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[The Dialtone Project @DialtoneProject]

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[SWARM @SexWorkHive]

"MPs in this country are pushing for a Nordic Model approach to legislating sex work. We have seen first-hand in this country the ‘dire and desperate situation’ which would happen if stronger laws criminalising the purchase of sex were to be implemented."

[Queer Feminist Film Festival @Queer_FFF]

When the world is dark - people like Keanan shine their light.

"I was born with the spirit of activism & love for humanity I am from Retreat. Whenever I cross another LGBTQI+ person I whisper underneath my breath "that's my people!" I am proud to be part of #QFFF2020"
#LGBTIQA

[Sweat @SweatTweets]

#COVID19 is nowhere near over, but the impact on sex workers has been devastating. We must examine now how to respond to the needs of sex workers & advocate for #decrimsexwork across Africa going forward: Join a Pan-African discussion on 29 Oct. Register: https://t.co/7Wi8m0I6nK

[English Collective of Prostitutes ♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @ProstitutesColl]

We demanded emergency payments for sex workers made destitute because of Covid. The government in reply boasted that they were “providing £76m to charities and organisations throughout the country to support victims of modern slavery, sexual violence and domestic abuse.”

[C.Y.O.A. @CYOA_virtual]

🎃🧙‍♀️HALLOWEEN sober queer+LGBT virtual dance party! Tickets here include raffle in aid of the wonderful Books Beyond Bars: https://t.co/wLHiCiCOOU. LOOK at some of the amazing prizes available below. Excited to see & dance with you all, plz spread far&wide, invite friends&c! 💀🧛‍♀️

[Jon Wiener @JonWiener1]

#OnThisDay, 1969: Angela Davis returns to UCLA for the first lecture after the courts reinstated her as Prof. of Philosophy. At her right, Che-Lumumba Club leader Kendra Alexander—2,000 students showed up. #SetTheNightOnFire #LAInTheSixties @VersoBooks https://t.co/sKR6ndJ7rS

[Whores of Yore @WhoresofYore]

This is Camille du Gast (1868-1942). She was a balloonist, parachutist, fencer, tobogganist, skier, horse trainer, concert pianist & singer. She was the second woman to compete in an international motor race & was embroiled in the scandal of La Femme au Masque.

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[London Renters Union @LDNRentersUnion]

Newham & Leytonstone branch members are sending a message to our member G’s landlord today: stop the harassment and the eviction threats.
Our community of renters has each others backs. When we come together we have the power to stop evictions!

#EvictionResistance #RenterPower

[Scarlet Alliance @scarletalliance]

UNACCEPTABLE, @QldPolice. Aggressive and targeted policing of sex workers in Queensland is enabled by archaic laws that target migrant sex workers. Entrapment, seizure of sex workers' hard-earned income, and charging bond for DOING A JOB. @DecrimQLD @respectqld

[English Collective of Prostitutes ♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @ProstitutesColl]

We demand emergency payments & housing for sex workers who are destitute, an immediate moratorium on arrests and prosecutions, access to health care regardless of immigration status. an increase in Universal Credit to the level of the living wage . . .

[English Collective of Prostitutes ♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @ProstitutesColl]

Like millions of other people, sex workers, many of whom are mothers supporting families, have been deprived of an income by the virus & now the lockdown. But because sex work is criminalised sex workers are also deprived of the support, payments & protections available to others

[English Collective of Prostitutes ♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @ProstitutesColl]

This #MayDay2020 please demand that your MP raise the situation of sex workers, many of whom have been made destitute and homeless by the COVID-19 crisis: https://t.co/78fNp3UqFG #InternationalWorkersDay

[Sex Workers Project @UJCSexWorkers]

The Sex Workers Project honors and demands justice for all workers today on International Workers Day. We stand against worker exploitation of any kind from stolen wages to sexual harassment, from the “tipped” subminimum wage to human trafficking. Worker rights are human rights!

[Prof Gina Neff @ginasue]

To fight this pandemic we must use stories.

Here's a story: So-called superspreader "events" for coronavirus in the US are among the poor, working class and marginalized. And they are at their work.

To get ahead and stop this virus we must tell the right stories. (thread)

[SWOP Los Angeles @SwopLosAngeles]

SIGN ON AT https://t.co/KRTIK5lSmv

Call on California Governor Gavin Newsom to leave no one behind during the COVID-19 pandemic and to create a COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to support the health and survival of sex workers during this time.

[Out and About @outandaboutlgbt]

Having a gorgeous, glamorous time at @duckielondon's Posh Club with all our Out and About #lgbtelders and lovely volunteers. No #snowday here! #poshclub #theposhclub

[SWWAC @SWWACwpg]

Time to listen to sex workers and experiential folks!
#sexworkisnottrafficking https://t.co/HHNBNSVxq4

[Scarlet Alliance @scarletalliance]

sex work = work !

性工作 = 工作!

#性工作
#sexwork

[loladavina @Lola_Davina]

Many MANY people I love are #sexworkers.
#sexworkersarepeopletoo