Sex work is about survival... We are struggling as transgender women to make ends meet and to survive in today's world where we are misunderstood.
The Washington Post, November 8, 2008
The Washington Post, November 8, 2008
Many in society already incorrectly fear that sex workers spread disease. Using these laws to arrest people living with HIV whips up fear against sex workers, transgender people and men who have sex with men.
High Income Countries Dialogue on HIV, 2011
High Income Countries Dialogue on HIV, 2011
Before I'm transgender, before I'm a sex worker, before I am anything,
I'm human... I have rights just like anyone else.
The Red Umbrella Diaries, 2012
I'm human... I have rights just like anyone else.
The Red Umbrella Diaries, 2012
Transgender sex workers are now suffering the effects of the silence about what works to prevent and treat HIV.
Get Yr Rights, 2015
Get Yr Rights, 2015
"My personal goal is to put someone in leadership just like me and Sharmus" (Sardina, in 2013)
Panichelli et al. Queering Whiteness, 2015
Panichelli et al. Queering Whiteness, 2015
"I am invested in struggles that always raise up the collective voices of Black trans women as leaders in the movement for the rights of all sex workers, that link our struggle to our history as I do via my own organization named for Sharmus Outlaw (the Outlaw Project founded in 2016), and that celebrate our survival, our resilience, and our desire to thrive"
(Monica Jones, in 2020)
Gossett & Hayward. Monica Jones: An Interview, 2020
(Monica Jones, in 2020)
Gossett & Hayward. Monica Jones: An Interview, 2020