Creating Community for Incarcerated Sex Workers
A chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP)Mission Statement
SWOP Behind Bars uses a harm reduction framework to offer various resources, community-building projects, educational programs, and advocacy to end violence and stigma against sex workers in the criminal justice system. This includes those currently incarcerated and those seeking re-entry services.
The SBB Community Support Line
If you are in trouble in North America, call us and we can help you get access to what you need.
1-877-776-2004, extension 1
Chat for Support
This feature is designed to give our community members an opportunity to engage with peer support quickly and privately. Simply click on the floating red icon on the bottom right of our website and you will be connected with an agent who will be happy to answer questions or assist you in finding the resources you need. This feature was launched right after the COVID 19 crisis began, and has been a great success in reaching folks that don’t have access to a phone or prefer to text.
Our Blog
Woodhull and SWOP Behind Bars Sex Worker Support Fund
I know we are all doing our best to take care of ourselves and our families and elders. Like you, I'm worried. I'm worried about my family and friends in my beloved New York City and Texas. And I'm worried about the sex workers that I know, whose work, health,...
Ten Things to Know about the IRS COVID 19 Stimulus Package
--Alex Andrews If you are a US citizen, filing a tax return is a process that a lot of us put off to the last minute and it's not unusual for someone who is making very little income to not even bother to file. Many senior citizens, folks who are on disability or...
A Public Statement on Coronavirus and Mass Incarceration
One Voice: The Impact of Coronavirus on Incarcerated People, their Families, and Their Communities. INTRODUCTION Coronavirus is here and it is not leaving any time soon. The Federal government has no unified strategy. The White House flippantly minimizes warnings that...
10 Ways to Help Sex Workers Survive the COVID 19 Virus
Sent to SBB newsletter on 3/22/20 by SBB director Alex Andrews: You would have to be living under a rock in order to not know that COVID 19 has become a threat to the lives of everyone on the planet. We are trying our best to stay updated on the latest news from...
‘Be Careful Who You Treat Like Shit’: a Former Porn Star Sues Her School
Appears on Vice.com Former porn actor Nicole Gilliland sues her Oregon nursing school after harassment. She was a star student until the school discovered she had worked in porn and began setting her up to fail. The ordeal caused her to lose custody of her young kids...
March 1st, Self Care Soiree for International Sex Worker Rights Day
SWOP Tampa Bay is celebrating International Sex Worker Rights Day (March 3rd) a little early this year. Join us Sunday, March 1st 11a, - 7pm (Drop in whenever works for you) @ A private home in St. Pete for a little self-care soiree to lift up and refresh the Sex...
