Tryst Update: In the Community March ‘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!
- Decrim Now UK: ‘Someone I Love is a S3x Worker’ ally survey - survey here
- SWOP NSW SEX WORK: A Legal and Social History Walking Tour - Friday 13 March and Sunday 29 of March - more info 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
- Australian School of Sexuality: Mindful Content Intensive and Forum - Sunday 22 March - Annandale, NSW, AU - buy tickets here
- Tuscon Erotica Art Show - Performer and Volunteer Callouts - Applications open until Tuesday 31 March - see more info here
- Australian School of Sexuality: Rope Fundamentals - Saturday 4 April, Preston, Vic, AU - buy tickets here
- Strippers Drawing Session: SLUT RIOT with Drink n Draw Berlin - 6:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday 6 April, Funkhaus Berlin - buy tickets here
- Rosa Burlesque Festival 2026 - Applications open until Wednesday 15 April - Toulouse, France - see more info here
- Maggies Toronto are hiring - see more info here
- Porn Film Festival Vienna - Thursday 16 to Monday 20 April - more info here
Recommended reading from the Tryst Team
Read: Transactional Intercourse Anthology edited by Mx Jack Parker - Pre-order available now
In the media
- Sex work and disability co-exist - Keshia Africa, ‘Sunday Independent’
- Trans Porn Is Booming. Trans Rights Are Fading - ‘Playboy’
- ‘No doubt’ decriminalising sex work will return to new parliament - Helen Karakulak, ‘In Daily SA’
- Sex Work Is Work: Agency, Visibility, and the Female Lens - Alexis Kleshik and Fee-Gloria Grönemeyer, ‘Vogue’
- As a sex worker, I’m better off as an entrepreneur — not an employee - Alice Little, ‘Nevada Independent’
- UK anti-slavery watchdog calls for overhaul of adult sexual services sites - Diane Taylor, ‘The Guardian’
- Colorado would become first state to remove all criminal penalties for prostitution under bill brought by group of Democrats - Jesse Paul, ‘The Colorado Sun’
- Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight to be first in nation to unionize - Jessica Hill, ‘Los Angeles Times’
- Nevada Brothel Workers Are Unionizing to Protect Their Digital Rights - Anna Merlan, ‘Mother Jones’
- What it takes to intern at a sex worker co-operative - Anna-Giselle Funes-Eng, ‘The Eyeopener’
- “I founded a popular news channel run by strippers. The threat of censorship won’t stop us” - Diney, as told to Sara Harowitz, ‘Toronto Life’
- Rio Carnival parade will spotlight sex workers in effort to dismantle stigma - Eléonore Hughes and Diareli Rodrigues, ‘AP News’
- Scottish parliament defeats anti-sex work bill at first hurdle… because it wouldn’t work - Alex/Rose Cocker, ‘The Canary’
- Sex Workers Already Predicted There's A Recession Coming — Here's How They Know - Jamie Davis Smith, ‘HuffPost’
- These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town - Sam Stroozas, ‘MPR News’
Don’t forget to check back in a month’s time for our next update!
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