Unified navigation across all of Tryst.link

Look at that, it's a fresh coat of paint! We've implemented a brand new navigation style that refreshes how it looks and improves consistency between mobile and desktop so you always know where that button you want is.

Plus, not only is it more consistent between mobile and desktop, it's also (finally!) consistent across the whole site. When you log in you'll now see the same navigation and have access to the same buttons in the same places, whether you are looking at your dashboard or search.

You can expect to start seeing the new navigation appear shortly as we roll it out to all users. Next up: well, we can't tell you yet but a little birdie told me this is the first step in a lot of improvements to site usability that we hope to make Tryst.link even easier and more enjoyable to use.

New this month

• Improved the information we share during the onboarding process to help ensure we can approve everyone in as few steps as possible.
• Some behind the scenes improvements to categories to set the stage for some cool new features we have in the works.

Other changes

• Fixed a bug that caused some users to see errors when attempting to access, add a profile to, or remove a profile from their favourites.
• More graceful handling of changes to MFA to avoid confusing error messages. If you haven't enabled MFA yet now is the time to do it and protect your account.
• Fixed some more typos, they sure do love to keep showing up! Come across one we've missed? Let us know.

In the community

There's loads going on in the community and we want to highlight some things each month in our release notes to help bring more awareness to them. Are you involved in an event or organisation, or know of one, we should highlight? Reach out and let us know!

End Violence Against Sex Workers Day - December 17th

• Victoria, BC - Peers are holding a march, vigil and performances starting at 1pm at Bastion Square, December 17th.
• Vancouver, BC - PACE Society are hosting a movie night from 4-9pm at 148 West Hastings St on December 17th. More info via @pacesociety
• Toronto - Maggie's are hosting a memorial and celebration 9pm til late December 16th at Mandy's Bistro. More info via @maggiestoronto
• New York City - Holiday gathering and vigil at Judson Memorial Church, Main Sanctuary held on December 20th from 5-8pm
• Virtual - SWOP LA, the British Colombia Coalition of Experimenal Communities and the Sex Work Historian are hosting a Red Umbrella Day Live Stream on Twitter. Stream will run from 11am -7pm PT on December 17th. More info here.
• El Paso - Vigil and community altar building from 1-2pm December 17th at the Universalist Unitarian chuch.
• Baltimore - Community potluck to be held at Le Mondo from 5-8pm on December 17th
• Virtual - SWOPmpls are going live on Instagram and Twitter from 7pm CST, December 17th
• Virtual - St. James Infirmary are hosting a live event and panel. More info via @st.jamesinfirmary
• Virtual - COYOTE are hosting a memorial from 7pm-10pm EST. More info via @swopbehindbars
• NSW, Australia - SWOP NSW are hosting a memorial and vigil on the 16th of December 4pm -6pm at the SWOP office. More info via @swopnsw

Recurring events

• St James Infirmary are running a SW writers circle every Thursday from 2:00pm - 4pm PST. Invite via the "Sex Workers we love you button" found here.
• Magenta in Perth are running meet ups the first Thursday of every month. DM them on instagram for more info.
• Sober Sex Workers is running a monthly Zoom meeting every second Sunday at 7pm CST. Request a meeting link via the @sobersexworkers instagram account.
• Sex Worker breakfasts Wednesdays 11am -2pm Least London E1. Contact swblondon@protonmail.com for more details.

In the media

• Kaytlin Bailey: Time to Decriminalize—and Destigmatize!—Sex Work - Nick Gillespie
• Advocating for autonomy: trans and sex workers rights have always gone hand in hand - Fey Ameya Kapur and June Bellebono
• 'Every day we go out on the streets, we are taking a risk' - Bradford Williams Davis
• ‘Magic Avatar’ App Lensa Generated Nudes From My Childhood Photos -
• With anti-discrimination changes, Northern Territory has some of the world's most progressive sex work laws. It wasn't always that way - Sarah Spina-Matthews
• Sex work and the fashion industry: An acceptable source of inspiration? - Alice Henderson
• Carol Leigh, who sought greater rights for sex workers, dies at 71 - Brian Murphey
• Talking Sex Work With Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova - Hakim Bishara
• ‘Decriminalising Sex work is moral’ - Clarence Ford
• How Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries Abused Thousands Of ‘Fallen’ Women For Centuries - Genevieve Carlton
• The honesty of pornography - Kathleen Lubey
• Mum who became sex worker fears council order will put her in danger - Ruby Gregory
• How The Porn Industry Got A Rebrand - Harriet Sim
• Jiggly Caliente Wants More People Talking About Trans Sex Work - Rachel Kiley
• Porn star Angela White studied at Melbourne Uni to ‘know the enemy’ - Jewel Topsfeild
• How I Made It: ‘I’m a hairy sex content creator and I work 16-hour days’- Tanyel Mustafa
• Is Canada’s blood ban really over? - Cassandra Kislenko
• Hitting the Books: Social media's long, pointless war against sex on the internet - A. Tarantola
• Models on SextPanther, a Sexting Site, Banned From Sending Sexts - Anya Zoledziowski
• What Is a Financial Dominatrix? Here’s What To Know About Findom—Where People Get Off on Sending ‘Goddesses’ Money - Annita Katee
• ‘Sex Before the Internet’: New Show Goes Deep (So Deep) on Porn History - Laura Bradley
• NSW LGBTQIA+ Inquiry Hears Trans & Gender Diverse People Are At Greater Risk Of Violence Now - Kathleen Farmilo
• I Was A Virgin At 59. I Chose A Controversial Way To Have Sex — And I Couldn't Be Happier. - Leah Shefoe
• The women turning to sex work to make ends meet - Alexandra Heal and Anna Gross