Resources & Downloads

These resources may be downloaded and distributed for non-commercial use only, with credit given to the original sources and contributors.

The Whoracle: a handbook for WA sex workers. To get a copy, click the image to go to our contact form.

The Benefits of Sex Work Decriminalisation

The Different Models of Sex Work Legislation

Media Interviews and Articles

ABC Radio Perth: SWEAR WA Vice President Brandy talks to Christine Layton on the impacts of the current outbreak of COVID-19 on WA sex workers (Jan 2022, 15 mins)

‘In harm’s way in WA: Sex Workers are not society’s scapegoats’ - Op-Ed article written by SWEAR WA president Emma, published by WAToday, July 2019 - (This piece was also published by Sydney Morning Herald online, Independent Australia online, and G… — ‘In harm’s way in WA: Sex Workers are not society’s scapegoats’ - Op-Ed article written by SWEAR WA president Emma, published by WAToday, July 2019 - (This piece was also published by Sydney Morning Herald online, Independent Australia online, and Green Left Weekly).

ConnectGroups Podcast: Spotlight on SWEAR WA - featuring SWEAR president Emma - Aug/Sept 2019 - duration: 11 mins — ConnectGroups Podcast: Spotlight on SWEAR WA - featuring SWEAR president Emma (Sept 2019, 11 mins)

‘Road to Recovery with Kat: Sex Work, Stigma & Mental Health’ - Radio segment featuring Emma (president) and Damian (Male Rep) from SWEAR WA - 89.7FM Wannerroo Community Radio Station, March 2019 - Duration: approx. 1 hour - (SWEAR feature begins around 10 minute mark)

SWEAR WA Promotional Materials

Third party resources

The Scarlet Alliance Redbook - a STI/BBV resource produced for sex workers, by sex workers, in collaboration with sex worker organisations & health professionals Australia-wide

The Lancet Medical Journal - Facts about Sex Work & HIV - 2014

Respect QLD - A guide & checklist to Advertising laws for Sex Workers

Magenta WA - Sex Worker Info Sheets - Chinese (Mandarin) translation

Magenta WA - Sex Worker Info Sheets - Thai translation

Joint Position Statement: A call for a rights-based framework for sexuality within the NDIS - released by Disabled People’s Organisations Australia, People With Disability Australia, and Touching Base Inc., endorsed and signed by 41 national organis… — Joint Position Statement: A call for a rights-based framework for sexuality within the NDIS - released by Disabled People’s Organisations Australia, People With Disability Australia, and Touching Base Inc., endorsed and signed by 41 national organisations, including SWEAR WA - Aug 2019

SWEAR WA acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on. We pay our respects to the Aboriginal people and their connection to land, sea and community, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.