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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 2h

I get it. Making thoughtful ALT text takes time. As does scheduling posts. I really don't think folks realize how much work doing something like this actually takes. Sites like Buffer help with scheduling. But they don't offer much in terms of ALT support

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 2h

I genuinely believe that despite the efforts of so many folks, instances of sexual, domestic, and every other form of violence have skyrocketed. And it is in part because people don't listen (as you pointed out). Its far easier to ignore than it is to do something about it

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

You're the actual best. Finding and reposting all these posts/events is incredibly time-consuming. Promoting them is also quite a bit of labor that I don't think folks always recognize. Thank you for taking up this part of the fight. Every little bit helps in the face of intersectional oppression ❤️

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

Just an FYI....☂️

dzz Yenn @dz-yenn.bsky.social · 4h

Next events~ ^^
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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

🧵for #InternationalPronounsDay ❤️

dzz Yenn @dz-yenn.bsky.social · 4h

#PronounsDay

TGEU | Trans Europe and Central Asia @tgeuorg.bsky.social · 8h

🧵🌍✨ Happy International Pronouns Day

Today, on International Pronouns Day, we affirm a simple but often challenged truth: Everyone deserves to have their identity respected.

#InternationalPronounsDay #GenderJustice #TransAllyship #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

Ways to support sex workers, courtesy of @swaidcollective.bsky.social's Instagram ❤️☂️

Image #1: SWAID Collective's Instagram post outlining how people can support sex workers.

Image #2: SWAID Collective's Instagram post outlining how people can support sex workers.

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

(3/3) btlbooks.com/book/abolish...

"Abolish Social Work (As We Know It) responds to the timely and important call for police abolition by analyzing professional social work as one alternative commonly proposed as a ready-made solution to ending police brutality."

Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

btlbooks.com

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

(2/3) www.notyourrescueprojectbook.com

"In this impassioned corrective to decades of misguided, carceral approaches to migration and sex work, long-time organizers Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam deftly expose the harms of criminalization in the name of 'anti-trafficking'..."

Not Your Rescue Project Book

www.notyourrescueprojectbook.com

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

(1/3) Some books I think folks should read 📚❤️:
- fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/policin...

*These books are purchasable and piratable

Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present

Delving behind Canada’s veneer of multiculturalism and tolerance, Policing Black Lives traces anti-Blackness from the slave ships to the prisons, the classrooms and beyond.

fernwoodpublishing.ca

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

And we are taught to ignore abuse if the survivor is of a certain class, gender, sexual orientation, racial identity, ability, age, etc.

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

This epidemic is exacerbated b/c we aren't taught to recognize abuse. Femiciders are respected community members with the social, cultural, and monetary capital to get away with their crimes. We are taught to tolerate inexcusable behaviour b/c of money, looks, and prominence.

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

We are in the middle of a global DV & femicide epidemic b/c of intersectional patriarchy. Colonial, classed, ableist, racist, whorephobic patriarchy feels entitled to certain bodies. It dictates the right to life and security. No more.

#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
#FemicideAwarenessMonth

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 3h

This epidemic is exacerbated b/c we aren't taught to recognize abuse. Femiciders are respected community members with the social, cultural, and monetary capital to get away with their crimes. We are taught to tolerate inexcusable behaviour b/c of money, looks, and prominence.

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

We are in the middle of a global DV & femicide epidemic b/c of intersectional patriarchy. Colonial, classed, ableist, racist, whorephobic patriarchy feels entitled to certain bodies. It dictates the right to life and security. No more.

#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
#FemicideAwarenessMonth

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

We are in the middle of a global DV & femicide epidemic b/c of intersectional patriarchy. Colonial, classed, ableist, racist, whorephobic patriarchy feels entitled to certain bodies. It dictates the right to life and security. No more.

#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
#FemicideAwarenessMonth

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

A little bit of happy history for #WomensHistoryMonth (Canada) and #LGBTQQIA2S+HistoryMonth ❤️: www.historicacanada.ca/productions/...

Jackie Shane

As a pioneering trans soul singer in the 1960s, Jackie Shane’s unapologetic and authentic presence in Toronto contributed to the local R&B music scene and made her an enduring queer icon in Canada.

www.historicacanada.ca

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 5h

The Pentagon is moving some of its most advanced units and weapons closer to Venezuela as tensions run high between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro.

www.wsj.com/video/series...

Watch: How the U.S. Military Is Amassing Combat Power Near Venezuela

The Pentagon is moving some of its most advanced units and weapons closer to Venezuela as tensions run high between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday maps the buildup in the C...

www.wsj.com

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

(14/14) bsky.app/profile/sexw...

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 23d

awarewomenartists.com/en/magazine/...

#LatinXHeritageMonth

“Bad Hombres, and Nasty Women”: Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Examines Gender and Sexuality — AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes

“I am a bad hombre… and a nasty woman,” proclaimed Mexican feminist artist Mónica Mayer (b. 1954) at the recent symposium “The Political Body in Latina and Latin American Art,” held in conjunction wit...

awarewomenartists.com

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 21d

"Flirting With Sexual Economies: A Study on the Latina Body in Popular Culture and Online Sex Work Industries" by Aracely Garcia-Gonzalez (2023)

Ummmmm...yes! The title alone makes my dissertation sound very sad in comparison.

#LatinXHeritageMonth

www.proquest.com/openview/a22...

www.proquest.com

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 19d

www.eli.org/vibrant-envi...

#LatinXHeritageMonth

Latinx Communities and the Environment: Reflecting on Hispanic Heritage Month | Environmental Law Institute

Every year, from September 15 to October 15, we observe Hispanic Heritage Month across the United States to recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic culture to the nation’s achievements, ...

www.eli.org

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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*This thread isn't directly about #LatinXHeritageMonth. However, it alludes to broader conversations around the adultification of LatinX youth and the representation of some Latin folks in media

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 17d

(1/10) Second incoming rant. I used to watch the original Proud Family (2001-2005) as a kid. I recently came across a review of the Hip Hop Helicopter episode, and what should come as a surprise to no one, I have thoughts.

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

(10/14) bsky.app/profile/sexw...

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 16d

(1/5) Important issues and points to keep in mind during and beyond #LatinXHeritageMonth:

socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/...

4.1: Concepts for Understanding Chicanx and Latinx Indigeneities

The section discusses Chicanx and Latinx Indigeneities, emphasizing the importance of understanding their distinct identities. It introduces concepts like Indigenous Chicanx, Xicanx, and Latinx …

socialsci.libretexts.org

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 12d

Ok, this is cool: www.e-flux.com/announcement...

#LatinXHeritageMonth

The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean - Announcements - e-flux

Americas Society opens an exhibition in New York City centering artists of Asian origin or descent from Latin America and the Caribbean from 1950s to the present.

www.e-flux.com

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 9d

www.zinnedproject.org/materials/af...

#LatinXHeritageMonth

An African American and Latinx History of the United States

Book — Non-fiction. By Paul Ortiz. 2018. 296 pages. This narrative, intersectional history describes the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights, and argues that the “Global South...

www.zinnedproject.org

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 7d

www.hrc.org/news/hrc-hon...

#LatinXHeritageMonth

HRC Honors These Five Latinx LGBTQ+ Historical Figures For Latinx…

Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15 and HRC is observing the affinity month by honoring five Latinx LGBTQ+…

www.hrc.org

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 5d

hiplatina.com/latinas-onli...

#LatinXHeritageMonth

*Important note: fatphobia can trace its roots to anti-Blackness. This is relevant b/c this article specifically references the term "big back," an AAVE term appropriated on TikTok to mock larger women/femme persons

Latinas Talk Fatphobia in the Latinx Community & Online - HipLatina

Three Latinas share their insights on recent social media trends perpetuating fatphobia in the Latinx community.

hiplatina.com

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 1d

(1/2) I've been posting a lot for October because it is #LatinXHeritageMonth, #WomensHistoryMonth (Canada), #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, #FeminicideAwarenessMonth, and #LGBTQQIA2S+HistoryMonth. I've been posting articles and resources individually speaking to these months.

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The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 4h

(4/14) bsky.app/profile/sexw...

The Sex Work Historian ☂️ @sexworkhistorian.bsky.social · 5h

(1/2) October 15 is #NationalLatinXHIVAIDSAwarenessDay. I’ll repeat what I say for all HIV/AIDS awareness days (of which there are many): anti-HIV/AIDS stigma is intersectional. It connects to racism(s), sexism, ableism, ageism, colonialism, classism, and whorephobia.

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