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St. James Infirmary Occupational Health & Safety Handbook © 2010 3rd edition Occupational Health & Safety Handbook Occupational Health & Safety Handbook Edited by Naomi Akers, MPH & Cathryn Evans TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A: ARTICLES ON SEX WORKER HEALTH & SAFETY Section A.1: Introduction About the St. James Infirmary ..................................................................................... 7 About The Term “Sex Work” ...................................................................................... 10 Section A.2: Physical health Primary Healthcare ..................................................................................................... 12 Integrative & Holistic Health ..................................................................................... 13 Stress Diseases .......................................................................................................... 16 Medical Marijuana ..................................................................................................... 16 Section A.3: Sexual health Safer Sex Techniques for Optimal Protection ............................................................ 18 Communicable & Sexually Transmitted Infections A to Z ......................................... 22 Health for Women or Men with Female Reproductive Organs .................................. 36 Health for Men or Women with Male Reproductive Organs .................................... 37 Trans Health ............................................................................................................... 39 SECTION A.4: Transgender identity support Medi-Cal and Gender Reassignment ......................................................................... 47 Legalizing Your Gender Identity in California ............................................................ 50 Gender Identity Discrimination & Employment Law ................................................. 53 Gender Identity Discrimination & Tenants’ Rights .................................................... 58 Section A.5: Violence prevention Only Rights Can Stop the Wrongs! ............................................................................ 61 Violence in the Work Place ........................................................................................ 62 Family & Relationship Violence ................................................................................. 63 Sexual Harassment & Stalking .................................................................................. 63 Section A.6: Substance use & treatment services Substance Use & Harm Reduction ............................................................................. 68 Drugs: What They Are, What They Do ...................................................................... 70 Recovery from Substance Use ................................................................................... 82 Section A.7: Food & nutrition PART B: AGENCY LISTINGS Food Stamp Program .................................................................................................. 85 Tips on Good Nutrition ............................................................................................... 85 Section B.1: Children, Youth, and Family Services ........................................ 169 Foods For Liver Support .............................................................................................. 88 Section B.2: Dental Services ......................................................................... 176 Section A.8: Occupational health and safety for Sex Workers Section B.3: Education and Skill-Building Services ....................................... 178 Safety & Security While You Are Working ................................................................ 89 Section B.4: Employment Assistance ............................................................ 185 Work Smarter, Not Harder! ........................................................................................ 94 Occupational Safety for Very Low-Contact Sex Workers: Webcam & Phone Sex Section B.5: Financial Assistance .................................................................. 189 Workers ................................................................................................................ 97 Section B.6: Food Assistance/Nutrition ........................................................ 190 Occupational Safety for Higher Contact Public Venues: Lingerie Modeling, Toy Section B.7: Healthcare Services .................................................................. 194 Shows & Lap-dance Venues ................................................................................. 98 Occupational Safety for Adult Film Workers: Porn Stars & Other Bon Vivants of the Section B.8: HIV/AIDS, STI, and Hepatitis Services ...................................... 203 Silver Screen ....................................................................................................... 102 Section B.9: Housing Assistance ................................................................... 211 Occupational Safety for Higher Contact Sex Work: Escorting & Independents ...... 109 Section B.10: Legal Assistance ....................................................................... 217 Creating Your Ad for Better Business ...................................................................... 114 Section B.11: Mental Health Services ............................................................. 223 How To Cure Sex Worker Burn-out (SWBO) ............................................................ 118 Transitioning Out of Sex Work ................................................................................. 120 Section B.12: Needle Exchange Sites (San Francisco) .................................... 227 Section B.13: Police Information ..................................................................... 228 Section A.9: Sex work, the law & your civil rights Explanation of Laws Relating to Sex Work ............................................................. 121 Section B.14: Queer Support Services ............................................................. 230 Questionss & Answers from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office ............... 126 Section B.15: Sex Worker Advocates & Organizations: Bay Area .................. 234 Notes From California & San Francisco Penal Codes ............................................... 128 Section B.16: Sex Worker Advocates & Organizations: National ................... 236 Trafficking Victims Protection Act ............................................................................ 129 Section B.17: Sex Worker Advocates & Organizations: International ............ 242 Handling Encounters with Law Enforcement ........................................................... 130 Section B.18: Social Support Services ............................................................ 254 Laws Used Against Prostitutes, The Homeless & Other Vulnerable Populations ... 146 Sex Workers and Child Protective Services ............................................................. 148 Section B.19: Substance-Use & Treatment Services ...................................... 256 History of Sex & Sex Work in the US & San Francisco—1900s to Present ............ 150 Section B.20: Transgender Support Services .................................................. 263 Section B.21: Transportation Assistance ......................................................... 265 Section A.10: Education, employment & financial assistance Colleges, Financial Aid & Self-Employment ............................................................ 152 Section B.22: Utilities Assistance ................................................................... 266 Employment Discrimination ..................................................................................... 155 Section B.23: Violence Prevention & Intervention Services ............................ 267 Obtaining Financial Assistance ................................................................................ 160 Section B.24: Vision Services .......................................................................... 271 Licensing for Massage Establishments & Practitioners .......................................... 161 Section B.25: Index of Agencies ...................................................................... 273 Occupational Health& Safety Handbook Part A: Articles on Sex Worker Health & Safety SECTION A.1: INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE ST. JAMES INFIRMARY The St. James Infirmary is an Occupational Safety & Health Clinic for Sex Workers founded by sex work activists from COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and the Exotic Dancers Alliance in collaboration with the STD Prevention and Control Section of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. We are a private non-profit, 501c3. Our mission is to provide non-judgmental and compassionate healthcare and social services for all Sex Workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a continuum of care. We provide services for current, former, and transitioning Street and Survival Sex Workers, Escorts, Sensual Massage workers, Erotic Performers and Entertainers, Exotic Dancers, Peep Show workers, Bondage/ Dominatrix/Sado-Masochism (BDSM) workers, Adult Film actors, Nude Models, Internet Pornography workers, Phone Sex operators, and their current sex partners. A Revolution in Healthcare We are the nations only full-spectrum health clinic run by Sex Workers