Making it easier to manage your profile
We have some site improvements at Tryst.link this month that will make your work much easier!
There’s a lot to manage on your profile page, right? Updating your profile information can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. To make things easier, we’ve created a separate view for just your contact details. You can switch between the ‘profile details view’ and ‘contact details view’ using the selector that appears at the top left of the Edit Profile page.
This means less clutter, so you’ll be able to find and update your details more quickly. And we’re working on even more improvements to your profile editing experience, coming soon…
New on the site this month
- Contact details for your profile now have a dedicated edit page.
- SWEET ATX and New Moon Fund have been added to our TLC Donation Matching Program. There’s also now a dedicated option for requesting a match on our support contact form.
- To help you feel more confident in the authenticity of our communications with you, notifications for Tryst Messaging will now always use your account email address - never your profile contact email! This will help you verify that any email you receive from us is genuine.
Other improvements
- We’ve updated the wording of form fields and profile submission states to help communicate better what each item is about.
- We’ve added more information to the ‘membership selection’ page, clearly describing any additional features.
- We’ve corrected a display error for tours that caused them to show up as one day longer than advertisers had specified.
- We’ve fixed a missing thumbnail on one of the Client Guide videos shown on the client dashboard.
- We’ve fixed a collection of small bugs, typos, and other little annoyances.
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!
- Old Pros - Irene Merrow will be hosting the next Old Pros show June 20th at 9:30pm//Caveat 21 A Clinton Street NY. Get your tickets here.
- BAWS - Sex worker art club - Tuesdays, 12-2pm PST, Virtual - how to get involved [link].
- Sex Worker Fest - are hosting loads of great events between the 19th and 28th of May. For tickets and more info check out http://www.sexworkerfest.com.
- Coyote RI - Community Art Day - Saturday, May 20th from 12pm to 3pm on the South Lawn of the RI Statehouse - See Coyote RI instagram for more info.
- Zepp Wellness - have an online art class, SWer support group, coworking cafe meet up and a therapist support group throughout the month of May - Head over to the Zepp Wellness instagram for more info.
World Autism Awareness Day | 2 April
The 2nd of April was World Autism Awareness Day - dedicated to increasing awareness and acceptance of autism. It’s important to acknowledge neurodiversity in the sex industry and celebrate what folks with autism bring to our community! Here’s an article Hayley Jade, describing her experiences: I’m An Autistic Sex Worker, And Here’s Why It Works For Me.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work | 28 April
Sex work is a job like any other, and sex workers deserve safety and health in the workplace. The 28th of April marks the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It was a great time for us to reflect on our rights as workers, and on the fact that decriminalization is the only way to ensure safe working conditions for all providers.
Want to learn more? Read Open Society Foundation’s paper ‘10 Reasons to Decriminalize Sex Work’.
Contribute to the new Wikipedia page dedicated to Sex Worker Rights Movements
Students of Juana María Rodríguez, professor of Ethnic Studies; Gender and Women’s Studies, and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley, have put together a fantastic new resource documenting the rise of sex worker movements across the globe. You can add in your countries organizations and key milestones via the below link:
In the media
See below for the latest industry news pieces and mentions in the media.
- Queensland Law Reform Commission recommends widespread changes to sex work laws to decriminalise the industry by Kate MacKenna for ABC News
- I asked a sex worker what she wants people to know about her industry by Lizzie Mulherin for Fashion Journal’
- ‘This is not a zoo’ - Why sex workers are protesting in Amsterdam by Jessie Gretener for CNN
- Meta Verified is under fire in sex work circles for revealing users’ legal names by Morgan Sung for TechCrunch
- Gay porn star Joel Michael Anderson wants you to know what sex work is really like by Patrick Kelleher for PinkNews
- New report featuring survey of 200+ B.C. sex workers calls for decriminalization, support by Lauren Collins for The Northern View
- 5 Years After the Backpage Shutdown, Sex Workers—and Free Speech—Are Still Suffering by Elizabeth Nolan Brown for Reason
- Nikki Sweet's Day in the Life of a Sex Worker by Alessandra Schade for Paper
- Why can’t sex workers find a bank? by Camille Sojit Pejcha for Document Journal
- How the Online Safety Bill Will Harm Sex Workers by Mx Jack Parker
