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“Black Trans Lives Matter!!” Rally at Washington Square Park

New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG) held a rally in Washington Square Park to honor the three Black trans women who were killed this year within a span of eight days. DSW stands in solidarity with trans women of color who are fighting and dying on the front lines of the war against sex workers. We joined a coalition of organizations in New York to draw attention to violence against members of the trans community, many of whom are impacted by the criminalization and increased surveillance of the sex trade.

When we listen to sex workers and stop the arrests, we free up marginalized members of our community to advocate for safer working conditions and enable them to report violence against them, reducing the violence. Decriminalizing sex work is a crucial first step toward creating a society in which we are all free to be our authentic selves without shame or stigma.

On Memorial Day Weekend, Trans Lives Remembered (Gay City News, May 26, 2019)

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DSW Hosts Unity Reception in NYC

DSW hosted a delightful evening that was both a celebration and a rallying cry at the Cornell Club in NYC. With exquisite performances by Essence Revealed and sweet jams by DJ Mikey Palms, speakers included Dame Catherine Healy (from New Zealand), Ceyenne Doroshow, and DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey. Activists, donors, and reporters came together to celebrate and commit to the long road ahead fighting for a future where we listen to sex workers and offer help — not handcuffs.

Our guest of honor, Dame Catherine Healy, is a former sex worker and lifelong activist who was bestowed the title “Dame” by Queen Elizabeth II for her successful campaign to decriminalize sex work in New Zealand. She has worked toward better working conditions for sex workers for over 20 years. She treated those gathered to some incredible insight and inspiring words. We will all look back on that night in the difficult years to come.

She came to the United States to meet with us and other activists to strategize and discuss her methods for achieving her legislative victories. In addition to joining us in New York, she also offered compelling testimony in Rhode Island and met with activists in San Francisco, Seattle, and Honolulu.

Category: New York event

Several of the attendees at the Celebration Picnic in Brooklyn on June 2.

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May 24, 2019

Protesters stand for justice for Black trans women at Washington Square Park in New York City on May 24.

DSW Newsletter Archive

May 2, 2019

Essence Revealed wows the crowd of supporters May 2 at the Cornell Club.

Dame Catherine Healy wows the crowd with words of wisdom May 2 at the Cornell Club.

Kaytlin Bailey, Kat Timf, Ceyenne Doroshow and Lee Quan stand in solidarity for sex worker rights.

Essence Revealed strikes a pose with Ceyenne Doroshow at the Cornell Club on May 2.

DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey lets those gathered know who we are and what we’re trying to do on May 2 at the Cornell Club.

J Leigh Brantly, Melissa Broudo, Kaytlin Bailey, Crystal DeBoise, Avery Mauel, and Dame Catherine Healy on May 2 at the Cornell Club.

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VIP With Erika Jayne

December 21, 2018

From L to R: Erika Jayne, DSW’s Melissa Broudo.

Harm Reduction Coalition Attorney Panel

October 1, 2018

From L to R: Legal Aid Society (LAS) social worker Sara Weston-Shea, Brooklyn Defender Services attorney Jillian Modzeleski, LAS attorney Ryan Wall, and DSW’s Melissa Broudo.

SESTA/FOSTA Panel With Ceyenne Doroshow, Stoya, and Suraj Patel

June 2018

From L to R: Sex researcher Dr. Zhoya, U.S. Congressional candidate Suraj Patel, pornographer Stoya, advocate Ceyenne Doroshow, and DSW’s Melissa Broudo.

PS1 MOMA Sex Worker Festival of Resistance

March 2018

Legal panel from L to R: Melissa Broudo, Shirley McLaren of APROSEX, J. Leigh Brantly, Ceyenne Doroshow, Giselle Marie, RJ Thompson.

Women’s March NYC – Sex Worker Contingent

January 2018

Melissa Broudo and members of the sex worker activist community, the NYC Stripper Strike, and allies marched together in the second Women’s March in NYC.

‘Sex Workers Stand Up’

June 2017

The Stand

January 2016

Several of the attendees at the Celebration Picnic in Brooklyn on June 2.

DSW Newsletter #3 (June 2019)

May 24, 2019

Protesters stand for justice for Black trans women at Washington Square Park in New York City on May 24.

DSW Newsletter #3 (June 2019)

May 2, 2019

Essence Revealed wows the crowd of supporters May 2 at the Cornell Club.

Dame Catherine Healy wows the crowd with words of wisdom May 2 at the Cornell Club.

Kaytlin Bailey, Kat Timf, Ceyenne Doroshow and Lee Quan stand in solidarity for sex worker rights.

Essence Revealed strikes a pose with Ceyenne Doroshow at the Cornell Club on May 2.

DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey lets those gathered know who we are and what we’re trying to do on May 2 at the Cornell Club.

J Leigh Brantly, Melissa Broudo, Kaytlin Bailey, Crystal DeBoise, Avery Mauel, and Dame Catherine Healy on May 2 at the Cornell Club.

DSW Newsletter #2 (May 2019)

December 21, 2018

From L to R: Erika Jayne, DSW’s Melissa Broudo.

October 1, 2018

From L to R: Legal Aid Society (LAS) social worker Sara Weston-Shea, Brooklyn Defender Services attorney Jillian Modzeleski, LAS attorney Ryan Wall, and DSW’s Melissa Broudo.

June 2018

From L to R: Sex researcher Dr. Zhoya, U.S. Congressional candidate Suraj Patel, pornographer Stoya, advocate Ceyenne Doroshow, and DSW’s Melissa Broudo.

March 2018

Legal panel from L to R: Melissa Broudo, Shirley McLaren of APROSEX, J. Leigh Brantly, Ceyenne Doroshow, Giselle Marie, RJ Thompson.

January 2018

Melissa Broudo and members of the sex worker activist community, the NYC Stripper Strike, and allies marched together in the second Women’s March in NYC.

June 2017

January 2016