CYBERSPACE—Twitter-based chat session #SexTalkTuesday this week welcomes the Erotic Laborers Alliance of New England (ELA-ONE) as special guest moderator, with a planned discussion topic of sex worker advocacy. The chat will run from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
ELA-ONE is a peer-led grassroots organization focused on providing resources, harm reduction and support for the sex work community. ELA-ONE provides testing, legal and medical assistance, along with care packages, weekly support group meetings, and a food program.
Commented ELA-ONE founder Ashley Fires, “As ELA-ONE, we are dispelling myths about the conflation of human trafficking and consensual adult erotic labor. We are slowly chipping away at antiquated and harmful legislation by lobbying for sex worker rights, and we hope to help humanize those who engage in sex trade and aid in the decriminalization of sex work.”
Angie Rowntree, owner of Sssh.com and producer of #SexTalkTuesday, added, “Especially at a time like this when sex workers are facing mounting discrimination, and are also often subject to violent harm from extremeists, we want to support sex workers of all kinds, and hopefully inspire more allies as well.”
Continued Fires, “Events like this represent an important opportunity to grow the community of sex worker allies and to continue to raise awareness about the many challenges and ongoing discrimination [faced by] those in the sex trade.”
Follow Ashley Fires and ELA-ONE on Twitter, respectively, @AshleyFires and @ela_erotic. For more information on Sssh.com (@ssshforwomen), or to inquire about serving as a guest moderator, contact Angie Rowntree (@AngieRowntree) at [email protected] or go to sextalktuesday.com.
