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Yesterday we celebrated the passage of #SB233, protecting the health & safety of sex workers in California. We need to stop criminalizing sex work & acknowledge that sex workers are part of our community & here to stay. (at El Rio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RWtkVBvFX/?igshid=q8ll7mf5nsw4
SB233 passed! A few more formalities and in January it becomes the law! We changed the law in the state of California! This is a huge victory for the rights of marginalized communities and should be celebrated. Thank you to those in the establishment who advocated for us (among others Scott Weiner), each one of you who used your voice and talents, everyone who gave us support and press and all the tireless efforts of the activists who connected with the establishment-especially #ESLERP #usprostitutescollective @swop_sacramento and @swopbehindbars. Our rally at the California Democratic Convention was mentioned in the last process. @dominatrixesagainstdonaldtrump Great job everyone! The change will mean condoms can not be used as evidence and workers will be able to report violent crime against them without fear of incarceration. @indeclineofficial Music: @tibbie_x #sb233 #humanrights ✊🏻❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzbeq_JjdWf/?igshid=17phjk2e87k6d
This just in from @swop_sacramento: “We were there and it did pass, in fact it passed unanimously, with the exception of one person who wasn't present who we don't know how they voted! And we picked up two new co-authors Kamlager-Dove and Wicks have now signed on to the bill. So this will move on to the Assembly floor. And we need a two thirds vote from there. If we pass the assembly it goes to the governors desk to be signed into law, and I can't imagine he would veto it as the policy came from his city, but ya never know.” And from @maxinedoogan of ESLERP: “After the successful hearing, we continued to ask support for when sb233 goes to the full assembly vote next week. We met with Assembly member from San Pedro. He was at the Dem convention and saw the rally. He gave us his support too! Great job!” So incredibly grateful for this news I’m moved to tears and my heart is warm. Thank you everyone who has been supportive of us. Let’s keep pushing! More information on how to support to come. For now, a moment of HUGE gratitude for the tireless activism of our community, this groundbreaking moment and for the lawmakers who listened. #SB233 #gratitude #sexworkiswork @dominatrixesagainstdonaldtrump https://www.instagram.com/p/Byl7aymjMxa/?igshid=gua5c1oostec
We both carry handcuffs. We both intimidate and interrogate. We both promise to keep people safe. We both have dangerous jobs. We’re working class. We wear shiny black shoes. People fetishize us. There’s an intrinsic power dynamic in everything we do. We’re aware of it. Some of us are ethical. Some of us are not. We use our body, our mind, critical thinking, emotional labor and trained skill with “weapons” as part of our tool set. We share these thing in common and more. Who’s the Top in this picture? I know what the dynamic was when I flirted with him to get the photo. I know where the power resided. And. He could cuff me, tase me, shoot me or put me in jail and most likely abuse me and get away with it-despite my rights. Instead we have this rad Halloween style picture. It’s not dress up. It’s real. It’s actually a friendly, sexually charged photo. Despite his gun, the obvious simulation of stab wounds and blood dripping from my chest and mouth, and my clothing signaling my proclivities. Or perhaps because of those elements combined with his sincere smile. Who’s the Top? Power is not static and it has many nuanced layers. Tomorrow SB 233 gets voted on. The bill that determines whether sex workers can report violent crimes and carry condoms without fear of incarceration. Call your Assemblypeople today. The thing about social empowerment is, we all end up on top. ✊🏻❤️ #SB233 #marginalization https://www.instagram.com/p/ByicAdYj7oh/?igshid=i21kzrten9b6
The Senate just passed (28-10 vote) our legislation to protect the health & safety of sex workers. #SB233 prohibits police from arresting sex workers for sex work-related offenses if they’re reporting a violent crime. It also prohibits condoms from being used as evidence of sex work. We need to encourage sex workers report violent crime & to carry condoms. Arresting them when they report crimes & using condoms to criminalize them are exactly the wrong approach. (at California State Capitol) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-DljThDqa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16d66jmff9wh4
Some creative advocacy for our sex worker protection bill, #SB233, by the National Lawyers Guild UCLA chapter. SB 233 protects sex workers who report violent crimes from being arrested for sex work & prohibits possession of condoms as evidence of sex work. As a matter of public safety & public health, we should *never* send a message to sex workers that if they report a violent crime or carry condoms, they’ll be arrested. Thanks for your support! (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv_7RLuhvg3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kx7xvjncpp2x
Do you have a sex worker in your family? Maybe your mother. Sister. Daughter. There are many reasons why we choose the sex industry. It kind of doesn’t matter what the motivation is. All people deserve to be safe. Bill SB 233 is an attempt at giving sex workers basic human rights. Please help us. LINK IN BIO “This app will allow you to become involved in the political process and have a voice about California SB233 which would allow those in the sex trade to report violence against them such as trafficking, rape, kidnapping and more with out fear of being criminalized for misdemeanor prostitution charges. CA SB 233 would also disallow the use of condoms as evidence in the arrests of sex workers.” This is a feminist issue. Women must be able to report sexual violence without fear of prosecution. Condoms used as evidence is a disincentive to practice safe sex and thus a public health hazard. Support SB 233 for sex workers. Support SB 233 for women. Support SB 233 for Americans. @swopla @swop_sacramento #SB233 https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCdEHwgkf1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rvg60kzhusir
