Sex Worker Issues @ Gay Men’s Health Summit 2010
Hey guys, I wanted to pass along this announcement regarding the annual Gay Men’s Health Summit, which will be in Fort Lauderdale in August of 2010. I would very much love to see a group of guys from the industry attend the event. I hope to prepare two abstracts for proposed events at the Summit, both related to men in sex work.
First, I want to have a straight forward panel discussion about the experiences of men in the sex industry — preferably one that represents some of the diversity of guys in the business (both in terms of race/ethnicity, age, background) but also guys from different types of sex work (porn, escorting, street-based work, exotic dancing, etc). Second, we are still working on our much delayed ScarletMen.SF project — more on that project soon.
For the purposes of this post, I am looking ahead to having completed the first part of that project, the focus group we will be organizing in Jan/Feb of 2010. When we have that feedback in and analyzed, we will move quickly (I hope) onto an internet-based survey of health/wellness concerns of guys in the business. Between the focus group and the internet-based survey, we should have some really interesting information to share about the eperience and health concerns of men in the sex industry. For me, a major personal goal in my work on sex worker health issues is getting our issues into the mainstream of conversation around gay men’s health. If you’re in the industry and would up for talking about your experiences in a panel forum next year, give me a shout!! Here’s a link to learn more about the Summit in August.
xoBH
bradleyhart.sf@gmail.com
