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All in a Day's Sex Work Podcast
Stories from the Front Lines of Advocacy


The Future of End Demand Initiatives
Arrest and Incarceration using End Demand Initiative has long term intergenerational impacts that harm families.

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Nov 18, 20247 min read


What's Up With Sheriff Grady Judd?
For over a decade, Sheriff Grady Judd has been "fighting sex trafficking" in Polk County—Florida's fourth largest county by area

Swop Behind Bars
Nov 14, 20247 min read


What The F%&$ Do We Do Now?
As the dust settles on yet another intense election season, we’re left with the burning question: What the f&$ do we do now?*

Swop Behind Bars
Nov 8, 20248 min read


Bonded and Betrayed
Moncrief’s actions represent a troubling trend of exploitation within the bail bond industry. This case is a call for reform.

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Oct 31, 20245 min read


Victimized and Condemned
Many trafficking victims in the United States are prosecuted alongside their traffickers and placed on sex offender registries.

Swop Behind Bars
Oct 27, 20246 min read


The High Cost of Survival
Darias story is like every other survival worker who experiences violence, exploitation and desperation as a homeless person.

Swop Behind Bars
Sep 29, 202410 min read


Progressive Incrementalism
For those of you struggling with the implications of participating in a system this morally complicated, this concept is for you:

Swop Behind Bars
Aug 6, 20245 min read


#JoeyThePlayer Sentenced to the Max
On Wednesday, June 26th, 2026 #JoeyThePlayer, José Olivio Torres was sentenced to 30 years in prison for 4 counts of #SexTrafficking

Swop Behind Bars
Jun 28, 20247 min read
What WOULD Jesus Do?
The insightful question of “What Would Jesus Do” is more than a slogan or a bracelet ...

Swop Behind Bars
May 26, 20248 min read


Trans Day of Remembrance
Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is a day dedicated to memorializing the lives of trans individuals who have lost their lives to...

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Nov 20, 20239 min read


PROTEST SAFETY 101
Sex workers and allies have a long history of investment in a wide variety global liberation efforts across intersections (whether it’s...

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Nov 6, 202310 min read


International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - December 17
Introduction to International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers December 17th 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of International Day...

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Oct 30, 202310 min read


Jose Torres Found Guilty by Jury Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12th, 2023 Sex Workers Celebrate the Conviction of Jose Torres aka “Joey the Player” Jose Torres terrorized...

Swop Behind Bars
Oct 12, 20232 min read


Why Don’t We Talk about Self Harm?
SBB has a regular weekly staff meeting that is semi-mandatory for all of our staff members. Semi-mandatory within SBB means that if you...

Swop Behind Bars
Oct 9, 20237 min read


Everything is (Not) Fine
Experiential Trauma Indicators for Frontline Advocacy and Outreach Workers One of our SWOP Behind Bars front line advocate experienced...

Swop Behind Bars
Oct 2, 202311 min read


Resolving Homelessness
Part 3 Blockade, Barriers and Obstacles for Housing First Initiatives A panicked person called the Community Support Line from Seattle...

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Sep 24, 20238 min read


No Room For You
Homelessness and Housing First Initiatives vs Treatment First Part Two of Three One of our regular support line callers has been...

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Sep 17, 20238 min read


No Room For You
Homelessness, Under-Housing and Survival of People Who Trade Sex Part One of Three A single mother of 2 teenagers recently called the ...

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Sep 10, 20236 min read


Reflections on the Long Island Serial Killer Arrest
The sex work community breathed a sigh of relief when news of the arrest of a suspect in the Long Island Gilgo Beach murders was...

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Jul 24, 20235 min read


The Clinic to Prison Pipeline
Society demonstrates the ways in which public identity and the politics of disgust are internalized and externalized through criminal...

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May 12, 202316 min read
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