Small changes, big impact
Happy Pride! You will notice we have made some tweaks to the site in the last month, focused around inclusivity and accessibility. We have optimized the site for those of you using high zoom functions and screen readers as part of our continued commitment to making Tryst.link accessible for all of our community.
New improvements the site this month
- Accessibility - we have optimized the site for high zoom functions and narrow devices - the way the site is displayed on high zoom function or narrow devices is now much more user friendly.
- Support access has been streamlined - when navigating to the support page this will now always open in a new tab from Tryst.link so you can continue to use the site while also accessing support services.
- Order Page updated - we have updated the layout of the Order Page so that you have a better overview of payments made on the site. This improvement is also beneficial for those using screen readers on their devices.
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!
- Sexquisite - Manchester, UK - 8pm, 21st June - book here.
- Sexquisite - Pride Edition, Bethnal Green Working Mans Club London - 8pm 28th of June - book here
- Sexquisite - Performer Applications - apply here
Recommended reading from the Tryst Team
Indie Porn: Revolution, Regulation, and Resistance - An incisive look into independent pornography by Zahra Stardust
Night Shift: An exciting sex working delve into table top games from the indomitable Exotic Cancer, a fantastic artist and former dancer. Play as a dancer and charm customers into emptying their wallets in this thematic board game.
Working Guys: A Transmasculine Sex Worker Anthology: Read about the experiences of transgender men and transmasculine people in sex work, in their own words.
How Sex Workers Started a Group to Fight For Rights in Palestine-Israel: The birth of the Argaman Alliance is told in Liad Hussein Kantorowicz's new film, "Mythical Creatures”
In the media
Industry news and sex work mentions in the media – articles aggregated from the web in the last 30 days.
- ‘Kristen Lovell, co-director of 'The Stroll,' knows sex work is real work’ - Jason Heller, Sarah Handel & Ari Shapiro, for NPR.org
- ‘The realities of older sex workers in Kenya’ - Elvine Ouma, for Minority Africa
- ‘Online or on the street: Mexico sex workers seek worker rights’ - Diana Baptista, for Context News
- ‘The unexpected intimacy of sex work’ - Adelyn Moore for, IAI News
- ‘Improving the well-being of 2S/LGBTQ+ sex workers’ - CBRC
- ‘The woman aiming to drive change in the sex industry’ - Hayley Compton, for ‘BBC’
- ‘Why sex work is a therapeutic service’ - Eden Apple, for ‘The Georgia Straight’
- ‘Australian Sex Workers Peak Body Pushing For Better Representation in Media’ - Jo Newbury, for TheWire.org
- ‘Freezing My Tits Off On Liverpool Street’ - Helen Pitt, for ‘Sydney Morning Herald’
- ‘What Does Decriminalized Sex Work Actually Look Like?’ - Kaitlyn Bailey, for ‘Reason Magazine’
- ‘Sex workers gain social rights, can obtain employment contracts’ - Helen Lyons, for ‘The Bulletin’
- ‘Cannes entry 'Anora' aims to destigmatize sex work, says director’ - Miranda Murray and Alicia Powell, for Reuters
- ‘I asked every man I dated if they’d ever paid for sex. The answers told me a lot’, Rebecca Reid, for iNews
- ‘Steel Roses’: Paris targets Belleville’s Chinese sex workers in pre-Olympics sweep’ - Louise Nordstrom, for France24
- ‘Do My Violent Kinks Make Me Less of a Feminist?’ - Sophie K Rosa, for ‘Novara Media’
- ‘Belgium Protects Sex Work Employees' Right To Refuse Customers, Sex Acts’ - Elizabeth Nolan Brown, for ‘Reason Magazine’
Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!
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