Hips, Hips, Hooray!
HIPS' mission is to assist female, male, and transgender individuals engaging in sex work in Washington, DC and drug users in leading healthy lives. Using a harm reduction model, HIPS’ programs strive to address the impact that HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, discrimination, poverty, violence and drug use have on the lives of individuals engaging in sex work.
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Photoset reblogged from Hey Yo Baby
At the STWTS opening, I asked people to write their own captions to street harassers.
From Stop Telling Women to Smile Opening at Fresthetic on April 12, 2013. Brooklyn, NY.
Photos by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
(set 2/2)
Hey there, lovely HIPStars! Check out the newly formed “Hey Yo Baby” tumblr created by our very own Sarah Zeigenhorn, a blog dedicated to combating street-based harassment We’re thrilled to see HIPS volunteers getting engaged with a variety of social justice issues. Keep up the good fight!
In solidarity,
the HIPS team
(Source: stoptellingwomentosmile)
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Don’t forget: tonight is HIPS’ name change clinic! Come to our offices at 1309 Rhode Island Ave, NE and be linked with lawyers from TransLAW for free name change services! Spread the word!
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Anti-Prostitution Pledge arguments today at the Supreme Court! Check out this great article about the Anti-Prostitution Pledge and be informed! HIPS recognizes the complex relationship individuals have with sex-work — we recognize that like many other forms of labor there is room for both positive and negative experiences. Our client-centered approach of “meeting people where they’re at” ensures that our community members have access to high quality, non-judgmental, and low-barrier services. Just think: if the anti-prostitution pledge were enforceable here in the US, HIPS wouldn’t be able to do our work!
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A wonderful conversation on the Harm Reduction Coalition’s website about Bathroom Etiquette and Injection. Check out the description here: “Bathrooms at syringe exchange programs have always been a venue for injection. 3 different programs which have addressed the issue talk about their strategies for making their bathrooms safer. Part 1 of 2.” Check it out! A fascinating and necessary conversation for harm reduction service providers. You can either stream the conversation on the link above or download the mp3 here.
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Dear tumbl-verse,
Please take a moment to consider printing off this coupon to get a box of free alcohol pads from CVS and donating them to HIPS or using them for your own safer injection practices! We could always use extra supplies for our outreach efforts (and it also helps to keep yourselves and community safe)!
For those of you in the DC metro area, there is even a possibility that we can pick up said alcohol pads at your house. What could be sweeter?
Thank you all in advance. And please: spread the word! On tumblr, twitter, facebook, in sky-writing…
<3 the HIPS team
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We were tickled pink this afternoon to find a lovely “thank you” letter from the National Abortion Federation, thanking our Global Health Corps members for facilitating a discussion on issues surrounding sex-work, abortion, pregnancy, and barriers to services.
We see your “thank you,” NAF, and raise you an even BIGGER THANK YOU.
Not that it’s a competition, or anything…
But thank you. We love to spread the HIPS love.
<3 the HIPS team
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DCTC has recently filed a lawsuit against a local DC shelter for discriminatory practices against trans*-identified clients. While discrimination based on one’s gender identity is reprehensible, the activism being done around these issues is truly inspiring. Best of luck, DCTC! Here’s hoping this will spark a larger movement to end discrimination based on one’s gender identity/presentation in DC, the nation, and beyond!
Photo credit: Tyler Keegan Girgsby
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A big shout out to the state of California for passing the Insurance Non-Discrimination Act, otherwise known as trans* people can now access necessary medical services! Yay California!
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Checkout this infographic about syringe access programs in the good ol’ US of A! Thanks toamfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research for the info!
