The inequity in our society increases the challenges that Black people face in the sex work industry. Black trans people are targeted and murdered disproportionately whether they are working or not. To create change we took action to support the repeal of the Walking While Trans Ban and aim to increase the visibility of Black trans and gender nonconforming communities. We also partner with organizations that are Black and sex work led such as the Black Sex Workers Collective (BSWC) and the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective to amplify Black voices. One of our core values is to work towards living in an anti-oppressive society, advocating for Black lives by changing legislation, increasing mutual-aid and supporting efforts that are anti-racist.
We aim to create a sexually liberated world where all workers have the autonomy and power to fully enjoy their human rights.
Legal Advocacy and Services
Immigration and asylum legal services for sex workers and survivors of human trafficking
Education
In order to destigmatize sex work we are committed to teaching our communities about our anti-oppressive, harm reductive, and trauma informed practices.
Policy Advocacy and Research
We engage in rigorous evidence-based policy advocacy and research to defend the human rights of sex workers and people trafficked in the sex trades.
Recent Press
Apple photo-scanning plan faces global backlash from 90 rights groups
Ars Technica
"The undersigned organizations committed to civil rights, human rights, and digital rights around the world [including UJC's Sex Workers Project] are writing to urge Apple to abandon the plans it announced on 5 August 2021 to build surveillance capabilities into iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products...Though these capabilities are intended to protect children and to reduce the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), we are concerned that they will be used to censor protected speech, threaten the privacy and security of people around the world, and have disastrous consequences for many children."City Budget Includes Broad Increase in Funding for LGBTQ Initiatives
Gay City News
The city is also increasing money intended to support “people involved in the sex trade” by $300,000 to $4.43 million. New funding sources within this program include $100,000 for the Urban Justice Center’s Sex Workers Project, which works to identify immigrant trans survivors of trafficking.Why “Fixing” Section 230 Will Not Save Anyone
The Forum
The effect of this bill and its brethren will not be to increase free speech, but rather to allow censorship to proliferate.Contact
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