I met Landon when I was putting together last year’s December 17th series and was honored that he was willing to share his loved one with...

This Friday, December 17, 2021, SWOP Behind Bars joins sex workers, allies and advocates from around the world in recognizing...

December 17th, as many of you know, is International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers. What is International Day to End Violence...

The holidays are an extremely tough time for many of us; even those who have been blessed with healthy family dynamics can find it...

November 20th is the Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR). This is the day, the time we set aside to honor the memories of those trans and...

One of the most difficult things for me when I was early in recovery for chemical dependency was wrapping my brain around the idea of...

What is gratitude? According to the Oxford dictionary, gratitude is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for...

In 2018, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) was the harbinger of death for sex workers all over the US. The bill was signed into...

When banking campaigns target communities that are dependent on criminalized lifestyles should they also share in lobbying challenges?

The CDC defines a disability as any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do...

Craigslist was a very important site for sex workers, especially survival sex workers. Advertising was free; the personals section and...

Backpage dot com was one of a kind website. In case you’re unfamiliar, the website, which is now defunct (RIP), was a venue by which...

Central to SWOP Behind Bar’s mission is our effort to amplify the voices of sex workers and trafficking victims, especially when they can...

In August, the popular website Only Fans decided to implement a ban on “sexually explicit content”. Users and content creators raised...

Myth number 6: All Clients are men One of the most common myths of the anti-trafficking/anti-sex work movement is that all clients, or...

The Anti-Trafficking movement in the US is propped up by End Demand ideology. This model, known as “end demand” locally or the Nordic...

What is the anti-trafficking/anti-prostitution movement? Who in their right mind would not be against trafficking, right? So the...

During our time at Freedom Fest in South Dakota, we had the honor of speaking with Mitzi Perdue about her work to reduce exploitation...

Many people have heard of the term ‘Nordic Model,’ but not everyone is clear on what this term means. Before we get into the definition...

Watch Elizabeth Nolan Brown , Maggie McNeill, Savannah Sly and Kaytlin Bailey speak on a panel at Freedom Fest about the false promise of...