Sex Work is Real Work

WHAT IS SWOP

The Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP-USA) is a national social justice network of organizations dedicated to the fundamental human rights of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy. SWOP-Seattle is the chapter of SWOP-USA based in Seattle, Washington.

WHAT IS SEX WORK

According to SWOP-Seattle sex work is any labor that involves the trade of erotic services for financial gain. Sex work may or may not involve physical contact. Under this definition, sex workers include (but are not limited to): Escorts, Strippers, Professional Dominants and Submissives, Fetish & Fantasy Performers, Erotic Massage Providers, Sacred Intimates, sex surrogates, WebCam Models, Phone Sex Operators, Sugar Babies, Porn Performers, and more.

Some people believe that the phrase “sex work” is designated only for providers who engage in physical sex. A provider who does not label themselves as being a sex worker may prefer to say that they work in the adult industry, or to use a specific title such as Stripper or Dominatrix. However you prefer to define yourself, if you engage in erotic labor of any kind and wish to have your voice heard, we welcome you.

BITURNAL

(A)someone who identifies an exclusive sexual attraction to the same sex/gender, but has, due to various circumstances, regular intimate relations and/or love for, up to and including sexual intercourse with, a member of the opposite sex/gender. Such as a porn actor/actress,sex worker regularly having sex with opposite members, but is strictly gay or a lesbian off camera.