Resource List
We believe that knowledge sharing is an important part of our work, especially as we continue to engage in decolonial practices. PACE Society has compiled a list of resources on varying intersecting topics that impact sex workers in order to support sex workers and organizations supporting sex workers with navigating these realities.
Books on SW
- Thriving in Sex Work, by Lola Davina
- Revolting Prostitutes, by Juno Mac and Molly Smith
- Sex Work Activism in Canada, by Amy Lebovitch and Shawna Ferris
- Sex Work Matters, by Melissa Hope Ditmore, Antonia Levy, and Alys Willman
- Red Light Labour, by Elya M. Durisin, Emily van der Meulen, and Chris Bruckert
- Sex Worker Wisdom, a collection of poetry by Sex Workers in Vancouver (PACE Society)
- Hustling Verse, by Amber Dawn and Justin Ducharme
- The Leather Couch: Clinical Practice with Kinky Clients, by Stefani Goerlich
Safety Resources for SW’ers
- Sex Work and COVID-19 – safety guidelines
- Protecting Your Anonymity – Sex Workers
- Hacking/Hustling: Online Worker Safety Hazards and Cautions
- Feminist Frequency – Online Safety / Harassment
- Spotting Bad “Management”
- Safe Border Crossing Tips for Sex Workers
Legal Resources for SW’ers
- Pivot Legal – Know Your Rights
- Managing Sex Work: Information for Third Parties and Sex Workers
- Sex Work and the Law
- Bill C-36
- The new sex work legislation explained – Pivot Legal Society
Mental Health Resources for SW’ers
Additional Info
- Sex Work 101 – variety of resources
- How to be an ally to Sex Workers
- Sex Workers Describe the Moment They Told Friends and Family
Additional Training for Mental Health Providers
- Sex Work and Sex Trafficking: Misinformation and False Dichotomies
- Sex Worker Affirmative Therapy: The Role of Minority Stress in Sex Worker Health
- Equitable Care Certification
PACE Produced Resources
- Emergency Powers under COVID-19 https://youtu.be/T3GOw5mckFA
- COVID-19 Harm Reduction for SWers https://youtu.be/uH2Koj1sJPA
- How to Work Online https://youtu.be/mgzO84EnQLI
- How to do Activism Safely https://youtu.be/IHTsZSYwwbM
- What the heck is a pandemic https://youtu.be/I1p2Iyl-F8Y
Tax resources
Sex work and migrant workers
- Butterfly: Asian and Migrant Sex Worker Support Network
- Im/Migrant Rights | Sex Worker Rights | SWAN Vancouver Society | Vancouver
- HARMSOF HARMS
- https://gflc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MSW-Report-Final-Sept-26.pdf
- https://576a91ec-4a76-459b-8d05-4ebbf42a0a7e.filesusr.com/ugd/5bd754_d680b25295cb40bdbbcc03f34a88c267.pdf
Sex work and resource extraction:
- Power Ottawa Download Document
- The Impact of Resource Extraction on Inuit Women and Families in Qamani’tuaq, Nunavut Territory
- Native Youth Sexual Health Network NYSHN and Womens Earth Alliance doc
- Trafficking of Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canada
- VANCOUVER SEX WORKERS RIGHTS COLLECTIVE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS National Inquiry into the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Destigmatizing youth in sex work:
- http://www.nativeyouthsexualhealth.com/harmreductionmodel.pdf
- Research shows that minor sex trafficking narratives do not reflect the experience of many domestic sex workers
- Untitled
- TRRUST Collective Impact
- Broadway Youth Resource Centre (BYRC) | PCRS
- About this Site | Aged Out
- Research shows that minor sex trafficking narratives do not reflect the experience of many domestic sex workers
- Read “Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States” at NAP.edu
- https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/canada
Sex work in post-secondary
- Berlin University, 2021 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.586235/full#h1
- Swansea University Student sex work project, 2015 http://www.thestudentsexworkproject.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TSSWP-Research-Summary-English.pdf
- Student sex work in Canada https://theconversation.com/student-sex-work-is-happening-and-universities-need-to-respond-with-health-services-167767