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And to wrap up for now…
These are on my "todo" list, so I cannot technically vouch for them; but I have good reasons to believe they're worth it. 🥴

Para quien entienda español, estos de por aquí también son una maravilla. 💖

Okay then… 😁 These are a few particularly recommendable ones. ^~

🏳️‍🌈Ikusgune denuncia la agresión homófoba ocurrida este domingo en el centro de Gasteiz contra un vecino de la ciudad. El observatorio ha registrado lo sucedido en su sistema de recogida de incidencias LGTBI+fóbicas y muestra todo su apoyo a la persona agredida.

On International Sex Worker Rights Day, we honor sex worker leadership everywhere. The Sex Worker Giving Circle at Third Wave Fund has opened our 2026 grant cycle!

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Cannot say I'm surprised…
Sigh.

Government website doesn't reflect the hearing yet tho (still marked as "under consideration" and with an "upcoming schedule" at 11 March 1:30pm).
[Post written at ≈6:00pm MDT.]

Let's see if tomorrow some more detail is made public…

#SexWork #UN #SWDC @awacuganda #WONETHA @globalfundwomen @thirdwavefund @redumbrellafund #NSWP

Link in image: https://ngocsw70.events.whova.com

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Sex workers at the forefront of the erosion of online privacy rights Legislation that claims to protect sex workers is actually taking away their anonymity and privacy leading them into more precarious work environments.

"Ongoing discussions about online privacy often exclude this marginalized group: sex workers. Sex workers can be seen as the canary in the coal mine when it comes to data privacy. They’ve seen their rights online eroded in ways that are beginning to affect everyone else."

rabble.ca/feminism/sex...

Esto es sobre los posts recientes de @porcausa.org sobre su "asesor" de IA gen. (ChatGPT blanqueado con un nombre propio); que no enlacé bien.
Que cada cual juzgue la propiedad de alabar el "sentido común" de un martillo supercontaminante.

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Oof, they seriously need to consider long-term risks here…

Big no as it is.
GenAI has an absolutely TERRIBLE record when it comes to mental health.

… and I'm not even getting into ethics, privacy/security, or environmental concerns……… 😩

Spectra's @ask4alex.bsky.social, which focuses on working with s*x workers, supporting access to equitable healthcare, will speak at this year's Pathway - Homeless and Inclusion Health Conference, talking place between 18-19 March.

Find out more below:

www.homelessnessandhealth.co.uk/agenda/

Oof… JUST one..? 😅💦💦

I'm reminded of this… 😅

Yeah, some things certainly haven't changed for the better. :/

#8M #IWD 🇪🇺 #Europe #ESWA #EuroNPUD #SAFE #EquinoxInitiative 🧵 ❤️‍🔥💖💘

> Otto y yo seguimos charlando a menudo. Es un verdadero activista en […]

No, no lo es.
Dejen de a glorificar a un *&^%$#@! autocorrector sicopántico que necesita acaparar agua y energía, contaminar agua, aire y ruido, y expropiar tierras para mantener la infraestructura que lo sostiene.

🌟 Vocational Support Drop-In for #SxWorkers - updated dates!

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Trump's FTC Chair posts that people opposing age-verification surveillance are just shills being "being paid by people who want to prey on your kids."

The lengths this administration goes to delegitimize dissent is staggering.

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Some "failed" and were cast out. A major reason was, what else, rumors of being "lose" (founded or not).
Even less surprisingly, an usual destination for those women were brothels……

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Note: I'm thinking of 🇯🇵/🇰🇷 traditional courtesans in particular, but afaict it wasn't so different elsewhere.
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That doesn't mean the former didn't happen, obviously.
But maintaining the illusion of "high class" required keeping a "proper" image — which includes an appearance of chastity.

The "luckiest" ones managed, got married to some wealthy guy, and "retired" [I mean, it's arguably still sw, but…].
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