Trans sex workers Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/trans-sex-workers/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:31:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png Trans sex workers Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/trans-sex-workers/ 32 32 SF Bay View: California repeals discriminatory loitering for prostitution law https://prostitutescollective.net/sf-bay-view-california-repeals-discriminatory-loitering-for-prostitution-law%ef%bf%bc/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:22:33 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17082 by Rachel West, US PROStitutes CollectiveThere is a wave of change in the US on the rights of sex workers and it is growing. A slew of laws challenging the criminalization of sex work are being put forward around the country and New York, Seattle and now California have repealed legislation which made loitering for […]

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]]> Report: Sex Workers’ Access to Justice – International Journal of Gender, Sexuality and Law https://prostitutescollective.net/report-sex-workers-access-to-justice/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:48:44 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17046 In November 2020, the English Collective of Prostitutes organised a ground-breaking event, Sex Workers: Access to Justice, which brought together sex workers, violence against women organisers, academics, and human rights groups to examine the extent of violence faced by sex workers, what exacerbates the risks of violence, and the obstacles experienced by sex workers when […]

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]]> Statement: Gabriela, Trans Day of Remembrance https://prostitutescollective.net/tdor-2021/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:48:41 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16030 Trans people globally live under the constant threat of violence, and for trans sex workers this is heightened by illegality & stigma. This Trans Day of Remembrance we’re sharing a short statement from a migrant trans woman in our network on how criminalisation impacts sex workers' safety  My name is Gabriela, I am a transsexual woman and […]

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]]> Left Foot Forward: Sex workers must be allowed to report crime without fear of arrest https://prostitutescollective.net/left-foot-forward-sex-workers-must-be-allowed-to-report-crime-without-fear-of-arrest/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:55:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15163 It's a key part of reducing violence against women.Lauren Crosby Medlicott is a freelance journalist in South Wales who covers human rights issues.Police violence those at Sarah Everard’s vigil shocked the nation, but many women working in the sex industry won’t be surprised at all. Camilla*, a Brazilian sex worker in central London, started working in the […]

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]]> Reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004 (2018-2020) https://prostitutescollective.net/reform-of-the-gender-recognition-act-gra-2004-2018-2020/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 21:43:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16057 In July 2018, the UK Government published its consultation on reform of the GRA in England and Wales. The ECP’s submission supported calls for reform that included the removal of the requirement for a medical diagnosis for achieving legal recognition as well as recognition of non-binary people and those under the age of 18. Read […]

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]]> Pink News: Labour MP tables controversial bill to criminalise buying sex. Sex workers say it would put their lives in danger https://prostitutescollective.net/pink-news-labour-mp-tables-controversial-bill-to-criminalise-buying-sex-sex-workers-say-it-would-put-their-lives-in-danger/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:47:38 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14900 VIC PARSONS  Trade unions, sex workers, women’s rights organisations and thousands of individuals have united to oppose a Labour bill that would bring the “Nordic model” sex work law to England and Wales. Due to be put forward today by Labour MP Diana Johnson, the bill on “sexual exploitation” would criminalise paying for sex and target […]

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]]> Sex Workers: Access to Justice webinar – 19 Nov https://prostitutescollective.net/accesstojustice/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:54:51 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14628 For a list of speakers and resources that were asked for during the webinar please see here. 

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]]> POLITICO: Out in the cold – Sex workers brace for second coronavirus lockdown https://prostitutescollective.net/politico-out-in-the-cold-sex-workers-brace-for-second-coronavirus-lockdown/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:24:05 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14740 Sex workers in Europe, already in a uniquely vulnerable position, battle to access health services. BY ASHLEIGH FURLONG It’s going to be a bleak winter for Europe. But for sex workers, a group that feels it’s been forgotten during the pandemic, the return of lockdowns doesn't just mean being out of work, it could also mean […]

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]]> Natalia, a migrant trans sex worker https://prostitutescollective.net/interview-natalia-a-migrant-trans-sex-worker/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:55:37 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=12128 Transcript from an online event Q&A with Natalia, a trans woman from Brazil in the ECP network.

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]]> Podcast: What the Trans!? Trans Pride Brighton 2019 https://prostitutescollective.net/audio-what-the-trans-trans-pride-brighton-2019/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:52:04 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=9028 ECP from 1:18:45   

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