Dear supporters 

Thank you so much for continuing to share and raise awareness of this petition. 

Since my last update, a major project I and a variety of censored users have taken part in has gone live, and a series of online and offline challenges to bodily freedom have made the fight for the visibility of bodies all the more important. 

THE UNSEEN

Last week, THE UNSEEN project by Rankin Creative launched its website, showcasing the stories of hundreds of censored creators and demanding better moderation from platforms. Find the website here.

As part of THE UNSEEN, 13 out of the hundreds of creators who took part were photographed by the legendary photographer Rankin. I was one of those 13 creators, and my portrait can now be seen as part of a wider exhibition on censorship in East London's Quantus Gallery until June 24th. 

More info on why I joined The UNSEEN project and on the exhibit can be found here on the blog.

Wider issues with visibility of bodies

As some of you may know, the fight against the visibility of bodies and workers' freedom to show and work through their bodies is under attack, offline and online. I write to you from the United Kingdom, where new additions to the already disastrous UK Online Safety Bill are being proposed to ban online ads for sexual services despite the fact that workers themselves have found working online safer. As if that wasn't enough, offline, workers in Edinburgh's strip clubs are having to legally challenge the local council's ban on all sexual entertainment venues, which would effectively put them out of work. Read more about this here, and consider supporting United Sex Workers, the union fronting the legal challenge, via the info in this post. They've just met their £20,000 GoFundMe goal, but they need help to front the crowdfunding platform's fee and would welcome help via PayPal and CashApp. 

Making bodies visible makes people safer, whether that's when they need help or at work. Thank you for your continued support. 

Carolina