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Support Performer Nova Flame’s Recovery

Sidney Falco — Sun, 11 May 2025 20:42:27 +0000

We are seeking funds for our beloved friend Nova Flame. In 2024, Nova has dealt with an influx of health issues and emergencies including almost daily seizures, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (a connective tissue disorder), displaced disks in her back, lupus, and chronic pain. Everything combined has severely disabled Nova’s ability to care for herself. In 2024 […]

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Sex Workers in Belgium to Access to Paid Leave, Pensions Under New Law

Sidney Falco — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 20:47:24 +0000

Under the new regulations, sex workers will have access to health insurance, paid leave, maternity benefits, unemployment support and pensions Sex workers in Belgium will be able to access a range of employment rights including health insurance, paid leave and maternity benefits, under a law coming into effect on Sunday. The legal breakthrough also establishes […]

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The New Humanitarian examines the aid system’s ‘double standards’ on sex workers

Sidney Falco — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:35:08 +0000

From the estimable Paula Dupraz-Dobias for The New Humanitarian: In their policies, many aid groups recognize the agency of sex workers while in practice framing them as victims, says Anna Shapiro, policy lead at Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), an organization advocating for sex workers’ health and human rights. “They’re supposed to provide humanitarian assistance […]

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CNN: Can the world’s oldest profession survive the age of social distancing?

Sam Langhorne — Mon, 25 May 2020 19:02:57 +0000

Social distancing and the new temporary: Don’t kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pull out a thermometer — if his temperature is normal, make it part of the game. If he has a fever, end the […]

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FSC Details Government Assistance Programs Available for Adult Industry Workers

xxxReporter — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:58:59 +0000

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has released a handy resource guide for members of the adult business, covering the various governmental assistance programs that may be available to them for relief during the COVID-19 / coronavirus crisis. To All Workers in the Adult Entertainment Industry We hope that everyone is staying safe during the COVID-19 […]

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FSC Update on Emergency Fund Disbursements

xxxReporter — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:28:49 +0000

The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has published an update regarding the status of disbursements from the Emergency Fund it established to provide relief to talent and crew unable to work due to the COVID-19 crisis. FSC noted that as of Wednesday it has raised $115,000 for the fund, and is in the process of distributing $60,000 to […]

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Bangladesh sends food aid to brothels locked-down due to #coronavirus

Sam Langhorne — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 20:37:33 +0000

The government of Bangladesh is sending emergency food aid to the tens of thousands of women working in the country’s sex industry as brothels across the country have been forced to close. To contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the state has ordered lockdowns in the sex business, closing the country’s biggest brothel in […]

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Pornhub Donates $10K to FSC Emergency Fund, Plus Up To $20K in Matching Donations

xxxReporter — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:45:52 +0000

Pornhub has donated an initial $10,000 to the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Emergency Fund to help adult entertainment performers and crew with their living expenses while they are unable to work due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 production hold. In addition, Pornhub will also be matching donations made to the FSC’s Emergency Fund up to an additional $20,000. “Pornhub […]

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Aussie sex workers in crisis as brothels shuttered due to #coronavirus restrictions

xxxReporter — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 18:05:08 +0000

Crisis: Sex workers are likely to be hit hard by the coronavirus downturn as social distancing restrictions mean they are unable to ply their main trade. The sex industry, already under threat from the virus, is now scrambling to deal with new regulations after adult entertainment venues around Australia were instructed to close their doors […]

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Sex workers from Bangladesh brothel shuttered over coronavirus fears appeal to government for emergency funding

xxxReporter — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:14:18 +0000

Lats week, Bangladesh has closed the operations of Daulatdia, the largest brothel in the country, amidst the outbreak of coronavirus. Now, sex workers from the brothel have appealed to the government for emergency funding after a ban on customers to prevent the spread of coronavirus. More than 1,500 sex workers are based at the Daulatdia brothel, […]

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