LOS ANGELES—YAS Work, a sex worker-led nonprofit, will host a virtual screening of For the Love of Strippers, followed by a live online panel discussion at 3 p.m. ET / 12 noon PT on Friday, April 10.
The event, Ethical Media, With or Without Us, is sponsored by Evolved Fights and brings together the film's stars, NatsHoney and Selena, along with a number of sex worker advocates, to examine who gets to tell stories about sex work and at what cost.
Following the screening, panelists Sensual Radiance and Daisy Ducati will join a moderated discussion exploring the difference between collaborative, accountable storytelling and storytelling that is harmful.
"Sex workers are constantly the subject of media, rarely the authors of it,” said AM Davies, founder of YAS Work.”This event is about changing that. We're not asking permission to be represented ethically. We're building the standard ourselves."
The panel, organizers said, aims to challenge audiences to question the media they consume, such as who created this story? Whose voice is centered? Who benefits from it being told?
Discussion topics will include common media tropes and their impact, the role of personal bias in interpreting sex work on screen, and what authentic, community-led representation actually looks like.
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The event is the first in a larger series of programming from YAS Work focusing on ethical media, which may include expanded roundtables, collaborations with aligned media organizations, and a Sex Worker Media Club.
