Hello sweet community,
Throughout April, Australia has a bunch of public (bank) holidays. This affects our wonderful Customer Support team, and may mean increased wait times from the 18th April while we work to make up lost time.
If you are waiting on a response from our team, please do not submit a new ticket (we beg). New tickets start at the back of the queue. We don’t want you to lose your place.
We are working with as much speed and care as possible to progress your support requests; please remember our team are real people, often fellow sex workers, who care deeply about your ability to work and your experience on our platform.
What’s happening
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!
- School of Burlesque presents What I Wore to Work by Jo Weldon - Solo Show at The Allways Lounge, 2240 St Claude Ave New Orleans, LA - 15-16 April - buy tickets
- SWOP NSW Outreach at Wednesday Night Lights - chat with outreach, access medical support, receive a care pack - 16 April - 1/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville NSW AU - see link for more info
- Vixen Grill & Chill - Free BBQ by and for street-based sex workers - 16 April - contact Rory on 0414 689 424 for details
- Bigger Sister - Job Search Essentials Workshop, Melbourne AU - 17 April, 12:30pm - 2:30pm - RSVP at this link
- Working Girls Press - The Holy Hour Anniversary Party and Show at Spearmaiden Gallery & Tattoo Studio, 818 South Spring Street Los Angeles - 17 April, 7:00pm - 11:30pm - buy tickets
- VIXEN Trans & Gender Diverse Sex Worker Monthly Catch-Up - 29 April, 3:00pm - 5:00pm - see link for more info:
- VIXEN Male Sex Worker Monthly Catch-Up - 30 April, 3:00pm 5:00pm - see link for more info
- Quirky Life Drawing presents Mistress Naya - This is your chance to sketch, listen, and learn from Mistress Naya as she models and talks about her line of work - 236 Lord Street, Perth AU - 30 April, 7:20pm - 9:20pm - buy tickets
- Support Yr Local Sex Workers - Drag + Karaoke Fundraiser for PACE Society, The Birdhouse, 44 West 4th Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada - 8 May from 8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm) - buy tickets
- The Cupcake Girls - Cupcake Girls Las Vegas is looking for a Junior Program Coordinator - apply through their website
28 April - World Day for Safety & Health at Work
1 May - International Workers’ Day
18 May - Global Accessibility Awareness Day
17 May - International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination (IDAHOBiT)
Recommended reading from the Tryst Team
Read: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780062971326/neon-girls/ Neon Girls - Jennifer Worley
Listen: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Naked-Audiobook/B0BXBJZ6H1 Naked - Fancy Feast
Watch: https://www.kanopy.com/en/melbournepl/video/11648603 Portrait of Jason
In the media
See below for the latest industry news pieces and mentions in the media.
- ‘We’re Right Here: Finding Connection in My Community of Sex Workers’ - Summer Tao, for ‘Autostraddle’
- ‘Former sex worker records Tokyo's red-light history’ - Writer not named, news.com.au
- ‘Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts’ - Sam Stroozas, for ‘MPR News’
- ‘Jeffery Self on Sex Work and His Memoir 'Self-Sabotage'’ - Tobias Hess, for ‘Paper Magazine’
- ‘‘We didn’t see who she is’: Anora missed chance to spark real change, say sex workers’ - Hannah Al-Othman, for ‘The Guardian’
- ‘"That Made Me Really Angry": A Sex Worker Reacted To "Anora," And Her Thoughts Definitely Need To Be Heard’ Natasha Jokic, for ‘Buzzfeed’
- ‘A Night Out With the Strippers of Sean Baker’s Anora The breakout stars reflect on making it “not in spite of being a sex worker but because of it.”’ - Rachel Handler, for ‘Vulture’
- ‘The best movies about sex work, according to actual sex workers’ - Kayla Kibbe, for ‘Cosmopolitan’
- ‘Sebastian is a refreshingly authentic exploration of sex work’ - David Sexton, for ‘The New Statesman’
- ‘‘I was surprised how common it is’: the director of Sebastian on his controversial film about an author who enters sex work’ - Ryan Gilbey, for ‘The Guardian’
- ‘Why so many sex workers love David Lynch’ - Olivia Hunter Willke, for ‘Autostraddle’
- ‘‘F*cktoys’ Review: Annapurna Sriram’s Bold Blast of a Sex Worker Comedy’ - Lovia Gyarkye, for ‘The Hollywood Reporter’
- ‘‘Much-needed’ review of sex-work laws stalled for five years’ - Órla Ryan, for ‘The Irish Times’
- ‘Germany’s ‘Whore ID’: Stigma or safety for sex workers?’ - Carolyn Stransky Vohr, for ‘The Berliner’
- ‘Neglected and criminalized: Sex workers demand legal reform’ Pratik Ghimire, for ‘The Annapurna Express’
- ‘Belgium to recognise occupational diseases for sex workers’ - Maïthé Chini, for ‘The Brussels Times’
- ‘Marketing The Margins: The Long Fight For Sex Worker Inclusion in Mardi Gras’ - Barbarella Karpinski, for ‘City Hub’
- ‘A day in the life of a home sex worker’ - Lexci Lust, for ‘The Georgia Straight’
Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!
Love,
Rory and the Tryst Team
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