Sex Workers' Pop-Up

A free exhibit featuring artwork and performances by and about sex workers from around the world that took place in March 2020 in NYC #SexWorkIsWork

[18 Million Rising @18millionrising]

Join a vigil tonight with @RedCanarySong and @ButterflyCSW to grieve the deaths of the Asian women massage workers who were killed in Georgia. Thurs, March 18 at 8PM EST. https://t.co/HaG3Wf1QXR

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

We grieve with the metro Atlanta and API communities after this horrific attack. We stand against racist and sexist violence. We can’t disconnect this from rising anti-Asian attacks and pervasive violence against people because of their identities. https://t.co/r8gjNYn9I7

[Red Canary Song @RedCanarySong]

Eight workers in massage parlors have been killed in Atlanta. This is horrific, and is indicative of the violence that massage workers face daily. We are saddened and angered to learn of this, and we are sending our love to the workers in Atlanta.
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[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

Art allows us to imagine new bonds in our community, by asking we be more thoughtful. The Sex Workers’ Pop-Up, which opened a year ago today, challenged visitors to listen to sex workers and rethink how society defines work. https://t.co/pgbMUuVIg6

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

We're grateful to everyone who came and looked, and to all of you who didn't get a chance but still proudly believe and loudly proclaim that #sexworkiswork. https://t.co/PChl7CoTKV

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

It's been five months since our #sexworkerspopup's brief run in New York. Take a look back at the experience and art, and hear from the artists and activists who made it possible:

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

It's been five months since our #sexworkerspopup's brief run in New York. Take a look back at the experience and art, and hear from the artists and activists who made it possible:

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

As @GlobalSexWork's Ruth Morgan Thomas says, “This exhibition is about showing our diversity, showing our realities, which are ones as you can see...are amazing, proud individuals standing up as sex workers saying, ‘I'm human, look at me.’”

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

@KishaBari @HIPSDC “Rest at the end, not in the middle.”
- Nique D
#TransDayofVisibility

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

Today is #TransDayofVisibility, and to commemorate, we're sharing more portraits by @KishaBari of trans sex workers in NYC and Washington, D.C. These powerful images were commissioned for our pop-up and we're proud to have featured them on our walls. THREAD:

[Sex Workers' Pop-Up @SexWorkersPopUp]

@KishaBari @HIPSDC “You may write me down in history, but you will not erase me.”
- Tahtianna Fermin
#TransDayofVisibility

[Voto Latino @votolatino]

Remembering Lorena Borjas today, during #TransDayOfVisibility. She advocated for marginalized communities in Queens for decades. Lorena fought for trans migrants, people living with HIV, and sex workers.

Rest in Power.
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[Jessica Ramos @jessicaramosqns]

We lost my friend, Latina transfeminist #LorenaBorjas to the battle against COVID-19. She did an incredible job in our community for trans women and sex workers. May she rest in peace and power.

[@decrimny.bsky.social @DecrimNY]

We are heartbroken. We continue to hold Lorena Borjas, and all of the communities that she impacted, in our hearts and our thoughts. Rest in power.