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!
- SWOP Minneapolis ‘Heaux Maintenance’ Practitioners Applications - Practitioner, facilitator, and volunteer sign-ups open - apply here
- Dance With Kitty (Velour) - free online course - introduction to floorwork available here.
- Harlot Shop Accepting “Whoredrobe” Donations on Behalf of Vixen - Tuesday-Saturday in Collingwood, Naarm - more info here
- Kitty Obsidian’s Gender Affirming Surgery - donate here
- ASSfest Sydney - 29 August to 7 September - buy tickets here
- Working Girls Press callout: Liquid Silver: An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Sex Workers. More info here.
Recommended reading from the Tryst Team
Read: Girlhood by Melissa Febos
Listen: Sexquisite Podcast Ep4 - Cocoa Kink
Watch: Filth and Wisdom (2008)
In the media
See below for the latest industry news pieces and mentions in the media.
- ‘Statement of Closure of Ugly Mugs Ireland’ - General News, Ugly Mugs
- ‘Seattle Sex Worker Collectives Are Providing Health Care to Their Community—and a Model For the Country’ - Annemarie Doolin, for ‘Rewire News Group’
- ‘Stripper News’ Diney on Shadowbans, Social Media and Sex Workers Telling Their Own Stories’ - Hanna Harris, for ‘Polyester Zine’
- ‘Sex Workers Deserve a New Story’ - Sophia Satchell-Baeza, for ‘Art Review’
- ‘Queer women hire sex workers, too’ - Lexci Lust, for ‘The Georgia Straight’
- ‘Kayla Jade is Australia's most famous sex worker. There's a reason most of her fans are women’ - Elfy Scott, for ‘SBS News’
- ‘What it’s like dating as a sex worker: ‘I’d still be single if I hadn’t met my partner in a brothel’’ - Brit Dawson, for ‘Cosmopolitan’
- ‘Sex work in the gig economy’ - The Economist
- ‘Fiona Patten: Trailblazer, politician, and sex worker advocate’ - Nathan Langridge for ‘Ticker News’
- ‘LLMs are optimizing the adult industry’ - Lux Alptraum, for ‘The Verge’
- ‘Decriminalise now: The new law written by sex workers, for sex workers’ - Carolyn Stransky Vohr, for ‘The Berliner’
- ‘Performance review: The Act, RISING, Chunky Move Studios’ - Madeleine Swain, for ‘Arts Hub’
- ‘Pride Month 2025 | Everything is Connected: Sex Worker Rights, HIV Justice, and Cross-Movement Solidarity’ - Vera Rodriguez, for European AIDS Treatment Group
- ‘A Dive Into the ‘Bop’ Lifestyle: How TikTok is Glamorising Sex Work’ - Charlotte Ambrose, for ‘Trill Mag’
- ‘Sex workers are having a moment, but is the discourse missing the mark? - Alyssa Goldberg, for ‘USA Today’
- ‘Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship’ - Megan Farokhmanesh, ‘Wired’
- ‘Itch.io are seeking out new payment processors who are more comfortable with adult material’ - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, ‘Rock Paper Shotgun’
- ‘Will internet age verification actually work?’ - Emma Garland, ‘Huck Magazine’
- ‘Thousands from LGBTQI+ and sex worker communities can now donate plasma’ - Freya Noble, ‘ABC News’
- ‘Rangeen review: Vineet Kumar Singh-starrer starts bold, ends in confusion’ - Jaya Dwivedie, ‘India TV’
- ‘"Safe To Say I'm A Lesbian Now": 17 Sex Workers Are Confessing The Most Shocking Moments They've Had In Their Careers, And They Range From Heartbreaking To "What The Hell"’ - Carley Sutherland, ‘BuzzFeed’
- ‘Women’s Histories of Sex Work: Narratives of Conflict, Courage and Survival’ - Mia Abeyawardene, ‘Groundviews’
- ‘Melbourne’s Butterfly Club Closes Indefinitely’ - Gabi Bergman, ‘Aussie Theatre’
Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!
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