Well, my time here at Feministe draws to a close…technically, it ends tomorrow, but I have some doctor appointments today and a dance competition beginning this eve, so my presense will be fleeting! I want to thank the Feministe crew for having me, and yes, now as promised…
Some sex workers rights/outreach organizations- of varying type and stripe- by no means is it complete or fully comprehensive, but it’s a place to start:
Hooking is Real Employment (HIRE); 847 Monroe Drive Atlanta, GA 30308Telephone: 1-404-876-1212
BAYSWAN (Bay Area Sex Workers Advocacy Network)
COP (Coalition on Prostitution)PO Box 210256 San Francisco, CA 94121 Telephone: 1-415-751-1659
Sex Workers Action Coalition (SWAC)Box 6724 Oakland, CA 94603Telephone: 1-415-435-7931
PONY (Prostitutes of New York)
North American Task Force on Prostitution (NTFP)- 2785 Broadway 4L New York, NY 10025-2834 USA Telephone/Fax: 1-212-866-8854
JACGUAR (Johns and Call Girls United Against Repression)-P.O. Box 021011 Brooklyn, NY 11202-1011
Sisters Offering Support-P.O. Box 75042 Honolulu, Hawaii 96836Telephone: (808) 942-5070 Contact(s): Kelly A. Hill
POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network)1200 S. Jackson Street, Ste. 25 Seattle, WA 98144Telephone: (206) 322-7061 Fax: (206) 322-7204
HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive)
And also, I’d like to leave you with some more sex worker words (h/t to Salora for these)
And…the blogs of some people who have been involved in the sex industry…with very diverse takes on the whole thing…do me a favor and treat these people with respect, eh?