Sex Workers

For sex workers accessing sexual health services in York  you can use the red umbrella card which will fast track your attendance in clinic. These cards are available at the community sex worker drop-in sessions and within our services.

Your rights:

• You have the right to feel safe and secure
• We respect your right to privacy and confidentiality
• If you access any of our services then you will be treated with dignity and respect
• We will support you to report crimes against you or others

 

Further information regarding rights is available at: www.release.org.uk

If you would like to order a home STI testing kit, or if you would like to book an appointment with the clinic, please click here.

If you have been exposed to HIV within the past 72 hours, you can ask for PEP. PEP is a course of medication that can significantly reduce your risk of HIV infection. Click here to find out more about PEP. 

You have a right to be safe at work. If you have been sexually assaulted, click here to find out about the support on offer to you. You can also anonymously report dangerous individuals to National Ugly Mugs, who will then send out an alert to other sex workers in the local area. 

Crimes against sex workers have been adopted into the North Yorkshire Police official policy for tackling and dealing with hate crime. You can see more information on this via Twitter, Facebook or their website. There are also sex worker safety pages on their website, which links to essential safety tips and key contacts. 

If you have had unprotected sex and need emergency contraception, please click here. 

Community sexual health drop-in for sex workers

Yorkshire MESMAC runs a sexual health drop-in for sex workers on the first Friday of the month, 11am-1pm, The Workshop, Marygate Lane, York, YO30 7BJ.

Services provided: 

• Rapid HIV testing
• Condoms and lube
• Advice and support from staff
• Peer support
• STI screening 
• Contraception 
• Hepatitis B vaccinations 

There is also a free buffet lunch!

If you would like more information, contact Cj on 07710 099 031 or email cj.reay@mesmac.co.uk