International Whores’ Day at One Institute

About this event

This event commemorates International Whores’ Day, honoring the 1975 occupation of Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon by sex workers protesting police violence and criminalization. The 2026 gathering, organized by One Institute in partnership with the Los Angeles LGBTQ Center and Stripper Worker Center, aims to center sex worker voices and liberation within PRIDE 2026. The event features keynote speaker Sydney Rogers, MC Syd Baloue, performances by Mylique E. Fawcett, FARRAH, a moderated panel on queer and sex worker movements, resource tables, a dance party, and community activities. It is sponsored by the City of West Hollywood, Los Angeles LGBT Center, and ACLU Southern California.

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