emi koyama

nbclosangeles.comVictims get little relief from Newsom's $2.5 billion fire fundMost of California’s $2.5-billion fire relief fund is still unspent, according to records, & some money was diverted to CHP at protests.

1 June

Massage Parlor Organizing Project (of Seattle) which I helped to start 7 years ago has stylish new bilingual merch for fundraiser! www.instagram.com/p/DY-w_KfAZM... I’m buying the swallow totes for myself and Crush ICE shirt for my nephew. Get great designs and support migrant worker organizing!

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Gwen C. Katz

@gwenckatz.bsky.social

30 May

Of $2.5 billion of fire relief funds, $0 went to fire victims. $75 million went to the military. $14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE. www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...

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ntkallday

@ntkseattle.bsky.social

31 May

Children‘s trauma was logged and used as a reason for cops to harass & threaten kids & their families. Over and over the tech sales pitch for public safety is revealed as racist and predatory. inquest.org/the-algorith...

inquest.orgThe Algorithmic School-to-Prison Pipeline - Nicholas E. Stewart - InquestWith little transparency or oversight, technology is being used to flag youth as risks to public safety and deciding who is surveilled, arrested, and confined.

someone who draws a super cute picture of a chihuahua waiting for me at home while i remain at the hospital is a definition of a good friend. art by mihobaker on insta (not on bsky)

fortune.comThe PayPal Mafia | FortuneAn inside look at the hyperintelligent pack of serial entrepreneurs who left PayPal and are turning Silicon Valley upside down.

The minute Church of Harm Reduction (a 501c3 nonprofit tried to use Paypal Giving Fund as a way to accept donations for @aileens.org they permanently ban CHR’s Paypal account. No reason is given.

fck paypal that gave us musk, thiel, sacks, levchin, and you too hoffman even though you claim to be liberal, plus banister who partnered with known serial rapist to stage a hostile takeover of the entire sex worker movement. fortune.com/article/payp... their billions destroy everything they touch.

gofundme.comDonate to Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer, organized by Madison Zack-WuPlease help movement icon and community leader, Emi, by keeping … Madison Zack-Wu needs your support for Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer

oh and thank you for your support so far and keep sharing our gfm page: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ai...

The minute Church of Harm Reduction (a 501c3 nonprofit tried to use Paypal Giving Fund as a way to accept donations for @aileens.org they permanently ban CHR’s Paypal account. No reason is given.

please note that paypal is not the only way to receive the donated funds, and i think we’ll be fine. we also don’t want to make a big deal out of this because it’s a distraction. but this is infuriating.

i don’t know why it happened, but we all know that sex workers and sex work related projects are being penalized and pushed out of financial institutions and services, even when we aren’t using their services for anything sex work-related.

The minute Church of Harm Reduction (a 501c3 nonprofit tried to use Paypal Giving Fund as a way to accept donations for @aileens.org they permanently ban CHR’s Paypal account. No reason is given.

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

This is afterI logged in to CHR’s paypal account to set up a way to receive donations for @aileens.org to keep our peer-led drop-in community space by and for mostly homeless bipoc women open while i temporarily step away and focus on recovering from cancer.

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Caleb Ward

@calebw.bsky.social

27 May

Replying to @thellpsx.bsky.social

For those who want to know more: Here's Emi herself explaining the circumstances around the need at Aileen's. She's a seasoned fighter with a vision for sustaining this work by and for swers

emi koyama@eminism.org

hey folks, i’ve been very sick. i’m currently in hospital, my fourth since getting diagnosed in january. despite that my prognosis is good, as most medical issues are arising from side effects of chemotherapy and not cancer itself. …

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@thellpsx.bsky.social

26 May

Emi Koyama is an OG of trans, Asian, disabled sex worker and anti violence organizing who is battling cancer; the org she started, Aileen's, provides barrier free support to street sex workers on the Pacific Coast Highway. Donate to keep Aileen's going while Emi fights cancer. gofund.me/cd8374855

gofund.meDonate to Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer, organized by Madison Zack-WuPlease help movement icon and community leader, Emi, by keeping … Madison Zack-Wu needs your support for Keep Aileen’s Open While Co-Founder Emi Fights Cancer

… which is why we need as much help we can get for Aileen’s right now. …

26 May

… in the long term, i’ll need to figure out how to train more people to share the tasks i currently do alone so the organization is more robust and sustainable, but for now we need resources to get through this crisis. i hope that explains why we are asking for help gofundme.com/f/support-ai...

… but i have not been able to do all of the kind of backend work that has kept @aileens.org… afloat. since co-founding it in 2019, i have mostly handled the business end if the tasks, including grants, accounting, reporting, invoicing, etc. …

26 May

… and it worries me because we hire six people from communities we serve, mostly homeless women of color who are dedicated to the work and depend on the wage, not to mention hundreds of women who receive life-saving services and resources every year. i cannot let Aileen’s fall because of my health….

… i’m not asking for any financial assistance for myself because i have what i need (washington state paid medical leave, tons of accrued sick and vacation leave, employment-based insurance, family and friend support). …

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Aileen's

@aileens.org

25 May

Keep Aileen’s Open while Co-Founder Emi fights cancer - organized by Madison Zack-Wu gofundme.com/f/support-ai...

seattlesocialhousing.orgSeattle's first social housing building - Seattle Social Housing Developer

23 May

more more more! (lottery open. pre-apply now!)

Seattle Social Housing Developer@seasocialhousing.bsky.social

Here's our Blog post about the first Social Housing building in Seattle -- Elara at the Market!! There you will also find a link to our Housing Lottery!!! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! seattlesocialhousing.org/seattles-fir...

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Decrim Miami ☂️❤️

@decrim305.bsky.social

18 May

Join our Client Vetting Workshop 💕 Learn safer offline screening practices, boundaries, and harm reduction strategies in a peer-centered space. 📅 Thurs, May 21 ⏰ 6–8 PM 💻 Google Meet Open to current & former sex workers ONLY! Register: decrim305.org/events

youtube.comWhat Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save UsYouTube video by UW Office of Public Lectures

20 May

Looking forward to this talk tomorrow 5/21 “What Does Law Mean in Crisis? How Crip Feminist Technoscience Will Save Us” by Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown youtube.com/live/rRmZ_ve... Part of the UW Public Lecture series.

dukeupress.eduCisgender: Disorienting a Category

19 May

“Cisgender: Disorienting History” by @perryzurn.bsky.social is finally (from the time I was interviewed about my previous writing on the topic) coming out in July! I’m so looking forward to it. www.dukeupress.edu/cisgender

Perry Zurn@perryzurn.bsky.social

Final day to get *Cisgender* or *How We Make Each Other* or SO MANY OTHER GOOD BOOKS from Duke UP at 40% off!

16 May

King County’s new Racial Disparities in Opioid Use Outcomes report is out. cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king... Despite overall reduction in overdose deaths, racial/ethnic gaps persist, especially harming Black and American Indian/Native Alaskan communities.

16 May

The report cautions that actual overdose death rate among American Indians/Alaskan Natives are much higher, though it is hard to know how much. Various data sources count AI/AN differently and they are often miscarried.

cdn.kingcounty.govcdn.kingcounty.gov

16 May

“Racial and ethnic disparities in opioid use outcomes in King County” by Public Health – Seattle & King County (May 2026) Report: cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king... Slide: cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king...

oregonlive.comPortland updates nuisance code amid trafficking concernsCouncilor Steve Novick's ordinance requires property owners to work with the city on crime prevention or face fines.

12 May

hey people in seattle area? @aileens.org a peer-run outreach and community space by and for women(+) working along the pacific hwy needs more clothes! our spot is buzzing and can’t keep up with the demand for gently used cute spring/ summer clothes. check your closet, ask around, donate!

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Carol F

@cfpdx.bsky.social

8 May

We need more people like these folks. They know that more cops =/= prevention or safety. "The ordinance passed 7-5 with Kanal, Councilors Tiffany Koyama Lane, Angelita Morillo, Candace Avalos and Mitch Green opposing it."

emi koyama@eminism.org

oregonlive.comPortland updates nuisance code amid trafficking concernsCouncilor Steve Novick's ordinance requires property owners to work with the city on crime prevention or face fines.

8 May

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Filter | harm reduction journalism

@filtermag.bsky.social

7 May

“Shutting down a venue doesn’t make [sex work] go away," Emi Koyama told Filter. "It displaces people to other areas, and it becomes more dangerous.”

filtermag.orgPortland Changes "Nuisance Property" Code, a Crackdown on Motel Sex Work“Shutting down a venue doesn’t make [sex work] go away," Emi Koyama told Filter. "It displaces people ... and it becomes more dangerous."

politicians and media are tripping when they seriously ask if some motels actively cater to sex traffickers. why would any motel want to invite that kind of risks and trouble? …

… then why does trafficking sometimes happen in motels? well they happen everywhere including inside your suburban neighbor’s houses. we need to enlist them to help increase access to services and resources. .…

… i also noticed something… anti-trafficking campaigns targeting motels are often promoted by industry groups led by big chain hotels and private equity against small asian, poc, immigrant owned businesses catering to poorer, more poc and immigrant clientele. coincidence?

politicians and media are tripping when they seriously ask if some motels actively cater to sex traffickers. why would any motel want to invite that kind of risks and trouble? …

… or would traffickers pay them off for special treatment? now we are talking about two dumb economic actors both of which increase risks by doing that. at that point traffickers will use private residence not motels. …

… so in short motel operators don’t want trafficking and don’t have any incentive to actively welcome them whatsoever. …

politicians and media are tripping when they seriously ask if some motels actively cater to sex traffickers. why would any motel want to invite that kind of risks and trouble? …

… sure due to locations and lack of other customers some motels may discretely tolerate regular prostitution so long as they don’t cause problems. but nobody ever wants trafficking. no upside. …

29 Apr

So here's the funniest episode of not-so-funny LLM scam attempt involving fake me: apparently, the fake AI of me solicited SUSAN STRYKER to pay fake me $$$ to feature her book in my fake "book club" because yoiu know Susan Stryker could use some exposure from some fake Emi Koyama.

emi koyama@eminism.org

hey so… i’ve been receiving inquiries about a solicitation supposedly from me recruiting authors to pay several hundreds of dollars to be featured in “Portland LGBT+ Book Club.” it’s not me, and think it’s probably a scam. is this something other people are seeing as well? and what to do?

28 Apr

amyone knows where I can get this zoom filter wig for real?

Even though I’m taking a break from day day of operation of @aileens.org the women are really stepping up! Our dropping space is as taxed as ever, bringing in you and old peers who live and work on Pacific Highway in South County, Washington State. …

… Which is amazing, except our stock of food, hygiene and harm reduction supplies, and donated clothes are dwindling faster than expected. I don’t need to fundraiser for my own medical expenses, but @aileens.org needs help to keep moments and going! Venmo/Cashapp aileenshome is the easiest…

… As for clothings, ask your friends and neighbors for cute clean stuff for women for spring/summer they don’t need, collect them, and drop off! we are in Federal Way but our volunteer may be able to pick up in seattle and elsewhere. Tents, blankets, tarps, shoes, boots, etc. are in high demand too.

Just received my forth inquiry from someone who received the scam email, which tells me there must be hundreds of recipients. And there’s nothing I can do about it on my end.

emi koyama@eminism.org

Now the number surpassed 10, and that’s just the folks who were interested in the “opportunity” excluding those who notified about scam. All this happening while I’m hospitalized for serious illness and don’t need any extra stress.

(and just to be clear I’m not so desperate that I need to scam authors. Fortunately I have 12 weeks of state paid medical leave, six weeks of additional sick and vacation pay, and a private health insurance from my work.)

Just received my forth inquiry from someone who received the scam email, which tells me there must be hundreds of recipients. And there’s nothing I can do about it on my end.

emi koyama@eminism.org

fifth and sixth inquiries this morning. this is starting to cause real distractions and possible harm to my reputation.

ok seventh now. apparently the scammer’s gmail address is now blocked so they found another email for (real) me and contact.

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foxfirefey

@foxfirefey.bsky.social

Replying to @eminism.org

Here’s somebody else experiencing something closer to what you did!

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social

I just found out that an AI scammer is impersonating me in their spam campaign. I am LIVID. Please, please share this post. Warn people. I’m horrified that someone might be ripped off in my name. No one is safe from being impersonated like this.

15 Apr

LLMs can “write” a thousand scam emails to try to trick authors desperate for audience, but they still need to attach my name to it because i have the reputation and legacy for producing real work over several decades.

emi koyama@eminism.org