10 Days of Trans Demands is an annual campaign from the ACLU of Missouri’s Trans Justice Program. Each year, the campaign highlights a different aspect of trans life and community. In 2018, we charged trans allies to come out for National Coming Out Day. In 2019, we focused on making plain our Demands for a Trans Future. This year, we implore all Missourians to Thank a Sex Worker.

From stigma to criminalization, sex workers get a bad rap. 10 Days of Trans Demands 2020 is here to change that. By proudly thanking sex workers for the culture-shifting work they do, often with no respect or care in return, we can recertify their access to civil liberties.

10 Days. 10 Demands.

1. Decriminalize Sex Work

2. Affirm Publicly That Sex Work Is Work

3. Defer To The Wisdom And Leadership Of Sex Workers

4. Confront Sex Work Stigma In Your Everyday Life

5. End All Law Enforcement Harassment

6. Reject The Conflation Of Sex Work With Sex Trafficking

7. Urgently Support Black, Indigenous, And Trans Sex Workers’ Survival

8. Improve Health Outcomes By Adopting Policies That Affirm Sex Work As Labor 

9. Oppose Laws That Endanger Sex Workers

10. Commit To Meeting All Workers’ Access Needs

GET INVOLVED:

1. Make a handmade sign & post a selfie or video thanking sex workers for what they’ve taught you! Use hashtags #ThankASexWorker & #10DaysofTransDemands 

2. Follow the movement on social media: @mohojustice & @aclumo

3. Join efforts to decriminalize sex work in Kansas City & St. Louis!

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