43: Monarchy Shame, Sex Worker Pride (ft. Lulu from Respect Inc.)

Author: Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard
Published: Sat 17 Sep 2022
Episode Link: https://omny.fm/shows/serious-danger/43-monarchy-shame-sex-worker-pride-ft-lulu-from-re

McFlags at half mast. Emerald and Tom round up all the good-nice-dead-Queen / bad-angry-pen-King news over the last week (4:39). Then Lulu from Respect Inc joins (37:01) to talk about Sex Worker Pride, and the sometimes bizarre challenges facing the industry and its workers. Finally, a call to action (58:56).

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Links -

Osman Faruqi’s piece on young people and the Australian Republican movement https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-90s-are-over-the-republican-movement-needs-a-rebrand-and-new-faces-20220914-p5bhxp.html

Call to action -

Follow & support sex worker organisations across the country -

NSW: Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP): https://swop.org.au/get-involved

Vic: Vixen Collective: https://vixen.org.au/

Qld: Respect Inc: https://respectqld.org.au/donations/

SA: Sex Industry Network (SIN): https://sin.org.au/

ACT: SWOP program run by Meridian: https://www.meridianact.org.au/sex_worker_support_and_advocacy

NT: SWOP program run by NTAHC: https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt

WA: Sex Work Education Advocacy and Rights (SWEAR: https://www.sexworkerrightswa.org/; Magenta sex worker support: https://magenta.org.au/

National: Scarlet Alliance - https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/