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 NSW Smart Recovery meetings - Mondays in January from 3:00 - 4:30pm at the SWOP NSW office and online - register here
- Artist callout for multi-disciplinary exhibition ‘Sex Work Is The Least Interesting Thing About Me’ - applications close 12 January - read more and submit your proposal here
- Escorting and Brothel Work Meetup - 3-5pm AEDT Tuesday 13 January, Suite 7, 110 Botany Road, Alexandria NSW info - see more info here
- Level Up: Intermediate Flogging & Creative Play workshop - 1-4pm AEDT Saturday 18 January, Annandale, Sydney NSW - buy tickets here
- Bimbo Biology Launch Party - 6pm AEDT Saturday 31 January, Vanguard Newtown, Sydney NSW - buy tickets here
- SWOP LA SHEROES paid study - read more and check eligibility here
- The Oldest Profession - comedy show by Kaytlin Bailey - check locations and dates here
- Equitable Care - Sex Work, Trafficking, and Propaganda - online workshop presented by Raquel Savage - 4-6pm EST Saturday 31 January - sign up here
- SWOPLA SW4SW Valentines Day Stories - Callout for Submissions - submission form here
Recommended reading from the Tryst Team
Read: We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities
Listen: Chats with Madonna: Pregnancy and Community | Harlot Hotline
Watch: The Bloodettes - 2025 Film
In the media
See below for the latest industry news pieces and mentions in the media.
- Victoria's sex worker support organization thriving in 30th year - Michael John Lo, ‘Times Colonist’
- Dominatrix turns tech founder to combat revenge porn - Nicola Bryan, ‘BBC’
- ‘I’m just a girl in Canada trying to get everyone their vibrators’: Why a Toronto sex toy store got a letter from the U.S. Department of War - Mark Colley, ‘Toronto Star’
- 19 Stories From Sex Workers That Are Actually Soooooooooo Sweet And Wholesome - Jake Farrington, ‘BuzzFeed’
- From Ancient Rome to 304Tok: A brief history of scent and sex work - Lily Ruby, ‘Dazed Digital’
- Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital - Rachel Saslow, ‘Willamette Week’
- 'I'm treated better on OnlyFans than I was on Skins': Megan Prescott on being sexualised as a teenager on TV - Catriona Willis, ‘Cosmopolitan’
- Inside Booters: the Hooters-inspired supper club celebrating butch identity - Megan Wallace, ‘Huck Magazine’
- Trump Administration Finds That Banks Unfairy Discriminate Against the Adult Entertainment Industry: The OCC Just Validated Every OnlyFans Creator Ever - Hazel Hawke, ‘Riverfront Times’
- Consent laws now protect sex workers against non-paying clients - Esther Linder, ‘ABC News’
- Compassionate Portraits of Honduras’ Imperilled Sex Workers - Emilly Dinsdale, ‘AnOther Magazine’
- French Far-Right Politicians Want To Reopen Brothels as Sex-Worker Cooperatives - Elizabeth Nolan Brown, ‘Reason’
- Rights, violence, stigma: Why sex workers want to end criminalization - Ammy Galeano, ‘WLRN’
- Comedian Kaytlin Bailey Revives the Forgotten Histories of Sex Workers - Janea Melido, ‘KQED’
- Ari Kytsya Is For The Girls - Sarah Ellis, ‘Elite Daily’
- What I Learned From 3D Printing My Own Sex Toys - Summer Tao, ‘Autostraddle’
- 'I work as a dominatrix and it's customer service just like McDonald's' - Jordan Coussins, ‘Birmingham Live’
Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!
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