Over the past few months in Receipts, Please, we’ve tackled ten of the most common myths about sex work - debunking them with data, lived experience, and truth. But those ten are only the tip of the iceberg.

It started with a question. “What college degree do you have?” Tasha had just been released and was sitting in the intake office of a...

For years, prisons were called “crime schools” because people learned more about how to survive in the underground economy than how to build a stable life.

Good morning, Red Umbrella fam. Hope your coffee is strong and your boundaries stronger, because this weekend delivered a full-course meal of carceral nonsense, QAnon fever dreams, ICE agents crashing into elementary school zones, and a grown man throwing himself a military parade for his birthday.

When people imagine what “freedom” looks like for trafficking survivors, they often picture a dramatic rescue or a courtroom triumph—handcuffs off, a predator jailed, a survivor walking into the sunlight.

There’s something about Friday the 13th that makes people lose their ever-loving minds.

Education is more than a classroom, a test, or a diploma. For criminalized women, survivors, and sex workers, it’s a form of resistance. It’s a survival strategy. It’s a way to reclaim power in systems designed to keep us voiceless.

Here’s how each love language shows up in our advocacy work, reimagined through the lens of solidarity, survival, and sex worker-centered support.

When we talk about mass incarceration in the United States, the conversation often centers around numbers—how many people are locked up,...

What happens when the law is wrong?

Finding common ground in a time of crisis Every year, around this time, the airwaves in whatever city is hosting the Super...

Survivors bring with them a unique set of survival skills honed through their lived experiences of exploitation and violence.

For survivors of exploitation, and particularly with multiple intersecting issues like domestic violence,

The anti-trafficking movement has faced significant criticism over the years, and for good reason.

Homelessness, Under-Housing and Survival of People Who Trade Sex Part One of Three A single mother of 2 teenagers recently called the ...

With the expansion of DEI efforts and commitments from both for profit and non-profit organizations and corporations, we have seen a...

Nikki had been chronically homeless from early childhood through her young adult life. She never finished high school and had been...

A guide to writing pen pals using electronic mail! It’s important for prisoners to stay in touch with their loved ones. Regular contact...

U.S. Pros Presents: Know Your Rights to Protection, Justice & Compensation for Sex Workers & Formerly Incarcerated People

International Sex Workers Day Lunch & Learn