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Prostitution Information Center (PIC) informs about sex work & the Amsterdam Light District. Respect sex workers! ❤️ Open Wed-Saturday 12-17 hrs ❤️
#Belle #BelleStatue #SexWorkIsWork #Decrim
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PIC Amsterdam @picamsterdam.bsky.social · Dec 19
Enjoy @margreetdeheer.com's comic about Zina & the Prostitution Information Center 💡 💟
It's a drawn cartoon of 2 friends (women) walking & talking. One of them, Zina, explains what the Prostitution Information Center in Amsterdam is.
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day of mourning, reflection, and also a call for action. PIC continues to be a welcoming space & advocate for rights of trans & nonbinary s*x workers.

Transgender Day of Remembrance gatherings in NL: www.transgendernetwerk.nl/nieuws/samen...

#TDOR #TransRights
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Saturday 29 November @sexworkstories.bsky.social performs their amazing Sex Workers Who Changed History Fashion Show!

It's part of @genderplatform.bsky.social's Rally for Women's Rights Festival (free!) in Neude, Utrecht. Program:
www.wo-men.nl/en/rally-for...

www.wo-men.nl/agenda-item/...
[Rally for Women's Rights Festival] The Sex Workers Who Changed History Fashion Show
Georganiseerd door: sekswerkcollectief SAVE (Sex Workers Against Violence & Exploitation) De spectaculaire afsluiter van het Rally for Women’s Rights Festival wordt verzorgd door de ...
www.wo-men.nl
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Als je deze show nog niet eerder hebt gezien, is dit een MUST!

Kom zaterdag 29 november naar Neude in Utrecht voor de Sex Workers Who Changed History Fashion Show! Gratis!

Organised by #SexWorkerCollectiveSave #TransSisters
@genderplatform.bsky.social
www.wo-men.nl/agenda-item/...
[Rally for Women's Rights Festival] The Sex Workers Who Changed History Fashion Show
Georganiseerd door: sekswerkcollectief SAVE (Sex Workers Against Violence & Exploitation) De spectaculaire afsluiter van het Rally for Women’s Rights Festival wordt verzorgd door de ...
www.wo-men.nl
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
9 december organiseert ESSM (Expertisecentrum Seksualiteit, Sekswerk en Mensenhandel) & Mariëlle Kloek @sekswerkexpertise.bsky.social een bijeenkomst over de positie van sekswerkers & hoe we geweld tegen sekswerkers kunnen stoppen.

#17Dec #IDEVASW #Rotterdam

www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-bi...
Bijeenkomst Stop Geweld Tegen Sekswerkers
Samen duiken we in de vragen: Wat is de huidige positie van sekswerkers in de maatschappij? En wat kunnen we in de Rotterdamse context doen?
www.eventbrite.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

We have the most amazing Christmas cards for sale at PIC!
Made by community. Get your unique cards while they last 😉

🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

Open:
Wed - Saturday, 12 - 17 hrs

#Amsterdam #RedLightDistrict #Wallen #ChristmasCards #Kerst
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
🩷🕯️🌹
transgendernetwerk.nl Transgender Netwerk @transgendernetwerk.nl · 4d
Het afgelopen jaar zijn er wereldwijd minstens 281 trans en non-binaire mensen vermoord. Het echte aantal ligt waarschijnlijk nog veel hoger.

Dat blijkt uit het 'Trans Murder Monitoring' rapport van TGEU @tgeuorg.bsky.social. Ieder jaar zijn deze hoeveelheid slachtoffers veel te veel.
Transgender Gedenkdag 281 trans mensen wereldwijd vermoord. Op de afbeelding zie je een foto van een brandende kaars.
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

We have the most amazing Christmas cards for sale at PIC!

Get your unique cards while they last 😉

🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

Open:
Wed - Saturday, 12 - 17 hrs

#Amsterdam #RedLightDistrict #Wallen #ChristmasCards #Kerst
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Aanrader!

Ook zonder wiki ervaring ben je hier zeer welkom. Er zullen ook ervaren wikipedianen zijn om je op weg te helpen.

@wikipedia.org #sekswerk #SexWorkArchive

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Wikipedia schrijfmiddag – sekswerk
Foto: Amerikaanse sekswerker op de Singel in Amsterdam, 1980, fotograaf: Gon Buurman, collectie IAV-Atria Ben jij nieuwsgierig naar hoe je kunt bijdragen aan betrouwbare informatie over sekswerk op Wi...
atria.nl
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Het tweede seizoen van Bij ons op de Wallen is uit! ♥️

Goed kijken, dan zie je ook het PIC weer langskomen.

#SekswerkIsWerk #Amsterdam

npo.nl/start/serie/...
Bij ons op de Wallen | NPO Start
De Wallen is misschien wel de bekendste én beruchtste buurt van Nederland, beroemd om de rood verlichte ramen. Ondanks de onzekere toekomst toont de serie de buurt zoals ze nu is: kleurrijk, chaotisch...
npo.nl
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Yessss we have new mini- posters available at PIC!

Come on in, enjoy a ☕, relax, have a chat if you wish, and enjoy our unique sex worker-made merchandise 💖

Open: Wed - Sat, 12 - 17 hrs
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Great article about migrant sex workers:

"Change is not linear. By building solidarity, step by step, one person at a time, we can create the world we dream of—a new world where we never need to fight for justice for migrant sex workers."

@opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
In the fight for sex workers’ rights, this is solidarity
Over 300 migrant sex workers took on city hall to keep their businesses, showing the power of collective organising
www.opendemocracy.net
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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madame-simone.de
Because it is often confused in discussions about sex work, here is a good article that explains the difference between legalisation and decriminalisation.
In Germany we have legalisation (heavily regulated) and want decriminalisation.

www.nswp.org/sites/defaul...
www.nswp.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reposted by PIC Amsterdam
decrimnow.bsky.social
Is sex work a trade union issue?

Join sex workers, trade unionists and allies to discuss the fight for decriminalisation from a workers’ rights, women’s safety and public health perspective.

27/11/2025
7-8:30PM

Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/workers-fo...
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by PIC Amsterdam
nrc.nl
Emancipatie in de escortbranche: ondernemer wil sekswerk veiliger maken
Emancipatie in de escortbranche: ondernemer wil sekswerk veiliger maken
Een jonge ondernemer uit Friesland begint een concurrent voor seksadvertentiesites zoals Kinky.nl en seksjobs.nl.
www.nrc.nl
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
💡 useful info if you want to start online sex work in the Netherlands 👇
meldenadviespunt.bsky.social Sekswerk Meld- en Adviespunt (SMAP) @meldenadviespunt.bsky.social · 10d
Starting online s-work/making 🌽?
Get the clear info you need on safety, rules and business basics.
Like: do you need a permit from your municipality? How can you work safely? And what do you need to start?
Read all about this and more, through the link in our bio!
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
♥️
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
The Nordic Model - criminalising clients of sex workers as well as anyone working with / for sex workers like drivers, bookkeepers etc - has never worked and does not actually make anyone safer.

Check out this 🧵👇

#Decrim #sexwork
thisismissem.social Emelia @thisismissem.social · 10d
Looks like the push for the failed nordic model is in full swing in #germany, with this from DW's Berlin in English newsletter.

The nordic model has never worked, and does not actually make anyone safer. It increases marginalisation & stigmatisation of sex workers, and disincentivizes safety.
IS GERMANY THE BROTHEL OF EUROPE? Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), has reignited public discussion about sex work in Germany, when she said the country had become the Puff Europas (brothel of Europe). In a speech at an award ceremony for two street workers, Klöckner criticized Germany's current legislation, saying sex workers are not adequately protected, calling for a federal ban on prostitution and the purchase of sex. She has received backing from Health Minister Nina Warken, also of the CDU, who said: "Like other countries, Germany needs a criminal ban on the clients purchasing sex." Prostitution in Germany was legalized in 2002 under a center-left government of Social Democrats and Greens. In 2017, the Prostitution Protection Act was passed to further improve the legal and social situation of sex workers — who must register their activity with the authorities. Brothels must get a license to operate and fulfill requirements for safety and hygiene. brothels are not illegal in Germany Video Should buying sex be illegal? About 32,300 sex workers are registered in Germany. Only 5,600 of them are German citizens. Researchers assume that there are hundreds of thousands of unregistered sex workers in the country. Many with poor German language skills and little awareness of their rights, or health and support services. Forced prostitution is reportedly on the rise in Germany, and politicians are debating ways to reduce exploitation in sex work.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Jaaaaa we hebben weer nieuwe Belle standbeelden te koop 😍🤗.
Foto van bronzen standbeeld van een vrouw in een deuropening. Het standbeeld is versierd met bloemen. Op de achtergrond zie je een stukje van een groot kerkgebouw en een paar voetgangers langslopen. Foto van een grote doos op een houtkleurige vloer, dichtgetapet met de tekst "breekbaar" erop in rode letters.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Aanrader 👇👇👇
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Aanrader:

Essay 'Onbehaaglijk vrouwelijk verlangen' van Kaatje Gijbels, net genomineerd voor de Joost Zwagerman Essayprijs 2025 🎉

"Ze noemen me hoer. Ik noem mezelf vrij."

#BookSky #Sexwork #SekswerkIsWerk #EndStigma
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Wallen expo nu in het Stadsarchief van Amsterdam

Dana Lixenberg - De Wallen - Museumtijdschrift share.google/8JZyK3ufER8R...
Dana Lixenberg - De Wallen - Museumtijdschrift
In het Stadsarchief Amsterdam is van 12 september 2025 tot en met 15 februari 2026 de tentoonstelling De Wallen van fotograaf Dana Lixenberg te zien. Een portret en tijdsbeeld van een buurt waar voor ...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Research from 2022 among sex workers in Victoria, Australia available below.

Guess what is considered the best way to improve sex workers health and well being?

...

Full decriminalisation of sex work 🎯

#SexWorkIsWork #Decrim

www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/...
Wellbeing needs of sex workers in Victoria
Understanding the health and social wellbeing needs of sex workers in Victoria.
www.latrobe.edu.au
November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Sex workers want decriminalisation ✊ - also in Zimbabwe!

#Decrim #SexWorkIsWork

bulawayo24.com/index-id-new...
ZIMSWA applauds push to decriminalise sex work in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Sex Workers Alliance (ZIMSWA) has welcomed growing efforts to decriminalise sex work, praising stakeholders like Chisunga Trust for challenging dis...
bulawayo24.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
Sex workers want decriminalisation ✊ - also in Ireland

Solidarity & 💪 to
@swaidcollective.bsky.social

#SexWorkIsWork
#Decrim

gcn.ie/decriminalis...
New bill to decriminalise sex work in Ireland launched
A new campaign and a bill to fully decriminalise sex work in Ireland were launched this weekend at the Red Umbrella Film Festival.
gcn.ie
November 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
picamsterdam.bsky.social
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November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM