Sex Worker Inclusive Practice: Pride Summit 2026 Resources
- Jul 18
- 4 min read
Thankyou for attending the Pride Summit 2026 presentation, Sexuality, Assumptions and Stigma in Sex Worker Inclusive Practice
The session explored what happens when services treat a person’s work, sexual behaviour, relationships and sexuality as though they are interchangeable... and how those assumptions shape the questions people are asked, the information recorded about them and the support they ultimately receive.
This page brings together the central practice principles, useful questions, further reading and sex worker-led resources discussed during the session
Sex Worker Organisations
The following organisations provide support, information, advocacy, peer connection and referrals for sex workers. Services vary by location, eligibility, community focus and the type of support offered.
Different sex worker-led organisations may hold different views, priorities and approaches, shaped by the communities they represent and the experiences of their members. No single organisation can speak for every sex worker or every part of the industry. Where possible, I recommend exploring more than one organisation or resource so you can compare perspectives and find the support or information that best fits your needs.
RhED — Resourcing Health & Education
A Victorian statewide program providing free and confidential support for sex workers, including telephone and drop-in support, sexual health screening, counselling and outreach. You can also use the website to request contact from a RhED worker.
Phone: 1800 458 752 Text: 0400 674 217
Victoria’s peer sex worker organisation, run entirely by and for current and former sex workers. Vixen provides peer support, workplace outreach, education and advocacy for Victorian sex workers.
Phone: 03 9070 9050 Email: peersupport@vixen.org.au
Australia’s national peak sex worker organisation. Scarlet Alliance is run by sex workers and undertakes national advocacy, policy work, community education and representation of sex worker organisations across Australia.
An intersectional feminist, non-faith-based service providing free and confidential support, referrals and peer community for women and gender-diverse people with experience in the sex industry, including people who have experienced sexual exploitation or trafficking.
Phone: 03 9416 3401 Email: info@projectrespect.org.au
A network focused on the rights of people with disability and sex workers. Touching Base provides information, resources and a referral list of disability-friendly sex workers and commercial services.
Sex Worker Legal Program — Southside Justice
A specialist statewide service providing free and confidential legal advice, information and referrals to current and former sex workers in Victoria. The program can assist with workplace matters, unpaid wages, discrimination, personal safety, police interactions and understanding legal rights following decriminalisation.
Access the Sex Worker Legal Program
Find a sex worker-led organisation Australia-wide
Scarlet Alliance’s national directory can help you find a sex worker peer organisation in your state or territory accross Australia. Member organisations are led and staffed by current or former sex workers and may provide peer support, advocacy, education, health information and local referrals.
Further Training
The following organisations and educators offer further training related to sex worker-inclusive practice. Some training is delivered by sex workers and peer-led organisations, while other providers focus on particular areas such as mental health, disability, family violence or trafficking.
Different providers may hold different views, priorities and approaches, often shaped by their own communities, experiences and areas of expertise. No single course can represent every sex worker or every part of the industry. Where possible, I recommend attending training from more than one provider so you can compare perspectives, notice differences in approach and build a more informed practice.
Provides tailored training, workshops and consultation on sex worker-inclusive practice, stigma, assumptions and service responses. Training can be adapted for health, community, justice-related and other professional settings.
Explore training with No Simple People
RhED — Sex Worker Affirmative Practice Training
RhED provides free Sex Worker Affirmative Practice training for community, health, legal and social services, universities and other organisations. Training explores sex work, Victorian decriminalisation, stigma and discrimination, the difference between sex work and trafficking, and practical ways to provide affirming and non-stigmatising support. Sessions can be tailored in length and delivered virtually or in person.
Vixen — Sex Worker Awareness Training
Victoria’s peer sex worker organisation provides tailored training for healthcare, mental health, legal, government, education, housing, community services, financial services, media and other sectors. Training is delivered by sex workers and can be provided online or in person. It covers stigma, privacy, inclusive language, consent, boundaries, decriminalisation and respectful engagement with sex workers.
Explore Vixen’s Sex Worker Awareness Training
Institute of Sexual Health Psychology Australia — Sex Work Inclusive Psychological Practice
A self-paced online course designed primarily for psychologists and mental health practitioners. The course includes contributions from sex workers and examines stigma, healthcare experiences, inclusive psychological practice, countertransference and common areas of clinical support.
Access Sex Work Inclusive Psychological Practice training
Project Respect — Training and Courses
Project Respect provides capacity-building training and online learning for service providers working with women in the sex industry, including women who have experienced trafficking. Options include introductory workshops, customised organisational training and a combination of live Zoom sessions and self-paced learning. This training has a particular focus and should not be treated as interchangeable with general sex worker-led awareness training.
Explore Project Respect training
Australian Association of Social Workers — Respect Not Rescue
An on-demand professional development webinar about sex worker-affirming social work practice. It discusses barriers experienced by sex workers, the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse sex workers, appropriate referrals and anti-oppressive approaches to working with and alongside sex workers.
Access the Respect Not Rescue webinar
A live online awareness session delivered by educators with experience of sex work. The course covers common myths, barriers to services, respectful support and practical approaches to working with sex workers. It has a specific focus on Western Australian law, so Victorian participants should use Victorian organisations for local legal information.
Explore Magenta’s Sex Work 101 training
Touching Base — Service Provider Awareness Training
Online training for disability support workers, carers and disability service providers supporting people with disability to access sex industry services. It covers sexual rights, service-provider responsibilities, organisational policy and respectful assistance. The course is primarily designed around the New South Wales service environment, and eligibility should be checked before registering.
Explore Touching Base service-provider training
