

Short video (⏳≈2min) by the ALEX Project (🇬🇧 org, but this is applicable globally). ^~

💖❤️‍🔥

There's a transcript below, if you'd rather read it straight than watch. :3

Original at:
🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/ask4alex.bsky.social/post/3mduzidkfkc2n

#SexWorkSaturday #LGBTHistoryMonth #AlexProject #ShortVideo #Video #LGBTIQA #LGBTIQ #LGBTIB #LGBT #LGBTQ #SexWork #History #UK #GB

Livestream läuft um 14 Uhr gehts Los Anhörung zum Antrag CDU/CSU zum Sexkaufverbot

ich wurde gerade noch von einer Journalistin Angerufen die einen Artikel über die Anhörung schreibt und tatsächlich mit einer Sexarbeiterin reden wollte 😍 #sexwork #sexkaufverbot #sexkauf

Auch dieses Jahr unterstützten wir als Teil des Hamburger 8Mrz Bündnis den feministischen Kampftag am 08. März um 18 Uhr auf dem Rathausmarkt mit einem #sexwork und #trans Block.

#fstreik #8m #8marzo #hamburg #feministischerkampftag