Want to take your business to a whole new level? Say hello to our new ‘Premium+’ membership tier! It’s perfect for providers who tour often (with up to ten tours listed) or need more flexibility in their location (set up to three home locations at once.) Premium+ will also allow you extra photos in your gallery, and a special Premium+ search visibility.

There’s even more good news for those who pay for their TLC with Bitcoin. Tryst now supports the Lightning protocol, which allows for almost-instant Bitcoin payments, with significantly lower network fees. This means that paying for TLC with Bitcoin just got a lot faster and easier.

New on the site this month

• We now accept Bitcoin transactions using Lightning. Lightning transacts near instantly rather than taking hours or days to finalize, and comes with significantly lower network fees. If you’re able to, we recommend using Bitcoin apps that support Lightning for purchasing TLC.
• Users on our Premium+ membership can now set up to 3 home locations. Check out how it works via our Help Centre.
• You can now set how long you want your profile to be visible after your last login from the edit profile page. Options are 60, 90, 120, and 150 days, you can learn more via our Help Centre.

Other improvements

• We’ve improved the information on our membership selection pages clearer. You’ll now find it easier to understand what will happen when choosing or changing your membership level, especially if you’re upgrading mid-cycle to a higher plan.
• If there was an issue with the information you’ve provided to Tryst.link in the course of setting up or updating your account, we now show you more information about how to resolve the problem.
• We’ve done some housekeeping to improve our website appearance and all our headers now use the same font.
• Got an idea you want to write about for one of our publications? You can now submit directly to the blog content team from the blog submission page!
• We’ve spruced up our homepage layout and we now highlight users who have activated the ‘Available Now’ feature.
• We’ve had to remove the social share buttons from the dashboard. Boo! Here’s some more information about this change.

In the community

There's always a lot going on in our amazing community! Here are some of the latest events, news, and resources for workers.

Are you involved in an event? Do you have some news to share? Are you aware of an industry initiative that deserves a shout-out? Let us know!

• NZ activist group Fired Up Stilettos needs signatures for their petition to New Zealand parliament. The petition demands the end of exploitative labor practices in the sex industry.
• The Cupcake Girls and For Queens by Queens are hosting a drag show to raise funds for the Cupcake Girls on April 22, at the Art Houz Theatre in downtown LV.
• European Sex Workers Rights Alliance - Sign the ‘Feminists for Sex Workers’ manifesto!
• Red Umbrella Sweden is seeking to interview sex workers who have had contact with the Swedish Police for a research project.
• Red Canary Song is asking for donations as part of AAPI Heritage Month. The funds will go to OB/GYN & mammogram appointments, safe transportation, monthly care packages, and meals for workers.
• SWOP USA is looking for volunteers in DFW and central Florida. More details on how to apply here.
• Sex Worker Action Collective are
• Zepp Wellness are hosting a free monthly sex worker support group. More details here.
• Sex Worker Action Collective need signatures for their open letter to the NSW government concerning discrimination against sex working nurses

In the media

See below for the latest industry news pieces and mentions in the media.

• FSC Report Reveals Widespread Financial Discrimination Against Adult Industry
• Dicey Pricey- The Tale of Priceless – Where does the money go in a well funded church organization? - Amber Nickerson, This is How We Rise
• The Film Collaborative Boards Sex Work Documentary ‘Labor’ as Film Screens at CPH:DOX - Lise Pedersen, Variety
• Sex worker, survivor, Māori TV star: world’s first transgender MP remembered as trailblazer - Tess McClure, The Guardian
• ‘How can you reach out to someone when you’re criminalised?’: Sydney sex worker rally for full decriminalisation - Elizabeth Pike, Honi Soit
• Sex work in South Africa: why both buying and selling should be legal (the Conversation)
• Uncovering the secret religious and spiritual lives of sex workers - Marlise Richter and Monique Huysamen, The Conversation
• What’s it like hiring a sex worker as a woman? - Lizzie Mulhern, Fashion Journal
• The fantasy of sugar dating: ‘They don’t want you to be a sex worker – they just want to pay you for sex’ - Jenny Valentish, The Guardian
• OnlyFans Is Great for People’s Sex Lives - Anya Zoledziowski, Vice
• Sex Worker-Led Payment Platform Shuts Down After Being Cut Off by Processor - Samantha Cole, Vice
• Despite Reforms, Sex Workers in New York Still Live in Fear of Arrest - Amir Khafagy, Documented)
• Dancers and sex workers lift the lid on workplace exploitation - Hannah McCallum, Stuff
• How Pornhub became the front line of the war on sex work - Sian Bradley, Dazed
• Safe, not seedy: How sex work changed after two decades of decriminalisation in New Zealand (News24)
• All Porn Is Exploitation, UK Inquiry Concludes Without Speaking to Any Sex Workers (Vice)
• In the affable "Call Me Chihiro," a former sex worker provides friendly bento comforts to all (Salon)

Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!