You should. Because as long as women’s bodies are commodities and women’s sexuality is a rentable service, the disrespect and disregard for women will continue. Get a spine and speak out against it.

As a sex worker, since I was a youth, and a feminist, I am so excited that you exist ! Last year, our by-and-for sex worker rights and health group, Stella (www.chezstella.org) helped accompany women to come forward who were victims of 3 separate (alleged) serial rapists in our city targeting sex workers.

It broke my heart, that there in front of the courthouse, where we rallied with the women as one trial began, to encourage and support our fellow sex workers, our colleagues and friends—we were counter-demonstrated against by a local ‘feminist’ anti-sex work group. ‘Feminists’ rallying against sex workers who had the courage to come forward after brutal violence and denounce it…

Just as I feel most feminists have turned their backs on us, or worse, attack us at every turn, groups like you awaken my hope and help me go on. Thank you.

It is shocking to see the misinformation in society, quoting false, manipulative statistics about average ‘age of entry’ into prostitution as 11 years old, or that ‘decriminalization increases abuse and trafficking.’ Transactional sex is so stigmatized that people seem to believe the most sensationalistic claims. Hopefully this support from Third Wave indicates that the tide is turning.

Please also sign this brief petition which addresses the issues above as well.

http://humantrafficking.change.org/petitions/view/end_human_trafficking-_support_sexworker_self-efficacy