Here are resources available in California for sex workers seeking support, including legal assistance, health services, and community support organizations:
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### **Legal Assistance and Advocacy**
1. **Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) - Los Angeles & Bay Area Chapters**
- Advocacy and support for sex worker rights. Provides harm reduction, legal resources, and peer support.
- Email: [
[email protected]](mailto:
[email protected])
- Website: [www.swopusa.org](https://www.swopusa.org/)
2. **Red Light Legal**
- Legal services, advocacy, and resources for individuals in the sex trade.
- Email: [
[email protected]](mailto:
[email protected])
- Website: [www.redlightlegal.org](https://www.redlightlegal.org/)
3. **Transgender Law Center (TLC)**
- Legal support for transgender individuals, including sex workers facing discrimination or legal issues.
- Phone: 1-510-587-9696
- Website: [www.transgenderlawcenter.org](https://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/)
4. **California Civil Rights Department (CRD)**
- Addresses workplace discrimination, including for those with past or current involvement in sex work.
- Phone: 1-800-884-1684
- Website: [www.calcivilrights.ca.gov](https://www.calcivilrights.ca.gov/)
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### **Health and Wellness Support**
1. **St. James Infirmary (San Francisco)**
- Free and nonjudgmental healthcare, mental health services, and support groups for sex workers.
- Phone: 1-415-554-8494
- Website: [www.stjamesinfirmary.org](https://www.stjamesinfirmary.org/)
2. **AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)**
- Sexual health services, including HIV testing and STI treatment.
- Phone: 1-800-243-2437
- Website: [www.aidshealth.org](https://www.aidshealth.org/)
3. **HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive)**
- Harm reduction and health services, including outreach for sex workers.
- Website: [www.hips.org](https://www.hips.org/)
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### **Community Support and Advocacy**
1. **Cupcake Girls - Los Angeles and Las Vegas**
- Provides support for sex workers, including counseling, mentorship, and housing resources.
- Email: [
[email protected]](mailto:
[email protected])
- Website: [www.thecupcakegirls.org](https://www.thecupcakegirls.org/)
2. **BACE Time’s Up!**
- Bay Area organization supporting sex workers of color with resources and legal aid.
- Website: [www.bacetimesup.org](https://www.bacetimesup.org/)
3. **TransLatin@ Coalition**
- Advocacy and support for transgender sex workers, focusing on Latina and BIPOC communities.
- Phone: 1-323-646-5553
- Website: [www.translatinacoalition.org](https://www.translatinacoalition.org/)
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### **Crisis and Emergency Services**
1. **National Human Trafficking Hotline**
- Support for individuals who may be experiencing coercion or exploitation in sex work.
- Phone: 1-888-373-7888
- Text: Text "HELP" or "INFO" to 233733
- Website: [www.humantraffickinghotline.org](https://www.humantraffickinghotline.org/)
2. **The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ Youth)**
- Crisis intervention and emotional support for LGBTQ youth, including those in sex work.
- Phone: 1-866-488-7386
- Text: Text "START" to 678678
- Website: [www.thetrevorproject.org](https://www.thetrevorproject.org/)
3. **StrongHearts Native Helpline**
- Confidential support for Native American individuals, including those in sex work.
- Phone: 1-844-762-8483
- Website: [www.strongheartshelpline.org](https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/)
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### **Employment and Exit Assistance**
1. **CAST (Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking)**
- Support for individuals seeking to leave the sex trade, including legal aid and job training.
- Phone: 1-888-539-2373
- Website: [www.castla.org](https://www.castla.org/)
2. **My Friend’s Place (Los Angeles)**
- Drop-in resource center providing education, job training, and support for homeless youth, including those in survival sex work.
- Phone: 1-323-908-0011
- Website: [www.myfriendsplace.org](https://www.myfriendsplace.org/)
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Let me know if you need additional information or assistance with any of these resources!