photo by Melissa Gira from Desiree Alliance conference blog

The Desiree Alliance conference “Re-visioning Prostitution Policy: Creating Space for Sex Worker Rights and Challenging Criminalization,” was everything I hoped it would be. Organized by sex workers, it brought together workers, activists and academics to discuss sex work of all kinds in a safe, protected environment (the conference was closed to the general public and the media). It was also a call to action: sex workers’ rights are human rights. Topics for panels and discussion groups included activism, feminism, the Nevada brothel system, and harm reduction. To get a feel for the conference and to see some images, check out the conference blog by Platforms panelist Melissa Gira and Audacia Ray.

-Norene