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A Question of Identity
Nikki had been chronically homeless from early childhood through her young adult life. She never finished high school and was forced to...
Swop Behind Bars
Sep 24, 20204 min read
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Understanding Some of the Common Legal Needs of Sex Workers
LGBTQ+ people overrepresented in the field, while underserved and sometimes not fully understood by those providing legal help. By Derek...
Swop Behind Bars
Sep 8, 202014 min read
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When Police Are Pimps: The SBB Exclusive Interview with Donah Sandford
Just because I decided to be a companion should not make me a target for injustice.
Melanie Dante
Jun 18, 20205 min read
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SWOP USA’s Solidarity Statement with #BlackLivesMatter
Reposted from SWOP USA SWOP USA Stands in Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter SWOP-USA fully supports #BlackLivesMatter protestors and all...
Swop Behind Bars
Jun 5, 20202 min read
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CNN Reports on Social Distancing and Sex Work
SBB co-founder Alex Andrews tells CNN that SBB “is preparing to ship 3,000 face masks around the country for distribution to street...
Swop Behind Bars
May 26, 20201 min read
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Increased Efforts to Reach Street-Based Sex Workers During COVID
If your grassroots organization does community outreach to street-based sex workers and your supply chain has been interrupted or...
Swop Behind Bars
May 11, 20201 min read
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SBB Co-Director to Give MASS NOW Webinar
Dr. Jill McCracken (University of South FL St. Petersrburg), co-director of SWOP Behind Bars and co-facilitator of SWOP Tampa Bay will be...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 28, 20201 min read
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Denver’s Hunt for “Victims” or Sex Workers?
Article by Eris Brianna Boyd, 2011 Denver police are potentially wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money and...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 16, 20206 min read
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SWOP Launches Chat Feature for Supporting Sex Workers
Last week SWOP Behind Bars launched its chat for support feature on its website. This feature will help us reach more sex workers who...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 10, 20201 min read
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10 Facts about 2019 Taxes
Any individual who files a 2019 tax return and made LESS THAN 75K in 2019 will get a stimulus check for $1200. Any couple who files a...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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Woodhull and SWOP Behind Bars Sex Worker Support Fund
We can help, and so can you. Join us as we launch our Sex Worker Support Fund with Sex Worker Outreach Project Behind Bars (SWOP-BB) to:...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 4, 20201 min read
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Ten Things to Know about the IRS COVID 19 Stimulus Package
–Alex Andrews If you are a US citizen, filing a tax return is a process that a lot of us put off to the last minute and it’s not unusual...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 1, 20204 min read
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A Public Statement on Coronavirus and Mass Incarceration
One Voice: The Impact of Coronavirus on Incarcerated People, their Families, and Their Communities. INTRODUCTION Coronavirus is here and...
Swop Behind Bars
Mar 25, 20203 min read
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‘Be Careful Who You Treat Like Shit’: a Former Porn Star Sues Her School
Appears on Vice.com Former porn actor Nicole Gilliland sues her Oregon nursing school after harassment. She was a star student until the...
Swop Behind Bars
Mar 15, 20201 min read
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March 1st, Self Care Soiree for International Sex Worker Rights Day
SWOP Tampa Bay is celebrating International Sex Worker Rights Day (March 3rd) a little early this year. Join us Sunday, March 1st 11a, –...
Swop Behind Bars
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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The Cranky Queer: HIV activist and wellness writer
SWOP Behind Bars cofounder Alex Andrews recently stumbled upon JD Davids’ blog/book-in-progress The Cranky Queer. Davids’ “perspectives...
Swop Behind Bars
Jan 10, 20201 min read
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Letter to Southern Christian Leadership Conference Re: Adult Arcades in Jacksonville, FL and Human R
From: Adam Stuart [mailto:stuartadam@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2019 7:01 PM To: info@nationalsclc.org Cc:...
Swop Behind Bars
Dec 31, 20193 min read
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Helen has Stage 4 Breast Cancer
Our incarcerated sex worker community has a member that just was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer. She will receive cancer treatment...
Swop Behind Bars
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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How prevalent is human trafficking in Polk Co, Florida?
Reposted from The Lakeland Ledger Nov. 10 2019 Gary White Officials call Florida a hot spot for human trafficking, though reliable...
Swop Behind Bars
Nov 10, 20192 min read
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Prostitution sting met plenty of arrests but few charges for human trafficking
Reposted from The Lakeland Ledger Nov. 9 2019 Gary White Polk County Sheriff’s Office says its frequent prostitution stings help...
Swop Behind Bars
Nov 9, 20192 min read
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