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22 August 2026

Queer Sex Worker Shorts

Carnal Productions

A screening of short films by queer sex workers, who reclaim the authorship of intimacy.

Hard Labour
16 August 2026

Tell Me About It

Scotland for Decrim

Tell Me About It creates a space for direct one-to-one conversations with people who habitually find others (filmmakers, politicians, journalists) speaking on their behalf… In partnership with Edinburgh Art Festival.

23 August 2026

Stripper Life Drawing, hosted by East London Stripper Collective

Life drawing class for artists of all genders, backgrounds and levels of ability, 18+. Draw strippers and sex workers as they perform their usual club routines, in a different context; from the strip club to the art gallery.

Hard Labour
22 August 2026

Tell Me About It – Human Library®

Scotland for Decrim The Human Library®

Imagine entering a library where readers can borrow human beings serving as open books. Then select a book stack that specialises in sex work.

Hard Labour
22 July 2026

COLLECTIVE ART WORKSHOP

Scotland for Decrim

Sex worker only Collective Art Workshop led by the Hard Labour project from Scotland for Decrim.

15 – 22 April 2026

Touching the Future

John Lee Clark

Dr Gabrielle Hodge shares words on Touching the Future, a Protactile project with John Lee Clark, Soline Vennetier, Issy McGrath, Lisa van der Mark, Kyle Bettley and Jordan Goldman, supported by Arika, kickstarting radical DeafBlind Protactile world-building in Glasgow.

Film still from A Plot, A Scandal. A person is sits on top of a thick fur blanket or rug. They are sat on their bottom, their right hand and leg are raised up. In their hand they hold a what looks like a wooden pole. They are dressed in lilac silk and wear a wig of light curly hair, like a judge’s wig. It is a staged environment with a cast of yellow light highlighting the figure.
14 November 2024
Tramway

A Plot, A Scandal

Ligia Lewis

Conceptual choreography as critique, in Ligia’s film of Caribbean plots and scandals, and the possibilities of anti-colonial revenge, rest and repair.

Episode 11: To End the World As We Know It
white text on black background says "sexwork 101: The World's Oldest Oppres(Profes)sion
2 September 2024
CCA

Sex Work 101: The World’s Oldest Oppres(Profes)sion

A 101 panel on sex work in Scotland, hosted by National Ugly Mugs, Sex Workers Union, Scotland for Decrim (Decrim Now) host

Three cats peer out, intensely curious, soft, and wise. Black eyes and chiseled features inviting, calling us into their world. Their lavender, bright blue, and white bodies shine against the sky blue background. A bright blue line outlines each cat and one, yes, is that right?
21 June 2024

I wanna be with you everywhere Solstice Gathering 2024

Summer Solstice hang out IRL and URL on 21 June

Two people sit on a sofa facing each other, they are licking cakes in an exaggerated manner. There is text on the image. It reads "If words are magic, and therefore speaking is akin to weaving spells, then what is lying?"
25 November 2023
Conway Hall

Book Launch: Truth and Lies (London)

Marin Scarlett Lib Lobberson ZuZu Gabrielli Maedb Joy Black Venus Chaoying Rao

An evening extravaganza celebrating the London launch of Truth & Lies: an Anthology of Writing and Art by Sex Workers

Expect slutty DJs, playful performances, stripper poles, rococo cakes, union broads and intimate readings…