Night Queens Association of Liberia

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Who do you work with?

We work with former and current sex workers, Lesbians and gay as well as transgender persons. we work with both females and males who identify as sex workers and seek to advocate for safe space for all sex workers.

How are sex workers involved in your organisation?

We work with former and current sex workers, Lesbians and gay as well as transgender persons. we work with both females and males who identify as sex workers and seek to advocate for safe space for all sex workers.

Which of NSWP priority areas does your organisation work on?
Oppose the criminalisation and other legal oppression of sex work and support its recognition as work
Critique the trafficking paradigm that conflates representations of sex work, migration, and mobility
Advocate for universal access to health services, including primary health care, HIV and sexual and reproductive health services
Speak out about violence against sex workers, including violence from police, institutions, clients, and intimate partners, while challenging the myth that sex work is inherently gender-based violence
Oppose human rights abuses, including coercive programming, mandatory testing, raids and forced rehabilitation
Challenge stigma and discrimination against sex workers, their families and partners, and others involved in sex work
Advocate for the economic empowerment and social inclusion of sex workers as sex workers
What are the two main challenges that the sex workers you work with face

The 2 main challenges we face are lack of access to Health care and exploitation and abuse. These challenges continue to affect our work negatively. Most of our members complain of exploitation from security officers and brothel owners who always take advantage of them.

Describe other areas of your work

1. Advocate for the formulation of laws that will protect our rights as sex workers.

2. We provide medical assistance to our due paid members.

3. we conduct peer capacity building for our members and others.

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Liberia