Jess Lambert hasn't added a story. As the pandemic drags on, we see that the folks coming to us with requests are in greater need of support. We need your financial solidarity to make this happen.
We need your help to continue making relief payments to folks every two weeks β our request list is longer, pandemic unemployment benefits have gotten cut if folks had in the first place , and we appreciate your donations more than ever! I ncoming donations will be used to make cash relief payments to sex workers and to buy supplies for our safer sex, hygiene, and food bags that we distribute in person.
If you have any questions about the fund, please feel free to email us: maswan protonmail. The greater Boston area has been hit particularly hard by COVID and as the responses call for longer periods of social distancing, sex workers face severe loss of income and support networks. Club shutdowns, appointment cancellations, and social distancing precautions have meant a dramatic decrease in work.
For street-based workers, police harassment has increased while work opportunities are less frequent. Sex workers who have been hit hardest are often those who were already struggling to make ends meet; Black, trans, queer, undocumented sex workers, sex workers who are unstably housed, those who use drugs, or who are chronically ill are all experiencing compounded effects.
Throughout all of this, existing resources for help have become more and more strained. We have assembled hygiene kits and are collaborating with a local mutual aid food distribution group to provide supplies to sex workers in need. Your solidarity contribution will fund cash payments that we provide to sex workers to help meet their financial and material needs during this ongoing crisis. We are ready to distribute cash and supplies in person and online.
