Tryst.link Update: In the Community November ‘25

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!

Donation Drive for Sex Workers affected by SNAP cutoffs - find more information here
Pineapple Support November Online Support Groups - sign up here
Job Opening - Corporate and Administrative Services Officer at SWOP - Sydney NSW - applications close Wednesday 12 November - apply here
SWOP LA Sex Worker Munch - Thursday 13 November, 7:00 - 9:00pm in Los Angeles - email swopla.services@proton.me to register
Safer Sex Kit Assembly Night - Friday 14 November, 5:00 - 7:00pm, 1919 Nicollet Avenue Minnesota - for more info, see here
Queer Performance Festival Berlin - Friday 14 and Saturday 15 November - buy tickets here
Elemental Touch Workshop - Saturday 15 November, 2:00 - 5:00pm - Preston VIC - buy tickets here
All About Escort Counselling - Hydra Cafe - Hermannstraße 18, 12049 Berlin - Wednesday 19 November at 12 - 2pm UHR - e-mail gesundheit@hydra-berlin.de to register - more information here
Job Opening - Editor at Assembly Four - Remote, Australia and New Zealand - applications close 21 November - apply here
From The Streets To The Sheets - A Trans and Sex Worker Club Night and Rising Red Lantern Fundraiser - Saturday 22 November, 7:00pm - 1:00am - Vixens Brunswick, VIC - get tickets here
Red Light Night: 90's Bombshells - Ivy Bar and Cabaret, 63 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington NZ, Saturday 22 November 10:00pm NZDT - buy tickets here
Stripper Stories - Storytelling and Striptease by Slut Riot - Friday 28 November 7:30pm - 800a Bar & Cabaret Berlin - buy tickets here
Reuben Kaye - enGORGEd - Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank VIC - Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November at 8:00pm - buy tickets here
Discover Flogging: Foundations, Creativity & Confidence Workshop - Sunday 30 November, 5:00 - 8:00pm - Annandale NSW - buy tickets here

In the media

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

‘Sex workers condemn raids, deportations of migrant workers’ - Paul Gregoire, ‘Green Left’
‘SXSW Sydney: Kayla Jade on sex work, TikTok and the power of authenticity’ - Natasha Lee, ‘Media Week’
‘Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs’ - Lauren Crosby Medlicott, ‘Big Issue’
‘Sex work and modelling have a complex relationship’ - Tilly Lawless, ‘Prospect Magazine’
‘Sex Workers Unite and Take Over’ - Brit Dawson, ‘Tribune Mag’
‘Portraits of sex workers just before a ‘charged encounter’’ - Madeleine Pollard, ‘Dazed’
‘Red Umbrella Film Festival: Why Ireland’s Sex Worker Film Festival Matters’ - Roe McDermott, ‘Hot Press’
‘‘Kika’ Review: A Quietly Radical Sex-Work Drama Turns Survival Into Subversive Self-Reinvention’ - Catherine Bray, ‘Variety’
‘‘Thank You, John’ Is About Writing, Debt, and Keeping Sex Work Secret From Everyone but Family’ - Samantha Paige Rosen, ‘Jezebel’
‘How was sex work treated in the Wild West? They’re unearthing the history of Central City’s red-light district’ - Kevin Beaty, ‘Denverite’
‘A history of sex-worker activism in Montreal is the focus of a new exhibition at the MEM’ - Savannah Stewart, ‘Cult MTL’
‘Should Taylor Swift be calling herself a 'showgirl'?’ - Anna Iovine, ‘Mashable’
‘Will South Africa decriminalize sex work?’ - Solimar Thurn, ‘Deutsche Welle’

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

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