Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC)

10 Nov 2024

Hello! We’re a collective of sex workers and allies in Boston, fighting for the full decriminalization of sex work in Massachusetts and for the health, safety, and labor rights of sex workers. We formed last year out of a support group for sex workers, which we continue to hold monthly. ❤️

patch.comCambridge City Council Approves New Protections For Sex WorkersThis local legislation could lay groundwork for broader changes in the future.

Some new press on our recent win in Cambridge! patch.com/massachusett...

"The order recognizes a distinction between consensual adult sex work and sex trafficking and seeks to make it easier for workers to report violence without fear of being arrested or prosecuted."

VICTORY!!! Last night, the Cambridge City Council voted 8-1 to pass a policy order that deprioritizes the arrest and prosecution of persons for consensual adult sex work. We are one step closer to statewide decriminalization. When we fight, we WIN.

Just a clarification - the vote was 8-0-1, with 8 yes votes and 1 vote present!

csindie.comCambridge moves to decriminalize sex work within its borders - Cambridge | Somerville IndependentCambridge went as far as it could Monday toward decriminalizing sex work, starting with deprioritizing the arrest of sex workers by city police.

The city of Cambridge has moved to decriminalize sex work! Thank you @csindie.bsky.social @mhlevy.bsky.social for the great coverage. csindie.com/cambridge-de...

Thanks to all the orgs who supported our policy order! @bostondsa.org @ishtar-collective.net @fightforthefuture.org @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @protectransfutures.bsky.social @hgsuuaw.bsky.social and more!

And thanks to our sponsors @marcgov.bsky.social @votejivan.bsky.social @councilloralzubi.bsky.social @mayorsiddiqui.bsky.social @pattynolan.bsky.social for their support making the sex worker community safer.

actionnetwork.orgPetition to the Cambridge City Council for the Decriminalization of People Engaged in Consensual Adult Sex WorkCambridge is a city that is home to many, and some of our neighbors and loved ones are sex workers. However, because sex work is criminalized in Massachusetts, sex workers in Cambridge live in fear th...

Following Somerville's lead, we are asking the Cambridge City Council to deprioritize arrests for consensual adult sex work, because this is the only policy that keeps our community safe. If you live or work in Cambridge, please sign and share our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

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Chris Dwan (he/him)

@somershade.bsky.social

On Monday, the Cambridge city council will consider following Somerville's lead (from 2020) by decriminalizing consensual, adult sex work. I encourage everybody to read the letter linked below and consider adding your name in support. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

Tonight we went out to support the striking workers at Encore casino! Casino workers and sex workers both face the stigma of working in a “vice” industry. Sex workers often work at casinos, and we appreciate the hard work of all the staff. Encore, pay your workers a fair wage!

@local26-unitehere.bsky.social

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Protect Trans Futures

@protectransfutures.bsky.social

15 Sept

It was an honor to march with y'all we'll see you next time :)

Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC)@bostonswac.bsky.social

Yesterday we held the first ever S-x Worker Pride March in Boston. S-x workers are your neighbors, your community members, and your colleagues, and we are proud of who we are! ☂️

15 Sept

Yesterday we held the first ever S-x Worker Pride March in Boston. S-x workers are your neighbors, your community members, and your colleagues, and we are proud of who we are! ☂️

15 Sept

Thank you Red Light Disco NYC for organizing & Save Our Selves for participating. And Protect Trans Futures, @bostondsa.org , Sex Week Boston, Mutual Aid is Magic, and IMPACT Boston for showing up in support.

12 Sept

We're so excited for our upcoming Sex Worker Pride Party this Sunday 9/13 from 5-9pm, in Dorchester!

12 Sept

How to buy a ticket (no door sales, must sign up with Mindbody):

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13 Sept

Buy tickets here: clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=12434&stype=-7&sTG=156&sView=day&sLoc=0&date=09%2F13%2F26

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Willow

@devotedcanvas.bsky.social

7 Sept

What a beautiful evening to be out and about before going to see Working Girls and support the @bostonswac.bsky.social.

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Amber Ying 應緣

@amberying.com

8 Sept

HEY BOSTON Sept 14 is Sex Worker Pride Day! This will be the first march celebrating the day in Boston!

Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC)@bostonswac.bsky.social

We’ll be participating in the first ever Sex Worker Pride March in Boston on Monday, 9/14, organized by Red Light District. Come march with us! We’ll be meeting at 5pm, marching through the former Combat Zone, and ending with an afterparty at Jacque’s Cabaret. actionnetwork.org/events/bosto...

actionnetwork.orgBoston Sex Worker Pride MarchJoin the Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective to participate in the first ever Sex Worker Pride March in Boston on Monday, September 14. This march is being organized by Red Light Disco, and BSWAC...

6 Sept

6 Sept

Oops correction - organized by Red Light Disco!

12 Aug

@bostonswac.bsky.social and @somervilletheatre.bsky.social are proud to present Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls (1986) on September 7th! Come join us for a talkback with some of our members! Purchase tickets here: somervilletheatre.com/production/working-girls

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Mike Stabile

@mikestabile.bsky.social

30 June

Finally, a platform is giving creators on it equity in the company. Co-founder @jessicavanmeir.bsky.social is donating her ownership stake to create an equity pool for creators. "All workers, but especially s*x workers, should have ownership in the companies they help build."

MintStars@mintstars.bsky.social

Today, we sent a letter to all our creators announcing a major change in MintStars’ ownership. We’re giving our creators a 20% financial stake in MintStars.

10 June

Thank you @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social for inviting us to your Pride event and being open to listen to s-x workers about our needs. We are so honored to receive this resolution recognizing our work! 😭🌈🩷

8 June

One of our unhoused members is looking for support - can you help?

8 June

Every year, the cheers we hear at Pride get a little bit louder. We dream for a day when none of us has to wear a paper bag over our head to protect our identity, when none of our members fear marching because they could be recognized as a sex worker. Thanks for enabling us to be ourselves.

bit.lySupport a study commission and safe reporting for sex workersThe Massachusetts House Ways & Means Committee is considering a bill that would create a commission to study decriminalizing sex work in Massachusetts, H4610: An Act to Study the Decriminalization of ...

8 June

This year, we sent more letters to legislators than any campaign we’ve ever done! Write to the MA State House to support sex workers’ rights here: bit.ly/sexworkpridema

5 June

Massachusetts residents: take 2 mins to tell the House Ways & Means Committee to protect sex workers this Pride! 🌈☂️ We’re asking them to pass 2 bills to create a commission to study decriminalizing sex work and to eliminate the crime of common night walking. bit.ly/sexworkpridema

5 June

We’ll be at Dyke March and Pride today and tomorrow - come chat with us at our table! 💕🌈

1 Apr

Happy #TransDayofVisibility! We honor the trans sex workers who have been at the forefront of the battle for trans rights, racial equality, decriminalization, and social justice as a whole. We also ask for support for our community member Frankie, who is recovering from gender affirming surgery.

actionnetwork.orgSupport a committee to study decriminalizing sex work in MassachusettsA bill that would create a committee to study decriminalizing sex work in Massachusetts, H4610: An Act to Study the Decriminalization of Sex Work, just passed out of the House Judiciary Committee! It'...

1 Apr

Support Frankie here! gofund.me/rory-much-01jan

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Amber Ying 應緣

@amberying.com

30 Mar

HEY MASSACHUSETTS!! This is the other call to action from @bostonswac.bsky.social! Details at the link in the OP.

Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC)@bostonswac.bsky.social

Thank you so much for sharing!!! Once people have sent that letter, you can also send this one urging lawmakers NOT to pass a bill that would conflate sex work and sex trafficking, and to PASS a bill that would enable sex workers to report a crime without fear of arrest! bit.ly/ProtectMASexWorkers

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Amber Ying 應緣

@amberying.com

30 Mar

HEY MASSACHUSETTS!! Do you know about the sex worker led activist group @bostonswac.bsky.social? Now you do! We're pushing for full decriminalization of sex work in MA and they current step is getting a bill pushed through to the MA House for a vote! Support here: actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

25 Mar

Join us tomorrow night at The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square for @kaytlinbailey.bsky.social’s one woman show. The Oldest Profession is a mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a s*x worker's perspective. Tickets here - SWs DM us for a discount! www.thecomedystudio.com/events/the-o...

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Alex S. Vitale

@alexvitale.bsky.social

11 Mar

I'm excited to be in Boston/Cambridge tomorrow for this screening of @sexworkfilm.bsky.social.

Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC)@bostonswac.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow night from 5:30-9:30 for a screening of the new documentary film, S-x Work: It’s Just a Job, at the Central Square Theater with special guest speaker @alexvitale.bsky.social In collaboration with The Black Response, Transition House, & Impact Boston.

11 Mar

actionnetwork.orgFilm screening of Sex Work: It's Just a Job with Alex VitaleSex work, trafficking, and exploitation have dominated national and local news in recent years and months from Jeffrey Epstein to a highly lucrative brothel in Cambridge. Our community has been shaken...

11 Mar

RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/film-...

Here are 5 actions you can take to support Massachusetts sex workers for International Sex Workers’ Rights Day! ✨

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4. Call your legislator and tell them to support these bills and oppose H1683/S1116. Then, call the members of the committees we mentioned in the letters above! Judiciary Committee, Ways & Means, and Public Safety. Find your legislator at malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator

gofundme.comDonate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty SimonWhose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway

5. Donate to sex worker-led orgs in Mass: - Whose Corner Is it Anyway @marginalutilite.bsky.social gofundme.com/f/whose-corner-is-it-anyway - us! donorbox.org/bswac or Cash App $bostonswac

Here are 5 actions you can take to support Massachusetts sex workers for International Sex Workers’ Rights Day! ✨

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bit.lySupport a committee to study decriminalizing sex work in MassachusettsA bill that would create a committee to study decriminalizing sex work in Massachusetts, H4610: An Act to Study the Decriminalization of Sex Work, just passed out of the House Judiciary Committee! It'...

2.Tell the House Ways & Means Committee to pass H4610, an Act to Study the Decriminalization of Sex Work. bit.ly/SupportH4610

3. Urge the Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee to pass H2634, an Act Relative to Sexual Assault by an Officer. This bill would make it illegal for cops to engage in sexual conduct with sex workers during undercover operations (read: rape them). bit.ly/47hpgtV

Here are 5 actions you can take to support Massachusetts sex workers for International Sex Workers’ Rights Day! ✨

1. Write to the Massachusetts House Judiciary Committee to urge them to support decriminalizing independent sex work and enable sex workers to report crimes without fear of arrest. bit.ly/MAJudiciarySupportSWs

19 Feb

One of our members is asking for some support - they are an amazing activist who advocates for better policies for homeless people in Boston, please share!

gofundme.comDonate to Support Frankie's FFS Recovery, organized by Rory PivacekMy partner Frankie is getting FFS (facial feminization surgery) at the end of February. It… Rory Pivacek needs your support for Support Frankie's FFS Recovery

13 Feb

One of our dear members is seeking donations to help her through her ‘sabbatical’ due to FFS. Please consider helping one of our own out: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fr...

14 Jan

Please follow Caty, an amazing sex workers rights organizer with Whose Corner Is It Anyway in Western Mass, here and at her new Facebook account! Facebook deleted her old account due to censorship.

Caty Simon@marginalutilite.bsky.social

****Back on Facebook, trying to rebuild an account called CatyCaty Simon--please add me, esp. if you are a swer rights movement person---it's only giving me harm redux suggestions for friends.****

8 Jan

Mayor Wu’s administration @mayorwu.boston.gov is trying to ban street outreach at Mass & Cass, targeting the very people who help street based sex workers and drug users stay alive. This is cruel abandonment by policy. We will continue our street outreach despite this.

18 Dec 2025

Today we hold space for grief, rage, love and resistance. Violence against sex workers doesn’t need to be inevitable. That’s why we fight for more. More dignity, more rights, more autonomy. For a safer tomorrow.

11 Dec 2025

One of our members, a neurodivergent trans woman facing multiple barriers in the workplace, is currently unhoused and looking for support to stay in a motel until she can find more stable housing. If you can help, her Cash App is $AvaB1400. She is also looking for jobs to apply to. Thank you! 💖