Jelena Vermilion (she/her) is a trans woman who is also a sex worker. She fights stigma and demands respect for her community in news interviews, at protests, at church. In 2020 she talked about the financial hit when in-person work wasn’t possible. Now Jelena’s not just explaining the realities of sex work, she’s preserving them – at the library!
This infographic summarizes the results of SWAP Hamilton‘s recently completed literature review as supported by McMaster University‘s Office of Community Engagement.
Special thanks to the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Fellowship for Black Journalists 2024 for supporting this episode.
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Original music by Eric Croda.
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