This Disability Pride Month we practised what we preached
We know there is huge overlap between the disabled, the neurodiverse, and the sex working communities. The Tryst.link blog is run by disabled and neurodiverse sex workers – past and present – and we honour the work and contributions of our disabled and neurodiverse sex working peers. You’re amazing, and we love you.
This Disability Pride Month, the Tryst.link content team paused blog publication for one week in acknowledgement of our decreased capacity and increased need for rest. The pause saw us pay back some sleep debt and catch up on some admin and planning, and we’ve returned … well, not rejuvenated, but less on the brink of burnout than ever before.
As for everyone else on the Tryst.link team, they’ve been busy working to make changes and updates to the site to further empower your decision making around account access and security.
New on the site this month
- Join our beta program! We’ve made it possible for you to opt into being a member of our beta program from your account settings page. Members of the beta program get to see things we are working on early as well as be the first people we ask for feedback on things we are working on. Head to your account settings page and click the opt in button to join.
- Increased notification window on inactive accounts - We have increased the notification window that we have determined your account is inactive from 14 days to 45 days. This is to ensure that you have plenty of time to reactivate your account if you want to keep using it.. For more information about what happens when you stop using your account, you can read this Support Centre article.
Other improvements
- Improved recovery code instructions - your account only has one recovery code, so when you use it, that code is replaced with a new one that you need to save. We’ve improved the wording on this page to remind you to save the new code in a safe place.
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!
- Qlub Leather - Gender Inclusive Queer Leather Party - Sat 19th Oct 2024, 7:00 pm - Sun 20th Oct 2024, 2:00 am AEDT, Pony Club Gym - book here
- HOSTAGE TO PLEASURE - what they’re doing - KINSELAS, SAT 24th AUGUST 10pm-3am - book tickets
- VOYEUR Naarm August - Australia's trans inclusive queer kink strip show event. Celebrating our queer kink community monthly - Sat 31st Aug 2024, 8:00 pm - Sun 1st Sep 2024, 1:00 am AEST - book tickets
- Whore Excellence, Naarm, Melbourne Australia - “We’re getting the hottest and sluttiest bitches from across the country to show you what it’s like to be an excellent whore.” - Monday the 19th of August to Saturday the 24th of August. Book here.
Recommended Media from the Tryst Team
Yes, we fuck! - watch full documentary by directed by Antonio Centeno, Raúl de la Morena for free
NDIS Set To Ban Sex Work Funding - The Project
Sick - stay tuned for a review of this incredible Zine coming to the blog soon!
In the media
See below for the latest industry news pieces and mentions in the media.
- ‘The uproar over the NDIS and sex work shows society still struggles to see disabled people as sexual beings’ - Clem Bastow and Ali Schnabel, for ‘The Guardian’
- ‘Europe: Failure to recognise harm caused by criminalization of sex work is a “missed opportunity”’ - Amnesty International
- ‘Meet The Sex Workers Servicing Australian Nursing Homes’ - Kerrie Simon-Lawrence, for ‘Marie Claire’
- ‘Scarlet Alliance & Touching Base statement re: exclusion of access to sex work services under the NDIS.’ - Scarlet News
- ‘Online Safety Act: a sex worker’s view’ - Stacey Clare, for ‘Freedom News’
- William uses NDIS funding to see sex workers. He says before that, isolation left him in 'absolute despair' - Jake Evans, for ‘ABC News’
- ‘‘Total legend’: 78er and sex work activist Robert Fawkes dies’ - Jordan Hirsti, for ‘QNews’
- ‘Racialised memories of sex work’ - for ‘European University Institute’
- ‘What Madam gets right (and wrong) about sex work’ - Cathasaigh Ó Fiannachta, for ‘The Spinoff’
- ‘How does a sex worker dress?’ - Tyson Beckett, for ‘Ensemble Magazine’
- ‘Sex work access under NDIS to be banned, removing supports for 'ordinary life', say disability advocates’ - Jake Evans, for ‘ABC News’
- ‘In pictures: An insider’s portrait of queer sex work’ - Emily Dinsdale, for ‘Dazed Digital Art’
- ‘Sex life: The British are prudish and judgemental about sex work’ - Tilly Lawless, for ‘Prospect Magazine’
Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!
Are you a sex worker with a story, opinion, news, or tips to share? We'd love to hear from you!
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