FALL on your KNEESSex Worker Outreach Groups and the “Rights” versus “Rescue” Discourse

Human Trafficking

Sex Trafficking

Sexual Slavery

All Forms of Sex Work

The Genesis Project

Rights, Not

Rescue

What is the target population of your

organization?

Observations

• Perpetuates victim narrative

• Is operated by and with population

Has your organization, or have you as an individual,

ever encountered a sex worker who was not female?

Observations

• Limits services to cis women

• Provides services to all sex workers

What would you say are the most common needs

of your client base?

Observations • Determines needs for

others based on generalized assumptions • Religious restoration model

• Identifies harms of social exclusion of criminalized populations

Does your organization distinguish trafficked persons from those

willingly working in the industry?

Observations • Disregards women’s

agency – defines all sex workers as trafficking victims

• Understands the harms done by trafficking discourse

Are there any additional services or programs that you’d like to see

offered?

Observations • Wants to control all

aspects of services to the detriment of clients

• Focuses on harm reduction approach

• Identifies benefits of networking with other organizations

Recommendations

• Harm Reduction

• Networking/Referrals

• Work w/advocates from within the population

Kari Lerum

SWOP-Seattle

The Genesis Project

Thank you