Control which categories your profile appears in

This month we’re giving you even more control over where your profile appears on the site. Ever wished you could hide your profile from specific category pages, like this one for female and femme escorts? Well, now you can! Even if you’ve listed a particular attribute in your profile, you’ll be able to opt out of appearing in specific category pages if it doesn’t suit your brand. This means even more control over how you’re presented on the site.

Opting out will prevent your profile from appearing in that category, but you’ll still be listed in searches for that attribute. So, for example, if someone searches for your height or hair colour, you’ll still appear in their search results.

New on the site this month

• Control which categories your profile appears in from the profile visibility page.
• We've added a collection of new banner types for you to use when sharing your profile - some of which can be customised with your name and image. Check them out on your dashboard.

Other improvements

• Fixed a bug that could cause trans providers profiles not to properly appear in a users favourites list.
• Profile banners moved to their own dedicated page with improved help information, you can now find them from the Share Banners button on your dash.
• In an effort to make things clearer, we have renamed a bunch of concepts to do with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) to 2-step login. Check out the Support Centre to learn more about enabling 2-step login on your account.
• We also more gracefully handle failures when using Passkeys to complete login, now if you cancel the browser dialogue you can click the button and try again.
• We noticed we were using the wrong colour arrangement on some of our logos so we fixed that right up, now you should always see the right Tryst.link logo.
• Corrected some typos that found their way onto the platform!

In the community

There's always a lot going on in our amazing community! Here are some of the latest events and resources for workers:

• The Scarlet Alliance National forum is coming up in November this year! A sex-worker-only event, it’s taking place on Gadigal Land (Sydney), 8-10 November.
• Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP) USA is calling for donations to support Body x Blunts - a Black Trans and disabled sex worker and civil rights organizer who has been working diligently towards liberation and decriminalization of Black and Brown Trans sex workers for years. The fundraising support will address Body x Blunt’s immediate, urgent healthcare and survival related needs. Click here to donate.
• New Zealand advocacy group Fired Up Stilettos is collecting statements from dancers & sex workers sharing their experiences of ‘injustice, how it has affected you personally, what you would like to see change.’ Send your comments to firedupstilettos@gmail.com.
• Red Canary Song seeks donations to support their growing community of Asian massage workers and sex workers.  Donate to their outreach and giving circle here.

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!

In the media

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

• Decriminalizing Sex Work Would be Ireland’s Next Opportunity to Choose Equality by Erin Kilbride for Human Rights Watch
• The Stroll: looking back on the lives of trans sex workers in New York City by Veronica Esposito for The Guardian
• I may have fallen in love with a sex worker I am paying. Could it be real? By Eleanor Gordon-Smith for The Guardian
• Juana Maria Rodríguez: Sex work is a queer issue by Ivan Natividad for Berkeley News
• Instagram Is Removing Sex-Positive Accounts Without Warning by Lydia Morrish for Wired
• Sex workers reflect on 20 years of decriminalisation by Logan Chirch for 1News
• Pose star Dominique Jackson opens up about sex work journey: ‘For years I struggled with my past’ by Charlie Duncan for The Pink News
• ChangeMakers: Aegor Ray advocates to decriminalize sex work in Minneapolis by Hibah Ansari for Sahan Journal
• Calls for law change to allow migrants to work in New Zealand sex industry by Achliegh Yates for NewsHub
• Opinion: We’re in the midst of anti-sex backlash that has ensnared Jennifer Lawrence’s new romcom by Noah Berlatski for CNN
• I Told My Mom I'm A Porn Star. I Couldn't Have Been More Wrong About How She'd React by AJ sloan for HuffPost

We'll be back the same time next month, with more info and goings on here at Tryst and in the wider community!