We understand that all employment is a human right. In a time of a pandemic, sex workers are more vulnerable. Please share with someone who is still working or needs to work.
United Nations: The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and UNAIDS released a joint statement to protect the health and rights of sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington Post: Excluding those in the sex industry from COVID-19 relief is a mistake
The Nation: How Sex Workers Are Using Mutual Aid to Respond to the Coronavirus
Rewire: Here’s How You Can Help Sex Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Donate to them directly
Purchase online or phone content
Help a provider get tools to make video content (stand to hold a camera phone, lighting, etc)
Practice social distancing
Check in on the sex workers in your life
Donate to a mutual aid network
Due to stigma, sex workers face a lot of barriers in seeking health services:
If a sex worker in your life is experiencing symptoms, ask how you can support them.
This may involve being on the phone with them as they call their doctor or local health clinic.