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  • About
  • Articles
    • Sex History
    • Sex Worker Voices
    • LGBTQ History
    • Sex Workers Timeline
    • Sex Talk
    • Whore Law of Yore: How New South Wales decriminalised sex work 1979-1995 by Eurydice Aroney
    • Timeline of British Law and Sex Work
  • Kate’s Blog
  • Vintage Erotica
    • Parisian Sex Workers 1930s
    • Erotic Literature
    • Erotic Art
    • 1800s
    • 1900-1950
    • 1950-2000
    • History of Burlesque
    • Delta of Venus Archives
  • Sex Worker Rights
  • Word Of The Day
  • Friends and Allies
  • Historical Hotties
  • Recommended Reading
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Links to some truly wonderful people
​and the work they do

sex worker rights organisations

International Union of Sex Workers
iusw.org
The Red Umbrella Fund​
/www.redumbrellafund.org/

Global Network of Sex Work Projects
nswp.org

ICRSE- Insternational Committee for Sex Worker Rights in Europe
sexworkeurope.org

Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers
apnswdollhouse.wordpress.com
National Ugly Mugs (NUG)
https://uknswp.org/um/
Scottish Prostitutes Education Project 
www.scot-pep.org.uk
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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

http://sexworkersallianceireland.org/​
Members of the UK Network of Sex Work Projects 
www.uknswp.org

English Collective of Prostitutes
www.prostitutescollective.net

Sex Work Open University 
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www.sexworkeropenuniversity.com


US Prostitutes Collective 
prostitutescollective.net

Sex Workers Outreach Project USA
swopusa.org

Desiree Alliance
desireealliance.org

BAYSWAN
bayswan.org


Scarlet Alliance
scarletalliance.org.au

Sex Workers Union
sexworkersunion.org

New Zealand Prostitutes Collective
nzpc.org.nz

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African Sex Worker Alliance
africansexworkeralliance.org
Women's Network for Unity
wnu.womynsagenda.org
​Il Comitato per i Diritti Civili delle Prostitute (Committee for Civil Rights of Prostitutes) - Italy
lucciole.org
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Sex History Resources

Museum of Sex
http://www.museumofsex.com/museum/about/visit/
Notches Blog

http://notchesblog.com/
LGBT History Month
http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/

LGBT Archive
www.lgbtarchive.uk/

Rictor Norton
http://rictornorton.co.uk/​
Wellcome Library Images

https://wellcomelibrary.org/search-the-catalogues/search-images
Museum of Menstruation 
www.mum.org/

Those Naughty Victorians​
thosenaughtyvictorians.tumblr.com
Vintage News
www.thevintagenews.com
Rosalie Gilbert
rosaliegilbert.com/awomanslife.html

Sex Positive people 

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Justin Hancock

Justin is a sex educator working with young people and not-young people online and in-person. He's most known for www.bishuk.com which is a guide to sex, love and you for everyone over 14s. Justin is revolutionising sex and relationships education in schools.  He co-wrote some awesome resources for teachers as part of the DO… SRE for Schools project which is paid for by Durex.
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Laura-Doe
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Laura-Doe is a pleasure coach, sexologist, comedienne, singer/songwriter, writer and an international educator and sexual health activist who is passionate about supporting people to understand and to cultivate the potent healing power of our natural capacity for pleasure.
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Laura Lee 

Laura is a dedicated campaigner for sex workers' rights. She is challenging the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015. She argues that the recent law passed in Northern Ireland which criminalizes the purchase of sex is an infringement on her human rights, her labour rights and her ability to keep herself safe in her work. 
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​Sexual health and disability alliance 

SHADA was formed in 2005 by the Outsiders Trust to bring together professionals who work with disabled people and may be struggling to support them in their sexual expression. We share our work and empower each other to support disabled people in their sex and relationship needs.
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sexual freedom 
​awARDS

The Sexual Freedom Awards promote excellence in erotic performance and sexual services and celebrate pioneers in the field of sexuality. The proceeds of the Awards ceremony are used to fund the work of the Outsiders Trust – a charity, which supports disabled people to find partners. 
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professor teela saunders

Sitting on the borders of criminology and sociology, Teela researches the inter-relationship between human sexuality and socio-legal structures. Her focus has been on the intersections between gender, regulation and the state, focusing on the UK sex industry. She regularly advise government’s on policy and guidance, work closely with policing agencies and has a strong collaborative relationship with the  National Ugly Mugs project