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A report in article format by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.
http://www.rawa.org/rospi.htm

An article about how women who leave the sex industry are still treated as pariahs.
http://www.spark-online.com/may00/media/nick_adams.html

Providing information that we hope will help restore the freedom that we have lost. Reduce control by government over the non-coercive, consensual activities of all adult Americans.
http://www.freedomusa.org/index.html

Washington DC organization designed to help street prostitutes through outreach, AIDS education,and legal assistance.
http://www.hips.org/

Information about prostitutes' rights, working conditions, history, book reviews, geared for students and activists.
http://www.bayswan.org/penet.html

From Bordello to Ballot Box. Includes information about the author and excepts from the book.
http://www.jessiwinchester.com

Magdalene Meretrix: Legal Prostitute - Sex work activism and erotic writing for discerning adults.
http://www.realm-of-shade.com/meretrix/

Discussion group for sex workers to talk about life. Offers joining instruction.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maleescortsupport/

Offers the results of several prostitution and related research projects. British Columbia.
http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~lowman/

Sex Trade Advocacy and Research -- Canadian web site describing this organisations work. Includes reports and press releases.
http://zeus.uwindsor.ca/courses/...ociology/maticka/star/index.html

The Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network, an organization providing information about sex workers' rights and issues.
http://www.bayswan.org/

Arguments against legalizing prositution in New South Wales, Australia.
http://nobrothelmackay.port5.com/

The NSWP was founded in 1991 as an informal alliance which participates in independently financed projects in partnership with member organizations and technical support agencies.
http://www.nswp.org/

HOOK is a non-profit project by, for and about men working in the sex industry. Including interviews, support and discussions.
http://www.hookonline.org/

Over the past ten years Tracy Quan has spoken at universities and in other forums, about issues that affect the sex industry. Frequently described as a post-feminist, she is a member of the International Network of Sex Work Projects.
http://www.tracyquan.net/

An analysis of liberal, radical, and marxist feminism as it relates to prostitution. Paper presented to the 1997 International Conference on Prostitution, Cal State Northridge.
http://www.feministissues.com

Finnish organisation for those who work in erotic labour: sex workers, private escorts, erotic performers, strippers, pro doms, and porn models.
http://www.salli.org/english.html

RAWA report, August 1999.
http://rawa.fancymarketing.net/rospi.htm

A project advocating for sex workers. Site includes the report "Revolving Door", about police interactions with street-based prostitutes in Manhattan.
http://www.sexworkersproject.org/

Exotic dancing, sexual abuse, and associated mental disorders. Support links/hotlines.
http://www.geocities.com/ralphy_boy2000/

SWOP-USA promotes the decriminalization of prostitution in California.
http://www.swop-usa.org

The South Australian Sex Industry Network (SIN) is a program area of the AIDS Council of South Australia and is funded as a health promotion project that aims to support the current high standards of sexual health among South Australian sex workers.
http://www.sin.org.au

The Coalition for the Rights of Sex Workers was founded in 1996 by sex workers, former sex workers and our allies. We are part of the international struggle for the rights of people in the sex trade and for the decriminalization of our lives and our work. Both English and French translations available on this website.
http://www.lacoalitionmontreal.com/

The number of prostitution arrests in Seattle continue to increase. Offering support will help to decrease the numbers.
http://changingseattlesstreets.coms.ph

Former sex workers provide non-judgemental support and services for women and girls that are currently or have been involved in the sex industry.
http://www.veronicasvoice.org

A unit of Project PROSPER, which is a U.S. national organization providing training, education, consultation, and direct services using a harm reduction model.
http://www.thestormproject.com/

An academic paper by Dr. Maggie O'Neill, Austrian Journal of Sociology, 1996. Explores the fact that prostitution is experienced and articulated as sex work for some women in contemporary society.
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/...nces/sociology/level3/prost3.htm

Provides a range of health, safety and legal information for sex workers in Victoria, Australia.
http://www.sexworker.org.au/

Summaries and links for resources, articles, papers, and studies, related to male youth prostitution.
http://fsw.ucalgary.ca/ramsay/ga...isexual/5k-male-prostitution.htm

Who we are We are a national organization of workers and allies who have come together to support and promote labour rights and labour organizing for women, men and transsexual/transgendered workers engaged in erotic labour in Canada. We define erotic labour as the commercial provision of erotic or sexual relaxation, entertainment or companionship services. This includes escorting, erotic massage, body rub, street work, erotic dancing, professional bdsm, porn performance/modelling and various other forms of sex work.
http://www.eroticguild.com/

Articles and discussion about women's liberation, sex-worker organising, struggles, issues, etc.
http://libertarias.ebloggy.com

Diary of a new rent boy. Daily observations and experiences of a lad who sells sex.
http://beau-du-jour.blogspot.com/

The International Union of Sex Workers, Sex Workers Unionization organization. Sex worker rights initiatives include: "Decriminalisation of all aspects of sex work involving consenting adults" and "An end to social attitudes which stigmatise those who are or have been sex workers".
http://www.iusw.org

Website is a survivor/feminist look at prostitution from the eyes of a former runaway teen with a focus on the psychological issues related to violence, sexual exploitation and recovery including best practices to end violence, stigmatization and exploitation of individuals with current or past involvement in the sex industry. Includes daily news and headlines and online learning center
http://www.causeawareness.org