SWOP Behind Bars Advocacy from the Margins

For many sex workers, “family” is not a word that brings comfort. Too often, biological families, faith communities, and social institutions turn their backs on us. Some reject us for the work we do, ...

10 Dec 20254min

In every conversation about sex work - whether it’s policy, research, or “rescue” - one question should guide us: who is speaking, and who is missing? Too often, the people most directly impacted by l...

9 Dec 20255min

Sex workers do more than survive - they resist. Every act of joy, every community project, every gathering beneath the red umbrella is an act of defiance against erasure. In a world that so often redu...

8 Dec 20254min

For most people, safety means calling 911, trusting social services, or turning to institutions for protection. For sex workers, those options often don’t exist - or worse, they make things more dange...

7 Dec 20254min

Too often, when sex workers make the news, it’s because of tragedy. The headlines focus on loss, sensationalize violence, and erase the person behind the story. But every day, across every city and sm...

6 Dec 20255min

If Tamar makes church folks squirm, Lot’s daughters practically blow the doors off the Sunday School classroom. Their story in Genesis 19 is short, shocking, and often whispered about: two sisters who...

5 Dec 20256min

What happens when sex workers seek justice? Too often, the system betrays them. Reports are dismissed before evidence is even reviewed. Investigations stall without explanation. Prosecutions - if they...

5 Dec 20253min

Stigma is a shadow that follows sex workers everywhere—often more destructive than the law itself. It doesn’t just appear in criminal codes or police reports; it shows up in the waiting room at a doct...

4 Dec 20254min