Independent Sex Worker: Autonomy, Safety, and Labor Rights
An independent sex worker manages their own sex work activities without direct third-party control while navigating issues of autonomy, safety, privacy, and rights.
Survival Sex: Economic Vulnerability, Safety, and Support
Survival sex describes sexual activity connected to meeting basic needs such as food, shelter, or money, often involving economic vulnerability and difficult circumstances.
Sex Worker Rights: Safety, Health, and Human Rights
Sex worker rights address safety, dignity, healthcare access, privacy, and protection from discrimination for people involved in sex work.
Labor Rights for Sex Workers: Safety, Dignity, and Protection
Labor rights for sex workers address workplace safety, healthcare access, dignity, consent, and protection from exploitation within sex work contexts.
Third-Party Management: Support, Control, and Sex Work Context
Third-party management describes outside involvement in organizing or managing activities and can range from voluntary support to exploitative control.
Sex Worker-Led Organization: Community Leadership and Advocacy
A sex worker-led organization is a group directed by sex workers to address health, safety, rights, education, and community concerns.
Occupational Safety in Sex Work: Health, Rights, and Protection
Occupational safety in sex work focuses on reducing workplace risks through healthcare access, violence prevention, privacy protection, and safer working conditions.
Peer-Led Outreach: Community Support, Education, and Advocacy
Peer-led outreach uses trained community members to provide information, support, and resources based on shared experiences and understanding.
Client Screening: Safety, Boundaries, and Consent Assessment
Client screening is the process of evaluating a potential client or participant to establish safety, compatibility, expectations, and consent-related boundaries.
Kink-Affirming Therapy: Supportive Care Without Kink Stigma
Kink-affirming therapy supports clients without automatically pathologizing consensual BDSM, fetish interests, or kink while addressing genuine concerns about well-being and consent.