Sex Workers
German Authorities Target Sex Workers Posting Adult Content on Twitter
German authorities have been stepping up their efforts to fine in-country sex workers for posting sexually explicit content on open online platforms like Twitter, forcing them to take down posts on the U.S.-based — and Free Speech-protected — sites.
California Ride-Hailing Ruling Could Affect Freelancer Status of Some Sex Workers
In a case which may have consequences for cam models and sex workers who rely on a single platform for a majority of their income, a judge ordered ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft this afternoon to re-classify their California drivers from independent contractors to employees.
UK: Daily Mail Report Stigmatizes Online Sex Workers
Amidst increasing calls for government intervention on freedom of online expression, right-wing U.K. tabloid The Daily Mail continued their attack on the adult industry and sex workers with a stigmatizing report using blatantly classist and stigmatizing language.
Sex Workers Activists Urge Community to Help Stop 'New FOSTA' EARN IT Act
Hacking/Hustling (HH), a group of sex worker rights and digital rights activists, is urging all sex workers, advocates and allies to email senators tomorrow to oppose the EARN IT Act, described by critics as "a new FOSTA."
CAM4 Hosts 2-Day Digital Event to Raise Grant Funds for Sex Workers
CAM4 has announced a two-day event, CAM4 x NSFW Relief, to broadcast exclusively Friday and Saturday on the platform.
Op-Ed: International Sex Workers Day in a World Under Lockdown
The 2020 commemoration of International Sex Workers Day (originally known as “International Whore’s Day”) sees the militant marches for sex worker rights of years past — a yearly push for life-saving visibility epitomized by brandishing red umbrellas — replaced by a sobering assessment of how COVID-19 protocols worldwide have essentially put sex workers’ right to work in the hands of uncaring government officials.
Amberly Rothfield To Teach Master Class for Online Sex Workers
Sex educator Amberly Rothfield is teaching a Master Class seminar for online sex workers this Saturday at 3 p.m. (PDT).
ARTnews Explores Growing Interplay Between Art World, Sex Work
A new article in prominent art criticism and news magazine ARTnews explores the increasingly visible connections between the art world, sex work and sex worker advocacy.
Mistress Eva Speaks About the Plight of Sex Workers in Asia
BDSM professional Eva Oh, aka Mistress Eva, has shared her comments on sex work in Asia.
Tasha Reign Petitions to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Industry
Tasha Reign has created a Change.org petition urging Congress to recognize independent contractors acting as small businesses in the sex industry.
ManyVids Launches U.K. Petition to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers
ManyVids is circulating a petition to have legal sex work included in the U.K.'s Equality Act to protect current and former sex workers against discrimination in housing, banking, schooling and the workplace.
Japan Reverses Decision, Offers Public Aid to Sex Workers
Japan has reportedly reversed its decision to discriminate against sex workers who are economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Times Examines Sex Workers and Camming During Quarantine
The New York Times published this morning a report about how sex workers are coping with the social isolation mandates caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Op-Ed: Stormy Daniels Blasts Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Industry
Op-Ed: I’ve been receiving a flood of messages from people in the adult industry this week asking for my advice, all about the same topic. This morning, I woke up to another one. This time it was from a dancer in Portland, Oregon. She was desperate for help to pay her bills and reached out to me for money.
Tanya Tate Talks About Sex Workers, Taxes With Vice
Tanya Tate spoke with the U.K. edition of Vice for an article called "This Is How Sex Workers Do Their Taxes."
Japan Denies Public Aid to Sex Workers, Spurring Claims of Discrimination
The global War on Porn continues on a new front, as news outlet Mainichi Japan reports that government officials are facing accusations of discrimination with the denial of public aid to sex workers harmed by the pandemic lockdown.
Disaster Relief Application Explicitly Excludes 'Prurient' Sex Workers, Adult Businesses
The federal application for COVID-19-related disaster relief for small businesses, issued by the Trump administration’s U.S. Small Business Administration (USSBA) this week, explicitly disqualifies any sex worker or sex oriented business who may derive income from “presenting live performances of a prurient sexual nature” or “through the sale of products or services, or the presentation of any depictions or displays, of a prurient sexual nature.
Red Light Center Offers Virtual Haven for Sex Workers
Red Light Center is offering an online haven for sex workers impacted by pandemic travel restrictions.
ManyVids Petitions U.K. Government to Safeguard Sex Workers
ManyVids has petitioned the U.K. government for the occupation of “adult entertainer” to be protected under the Equality Act of 2010.
Social Media Platform AdultNode.com Offers Free Upgrade for Sex Workers
Social media platform AdultNode.com is reaching out to sex workers by offering a free account upgrade.