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All in a Day's Sex Work Podcast
Stories from the Front Lines of Advocacy


Resolving Homelessness
Part 3 Blockade, Barriers and Obstacles for Housing First Initiatives A panicked person called the Community Support Line from Seattle...
Swop Behind Bars
Sep 24, 20238 min read
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The Clinic to Prison Pipeline
Society demonstrates the ways in which public identity and the politics of disgust are internalized and externalized through criminal...
Swop Behind Bars
May 12, 202316 min read
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Fight For Nikki
Anyways, Niki has had a terrible turn of luck. A few weeks ago, Niki noticed tingling in her toes. Eventually, she started having a hard...
Swop Behind Bars
May 6, 20232 min read
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Oh Feminism, Where Art Thou?
From the Editor: On April 6th, 2018, Backpage was seized by the Federal Government of the United States and millions of sex workers...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 23, 20234 min read
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Solutions for Defeating Performative DEI
With the expansion of DEI efforts and commitments from both for profit and non-profit organizations and corporations, we have seen a...
Swop Behind Bars
Mar 26, 20237 min read
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Guide to Hiring Sex Workers and Survivors
Strategies on hiring that will benefit your company! Traditional employment - or as we say in sex work language - “vanilla” or “straight”...
Swop Behind Bars
Mar 2, 20236 min read
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See How They Run
A recent article in the Orlando Sun Sentinel in Florida exposed something that literally everyone has always known is going on, but no...
Swop Behind Bars
Dec 13, 20228 min read
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Locked Up and Locked Out
10 Things to Know About What Happens AFTER Arrest We often speak about the importance of “Know Your Rights” when interacting with law...
Swop Behind Bars
Aug 8, 202210 min read
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Ending Exploitation
Ending exploitation, or human trafficking, has now been in a public discourse for several decades. And in spite of the verbal gymnastics,...
Swop Behind Bars
Jun 23, 20225 min read
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The Censorship of Feminism
Guest Post By Rickie de la Vega I write smut. My publisher calls it “erotica,” but that distinction doesn’t wash with many, so I may as...
Swop Behind Bars
May 16, 20224 min read
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Simplifying the Disaster of the “Equality” Model
By Gaye Dalton Regardless of their intention or motivation Nordic Model Campaigns (like Equality Model NY, “Turn off the Red Light” now...
Swop Behind Bars
Apr 7, 20223 min read
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Victims of the Same Fiction
Guest Post by Gay Dalton Last night I sat up till midnight to download and read A Girl Worth More by Joanne Phillips and Shannon Kyle...
Swop Behind Bars
Mar 12, 20223 min read
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December 17, 2021 Memorial Names for the USA
This Friday, December 17, 2021, SWOP Behind Bars joins sex workers, allies and advocates from around the world in recognizing...
Swop Behind Bars
Dec 11, 20216 min read
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On SESTA, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Disability
In 2018, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) was the harbinger of death for sex workers all over the US. The bill was signed into...
Swop Behind Bars
Oct 29, 20213 min read
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Perspectives - Protecting Dolphins in the Hunt for Sharks
During our time at Freedom Fest in South Dakota, we had the honor of speaking with Mitzi Perdue about her work to reduce exploitation...
Swop Behind Bars
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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Nordic Model Interventions
Many people have heard of the term ‘Nordic Model,’ but not everyone is clear on what this term means. Before we get into the definition...
Swop Behind Bars
Jul 31, 20212 min read
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Did you miss this panel at Freedom Fest?
Watch Elizabeth Nolan Brown , Maggie McNeill, Savannah Sly and Kaytlin Bailey speak on a panel at Freedom Fest about the false promise of...
Swop Behind Bars
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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IWD PAVE Lunch & Learn
International Sex Workers Day Lunch & Learn
Swop Behind Bars
Jun 9, 20211 min read
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Less is Best When Comparing Models of Sex Trade Governance
The sex trade is a vast and complex economy where people from all walks engage in erotic acts in exchange for money, goods, resources,...
Swop Behind Bars
Mar 29, 20215 min read
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Sex Worker Safety IS Human Trafficking Prevention
Sex Worker Safety IS Human Trafficking Prevention
Swop Behind Bars
Jan 9, 20217 min read
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