HOOK	Publication
Grassroots non-profit program by, for, and about male sexworkers. All volunteer 'zine along with several live events across the country. Learn more about HOOK here.

Male sex workers discussion group	Advocacy/Support
Second Tuesdays from 7-9pm St. James Infirmary, 1372 Mission between 9th and 10th streets, San Francisco Come by and meet other guys in the sex work industry. This includes guys who have sex for money or trade, work in porn stores, work phone sex lines, do bodywork and massage, work at a sex club, work for porn companies on or off camera, and other creative means people have figured out. It will be a relaxed social atmosphere with no agenda except for folks to get a chance to talk, meet and listen to each other. For more information, call 415-554-8494

Sex Workers Outreach Project	Activist/Education
Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP), based in San Francisco, focuses on safety, dignity, diversity and the changing needs of sex industry workers, to foster an environment which enables and affirms individual choices and occupational rights.
Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network	Activist/Education
BAYSWAN, Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network, is a San Francisco collaborative project providing information for sex workers and about the sex industries. BAYSWAN links sex workers and others to resources provided by sex workers' organizations. BAYSWAN organizes to improve working conditions, increase safety and services for workers, and to eliminate discrimination on behalf of individuals working within the sex industry. Part of this program is the Prostitutes' Education Network.
Exotic Dancers Alliance	Activist/Education
Managed in San Francisco, our mission is to address the lack of civil, human and labor rights on behalf of exotic dancers and other sex industry workers. Our primary objective is to support all sex industry workers by providing information, referrals and non-judgmental, empowerment-based services while collectively advocating for sufficient working conditions for everyone including Asian, Black, Latina, Native American communities and other people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning individuals; persons with disabilities; low-income women, and those who may have barriers accessing services. This also includes m
Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS)	Health/Advocacy
Based in Washington, DC, HIPS 24-hour hotline (HOTLINE: 1-800-676-HIPS) provides counseling and referrals to anyone in or affected by prostitution or sex work. Hotline counselors can answer health questions or support parents whose sons or daughters are engaged in sex work. HIPS Foot Patrol addresses the HIV prevention and health needs of an especially marginalized population, young men on the street. All of our services provide comprehensive, unconditional support, utilizing harm reduction models to assist youth and adults on the street to identify the skills they need or already have to make healthier life choices for themselves.
St. James Infirmary	Health/Support
On June 2, 1999, the St. James Infirmary was founded by COYOTE in partnership with the Exotic Dancers Alliance (EDA) and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, STD Prevention & Control Services in San Francisco. We are the first Occupational Safety and Health Clinic for sex workers and operated by sex workers, anywhere. Soon after the original conception of it's founders, The St. James Infirmary began providing medical care one night a week, through a memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Our social and medical services are provided by dedicated, conscientious volunteers and competent medical professionals.
AIM Healthcare	Health/Support
A non-profit corporation in Los Angeles created to care for the physical and emotional needs of sex workers and the people who work in the Adult Entertainment Industry. Through our HIV and STD testing and treatment, our counseling, and support-group programs, we are happy to be serving the sex worker community. Our goal is to provide health care for the body, mind, emotion, and spirit.
Prostitutes of New York (PONY)	Activist/Support
PONY is a support and advocacy group for all people in the sex industry. We welcome all current or former sex workers, including male, female or TS/TV prostitutes, erotic dancers, nude models, x-rated actors, peep show performers, phone sex workers, S&M/B&D professionals, strippers, madams, and so on. In New York City. PONY PO Box 174 Cooper Station New York City, 10276-0174

Working Men's Project	Info/Activist
The Working Men Project in London aims to provide a quality service of sexual health and HIV prevention. It is open to any men - no matter of sexuality, age, ethnicity or spiritual belief - who sell sex. The project provides free, expert help in all aspects of sexual health, including screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and advice about HIV (the virus that can causes AIDS). We have a full-time male Nurse Practitioner, with a Support Nurse and access to understanding medical staff, and we give treatment and support in relaxed surrounding with complete confidentiality.
Maggie's: Toronto Prostitutes' Community Service Project	Health/Support
We've been around for over 15 years in Toronto. our funded work is in HIV/AIDS/STI - prevention, distribution of supplies and information, but we also do drug-related harm reduction, legal information, referrals, and advocacy, and general support. we're here for female, TS/TG, and male pros. Our drop-in and resource centre is open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from noon - 5 pm, and Thursday from 5 - 10 pm at 298 Gerrard Street East in Toronto. phone # (416) 964-0150 fax # (416) 964-9653 Email us here
PEERS (Prostitutes Empowerment and Education Resource Society) Vancouver	Info/Activist
PEERS Vancouver is a non-profit society established by ex-sex trade workers and community supporters. Located in Vancouver , BC Canada we are dedicated to the empowerment, education and support of those involved in the sex trade. We respect those involved in the sex trade and we work to improve their safety and working conditions. We assist individuals who desire to leave the sex industry and strive to increase public understanding. PEERS Vancouver provides services and support for men, women and transgender sex workers.
International Sex Worker Foundation for Art, Culture and Education	Art/Activist
Our organization is run by sex workers primarily for sex workers, but it is also for anyone who wants to learn more about us, including students, researchers, academics, the media, law enforcement agencies, policy makers and of course, art lovers. Based in San Francisco.
Network of Sex Work Projects	Health/Education
The NSWP was founded in 1991 as an informal alliance which participates in independently financed projects in partnership with member organizations and technical support agencies. The Network has recently received funds from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance to work with them and to establish a secretariat, which is to be based in Capetown. An interim board has been established to take the network to its next stage as a legally constituted international organisation to promote sex workers' health and human rights.
European Network (for) Male Prostitution	Health/Education
Each European country and region has specific issues and problems unique to it's location. Prostitution itself, as well as service provision is influenced by the socio-economic context of each country, which makes it necessary to develop specific methods, focusing on the national and local needs. Networking needs to be developed on national and regional level in order to stimulate mutual support and improve service provision for male sex workers.
Prostitutes' Education Network	Education
A collection of links and materials from across the web regarding sexwork. Covering activism, social events, and more. Based in San Francisco.
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC)	Health/Advocacy
A forum exclusively of sex workers and their children in India. In July 1995, a group of sex workers from Sonagachi, one of the oldest and largest red-light areas of Calcutta, had set up DMSC to create solidarity and collective strength among a larger community of sex workers.
Workers in Sex Employment (WISE)	Health/Advocacy
Workers In Sex Employment (WISE) in the ACT Inc. is a community based organization that delivers peer education and support to sex workers and their clients in the ACT. Based in Australia.
United Sex Professionals of Finland	Activist/Advocacy
On November 17, 2002, a group of nine persons working in sex industry here in Finland founded an organisation for sex workers, private escorts, erotic performers, stippers, pro doms, porn models and for all who work in erotic labour.
New Zealand Prostitutes Collective	Health/Advocacy
An New Zealand organisation of current and past sex industry workers that seeks an environment that supports the rights of sex industry workers. NZPC lobbies for the repeal of prostitution laws in accordance with the models of decriminalisation.
The Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce	Health/Advocacy
SWEAT is a human rights based, non-governmental organization situated in Cape Town, South Africa. We are a service provider which promotes safer sex, health and human rights amongst sex workers. We also actively advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa.
Sex Workers Alliance of Vancouver	Health/Advocacy
The Sex Workers Alliance of Vancouver (SWAV) was founded in 1994 to fight for sex workers' right to fair wages and to working conditions that are safe, clean and healthy. Its members are people who work or have worked in the sex industry, and our friends. We meet informally to develop and implement ways to make the sex trade a safer and healthier occupation. Located in Canada. They are in partnership with the Commercial Sex Information Service.
Prostitute Information Center (PIC)	Activist/Education
The PIC can be found in Amsterdam, in the middle of the Red Light District. It's ment for prostitutes, clients, tourists, students and others who are just curious, in short.... for everybody.
Phoenix	Health/Advocacy
Located in Perth, Western Australia. We offer support, education and referral for male, female and transgender workers. We also offer outreach services to local brothels and workers' private homes, a free and anonymous health clinic and workshops to learn about both safe sex and "tricks of the trade". We have both male and female outreach staff, and many of us either have worked, or still work, in the sex industry. Phoenix is also very active in the fight for sex workers rights and lobbying for prostitution law reform. E-mail: worker@iinet.net.au
sexradical.nu	Info/Activist
Recently, the Swedish site Sexradikal.nu was launched. Since we are linking to Hook we thought you might want to know about the site. The site is basically made to promote the ideas of sex radicalism. Most of the site is in Swedish, but you can still get some information from the site, as the Swedish keywords are pretty similar to the ones in English (eg. feminism, queer, sexualpolitik), and then find links, book recommendations etc. Some of the articles and a lot of the books we recommend are also written in English. The site provides articles and book recommendations about different sex radical topics: sexual politics, feminism, queer issues, alternative/feminist produced porn/erotica, bdsm, sex workers' rights etc.
Scarlet Alliance	Activist/Info
Scarlet is the peak body for all the sex worker organisations in Australia (each state has a sex worker agency). Scarlet can provide people with nationwide sex industry information, or put them in contact with the agency in the relevant state. Scarlet is also very vocal in the political arena and conducts extensive research on the Australian sex industry that can be used in the law reform process. If you are a sex worker you can apply for access to other parts of the site that are not accessible by the general public.