This policy is a case study in policy work that is done the right way — with marginalized groups not only in mind, but at the forefront. It’s a policy that echoes the demands sex workers themselves have outlined for years as they organized collectively or separately around the world, and it’s a policy that prioritizes, above all, the safety and well-being of sex workers who live at the intersections of oppression.
[Trans women] must stop being afraid, because fear is a form of violence. If we replace fear with knowledge, we can become safer.
Stacy Velasquez Vasquez via Venir Al Sur Creates Vital LGBTI Feminist Community In Latin America
