Safe Sex If you have been or are currently being harrassed or experience abuse resulting from a Craigs List posting or from meeting someone on the list, please contact SWOP-USA at (877) PRO-2004. Also check out DangerZone411. However, if you believe you are in immediate danger, contact your local law enforcement immediately. If you have been raped or [...]

What is the definition of prostitution in California? Prostitution is defined as exchanging a “lewd act” for money or something else of value. This does not mean that you actually had sexual intercourse. Lewd is described as physical contact between two people in which one person touches the genitals, buttocks or (female) breasts of the other [...]

Hot Safety Tips for Working Adults How safe is your work? Wherever you work, it is important to: Tell someone where you are going and how long you will be gone. Think about an escape route in advance, in case of danger. Look for well lit, open and secure areas in which to work. Assess [...]

Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national social justice network dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma thru education and advocacy. SWOP-USA only provides services as a political advocate for sex worker rights. SWOP-USA also provides information regarding sex worker rights as well as [...]

Sex Worker Rights are Human Rights-Dignity and Respect In the past “respect” and “dignity” were used against sex workers and other “un-pure” women to kill or imprison them. In our struggle for human rights we choose to reclaim these words and give them renewed meaning. Through dignity we honor the unique diversity that is intrinsic [...]

Often when a sex worker gets arrested, s/he loses contact with his/her friends and support network. This is often because of the misguided notion that if one person is in trouble, hisThis is simply not true when dealing with state-level misdemeanors. This is part of our Know Your Rights Workshops that SWOP-Chicago puts on both [...]

Who are the people behind SWOP’s advocacy? Each month SWOP USA highlights a person creating change in sex worker communities. Knowing how people come to the movement for change and meeting them on a personal level will help more advocates step forward. Don’t hesitate, join the struggle for rights! This month we highlight Cris Sardina, [...]

SWOP representative Stacey Swimme discusses why the closing of Craiglist Adult Services Section does nothing to address problems of trafficking in persons and suggests ways in which sex workers in need can be assisted. SWOP USA released a media statement about the closing. The full text is below. Sex Workers Outreach Project USA, a social [...]

Stacey Swimme, co-founder of SWOP USA speaks to Jane Velez-Mitchell about Long Island Stacey Swimme discusses the Long Island murders… by BeyondPixBroadcast_________________________________________________________________ CNN’s Susan Candiotti talks with sex workers about women apparently targeted in Long Island.  —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Media Statement on Craigslist Adult Services Section Sex Workers Stop Traffick #### Contact: Sex Workers Outreach Project http://www.SWOPUSA.org 877-776-2004 x [...]