Sex workers' rights websites and groups
One of the issues that New Yorkers Against Religion-Based Bigotry will eventually concern itself with is the rights of sex workers. In preparation for this, I've located some relevant organizations and websites.
None of these groups seem to be holding any events in the near future, other than regular public meetings of SWOP-NYC.
P.S. (May 16, 2009): I just now learned of the existence of a new Meetup group, Savvy Sex, which is concerned about a variety of issues including the rights of sex workers.
- Spread Magazine
- Prostitutes of New York (PONY). The information here looks very old, but apparently was still up-to-date as of October 2007, judging by this press release. There's also a PONY website, last updated 2003.
- Sex Worker’s Outreach Project NYC (SWOP-NYC) (information about meetings here
- Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) East ( and its blog
- Sex Workers Outreach Project - USA (site includes page about International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, including international list of organizations)
- The Sex Workers Project (and page about it on the website of the Urban Justice Center)
- Desiree Alliance (main page includes list of blogs)
- What About Kristen? - press release with contact info for various groups, as of March 11, 2008 ( another copy here)
- Sex Workers Internet Radio Library (SWIRL)
None of these groups seem to be holding any events in the near future, other than regular public meetings of SWOP-NYC.
P.S. (May 16, 2009): I just now learned of the existence of a new Meetup group, Savvy Sex, which is concerned about a variety of issues including the rights of sex workers.