Sex workers are workers — so why shouldn’t they have the right to organise? For Sex Worker Pride, we’ve been looking back at the history of sex workers’ unions in the UK and how workers have come together to fight for better working conditions, safety and rights. Sex workers have been organising for decades. Long … Continue reading Sex Worker Pride – The Right to Unionise
The introduction of changes to the interpretation of the Equality Act 2010 at the beginning of this month (August 2026) and new guidance on the use of single-sex spaces has caused worry within the trans community. The new guidance states that people must use facilities, such as toilets, based on sex assigned at birth. We … Continue reading Transgender Solidarity Statment
The SWISVA Partnership Project was established with the aim of improving the support sex workers receive after sexual violence and beyond. Funded by the National Lottery, the partnership originally consisted of Bais Yorkshire, National Ugly Mugs and POW Nottingham, three organisations aligned through their rights-based, harm reduction approach to supporting sex workers. Unfortunately, due to … Continue reading SWISVA Partnership Project Statement
Many people’s first experience of seeing sex work represented on screen is the 1990 film, Pretty Woman. Many people encounter it long before they have the language or understanding to critically engage with what they are watching. The film presents a fairy-tale version of redemption through romance. Vivian, the main character, is granted access to a “normal” and respectable life only when … Continue reading Sex work in the media and its impact
Basis Yorkshire are proud to be part of the IMSA (Independent Modern Slavery Advocate) Model pilot program within the IMSA Model development, led by a consortium of organisations across the UK. Our motivation is driven by our ambition to make sure victims of trafficking are recognised and have access to an independent advocate, learning from … Continue reading IMSA (Independent Modern Slavery Advocate) Model pilot program
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