NEW YORK—New York Toy Collective is providing raffle and swag/giveaway items for Red Canary SCREAMS.
“Red Canary’s mission statement is in line with our core values; we are glad to support their work,” said NYTC co-founder Chelsea Downs. “FOSTA/SESTA have been devastating to the livelihood of sex workers, and it is more important than ever to show public solidarity, and support the rights of sex workers. NYTC has always been outspoken about politics, and the rights of migrant sex workers is no exception.”
Taking place Saturday, Nov. 2, in Brooklyn, the event is a fundraising event for Red Canary Song, an organization advocating and providing resources for Asian migrant massage parlor workers in Flushing, Queens.
Red Canary SCREAMS is a fundraiser for Red Canary Song and a historic grand gathering of the Asian American underground: queer, burlesque, drag, fetish, tattoo, and circus communities UNITE for an extravaganza of entertainment and eroticism. The event is a full afternoon of performances, as well as on-site kink experiences such as bootblacking, rope bondage, flogging, and hanky-code flagging. Tattoo, photographic, and sexuality coaching sessions will be up for bid in the silent auction, and prints, merchandise, and event-themed live embroidery will be available for purchase.
Red Canary Song is a grassroots organization, led by immigrant and Asian sex workers, survivors of trafficking, and labor organizers from adjacent movements. Established after the terrible tragedy of Yang Song, a Chinese massage sex worker, who fell to her death during a police raid in 2017, the organization also works closely with DecrimNY, to ensure the most marginalized sex workers are protected in future decriminalization policies.
Red Canary Song has been recognized and awarded for service to the Asian community by Queens Assemblyperson Ron Kim and Chinatown Assemblyperson Yuh-line Niou; both politicians will attend the event, and will speak on their work and support of Red Canary Song and the decriminalization of sex work.
“We are incredibly grateful for the immense support of sex positive communities and businesses, such as NYTC,” said Yin Q, BDSM writer/educator and founder of Kink Out Events, which is co-producing the event. “Come join us in celebration of erotic talents, kink, and Asian heritage, as we simultaneously raise funds for the dire work of Red Canary Song.”
Yin Q is also the writer/creator of “Mercy Mistress.”
Red Canary SCREAMS will take place at Lot 45 Bushwick in Brooklyn, NY, from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. For more information, including full entertainment lineup, ticket levels, and more, visit Eventbrite.com/e/red-canary-screams-tickets-73691847299.
Red Canary Song may be followed at Twitter.com/redcanarysong; to donate, visit GoFundMe.com/f/red-canary-song.
Founded in 2012, New York Toy Collective creates high-quality intimacy toys and products for all forms of gender affirmation, ranging from packers, STP products, binders, accessories, and more. The first and only company to use 3D technology to allow consumers to create pleasure products molded after their own bodies, NYTC Co-Founders Chelsea and Parker have always been technology-forward, consistently embracing new ideas to enhance consumers’ personal lives in a way which is affordable, body-safe, and durable, with a functionality which allows for both a continued physical and emotional connection for the end user.
NYTC’s products have been embraced by both adult and mainstream media, including The New York Times, Times Magazine, Huffington Post, Motherboard, Jezebel, Fleshbot, Cosmopolitan, and more; its popular Mason was featured in the television series Transparent’s second season, and Orange is the New Black star Ruby Rose featured the company’s best-seller, Shilo, in their gender-identity-focused “Break Free” music video.
Boasting 5-star reviews since its inception, 99% of NYTC’s products are made in the USA, of premium, platinum-based silicone, and are odorless, boilable, and dishwasher-safe. The products are also hypoallergenic, non-toxic, and free of phthalates, have a soft, life-like feel, and are incredibly durable.
A company driven by technology and innovation, but also with the understanding of how emotional connection is vital to gender expression, NYTC believes your body shouldn’t limit your sexual possibilities, and is committed to providing products with that goal in mind.
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