Tryst Update: In the Community February ‘26

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!

Slvtriot February Events - see more info here
Sex Worker Writes Workshop - The Measured Mirror - Thursday 12 February, 12:30pm-2:30pm EST - more info here
Sexquisite Valentines Special: Is This A Date? - Friday 13 February, 8:00pm - Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London - buy tickets here
Sex Work Is The Least Interesting Thing About Me Exhibit - free entry, donations encouraged - The Bath House, Hackney Wick - from 13 February to 8 March - more info here
Power1: Finding Your Dominance Workshop with Sai Jaiden Lillith - Annandale, Sydney NSW - Sunday 15 February, 11:00am-6:00pm AEST - buy tickets here
Content Warning Presents: Kink In The Archive III: exhibition, screenings, talks, performances and readings - Saturday 14 February, 6:00pm-10:00pm - Bishopsgate Institute, London - more info here
Sexquisite Valentines: Hearts & Harlots - Thursday 19 February, 8:00pm - Loco Club, Bristol - buy tickets here
Vixen Workers Male Sex Worker Catch Up - Wednesday 25 February, 3:00pm-5:00pm - 5 Merrifield St, Brunswick - more info here
Decrim SWCA International Sex Worker Rights Day Virtual Gathering - 11 March, 3:00pm EST - RSVP here
Callout for submissions - Lip Service: Sex Work and Decriminalisation - closes Friday 13 March - more info here
The Nerdlesque Festival 2026 - Applications open until Friday 20 March - Washington, DC - see more info here
Rosa Burlesque Festival 2026 - Applications open until Wednesday 15 April - Toulouse, France - see more info here

In the media

Massage parlor workers protest anti-trafficking summit that includes DHS, ICE - Carolyn Bick, ‘Northwest Asian Weekly’
Long COVID advocacy is incomplete without sex workers - Khalil (Kae) Dennis, ‘The Sick Times’
Football and OnlyFans: Sex workers at the intersection discuss their lives and experiences - Katie Whyatt, ‘The Athletic’
Victoria's sex worker support organization thriving in 30th year - Michael John Lo, ‘Times Colonist’
Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers - Emanuel Maiberg, ‘404 Media’
Not just ‘eunuchs’ or sex workers: in ancient Mesopotamia, gender-diverse people held positions of power - Chaya Kasif, ‘The Conversation’
A provocative new play challenges society’s ‘discomfort that disabled people have sex lives’ - Caroline Butterwick, ‘The Guardian’
Sex life: The way my disabled clients are treated is shameful - Tilly Lawless - ‘Prospect Magazine’
Meta targets queer, BIPOC and sex positive accounts with false ‘human exploitation’ claims - Laura Koefoed, ‘Q News’
Deo Molina: “rest and pleasure are political acts” - Geo González, ‘Agencia Presentes’
Sex workers are also adapting to AI - Luca Guerrini, ‘NSS Mag’
The exhibition more people needed to see and the importance of supporting sex worker art - Lucy Dunnet, ‘The New Feminist’
Review: Sex Work & Life at the Margins of Lagos in ‘Lady’ - Wael Khairy, ‘Cairo Scene’
In ‘Fucktoys’, Annapurna Sriram Gives Birth to a New Genre of Cinema - Luna Sofia Miranda, ‘Polyester Zine’
Sex workers get pre-election boost - Poramet Tangsathaporn, 'Bangkok Post’
Standing Together: Sex workers push back on Regan’s Bill - April Shepherd, ‘The Skinny’
How pole dance lost its roots in studios - Aren Scarano, ‘The Link Newspaper’
SWAN’s Sexual Health Testing Meets Women Where They’re At - Michelle Gamage, ‘The Tyee’

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

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