St. James Infirmary provides compassionate and non-judgmental healthcare and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services.

St. James Infirmary on Bay Area People

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SJI Media Campaing Muni Bus Shots

These are a few pics that folks in the community have sent us of our new campaign, "Someone You Know is a Sex Worker." If you see a bus with this ad, take a pic and send it our way or post it on our Facebook page.

Media Launch Party: Sunday October 16th, 5-8pm

The St. James Infirmary announces the launch of our media campaign, “Someone You Know is a Sex Worker” You’re invited to celebrate the launch with us! Intersection for the Arts 925 Mission Street @ 5th St. • San Francisco, CA Sunday, October 16, 2011 • 5–8pm ★ $10 donation at the door. ★ DJ, hors ...

VAMP takes on documentary film-maker

At the St. James Infirmary, we frequently get asked by researchers and students to do research with our participants. In the past, we have seen this arrangement abused by people who come from outside the sex worker community to gain access into a marginalized group for their own gain. ...

Nothing About Us Without Us: The Shared Goals of the Harm Reduction and Sex Worker Rights Movements

The above video and supplementary documents are designed to spark discussion and create inspiration for looking at the ways that peer-led groups providing support and services to sex workers in their communities can collaborate with harm reduction agencies. The materials were developed by a group of ...

Sex Work & Feminism…

I am a sex worker

New York-based advocacy organization Sex Work Awareness recently implemented its first day-long Speak Up media training workshop, which took place at the Harm Reduction Coalition in mid-April. At the end of the day, the workshop participants made a public service announcement video.

Featured Website: Sex Workers Project

For some really cool resources and publications check out this fabulous website. About the Sex Workers Project Using human rights and harm reduction approaches, the Sex Workers Project (SWP) protects and promotes the rights of individuals who engage in sex work, regardless of whether they do so by choice, circumstance, or ...

Taking the Pledge

Taking the Pledge is a 13-minute film featuring sex workers from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Mali, Thailand and more! They describe the problems created by the 'anti-prostitution pledge' required to receive USAID and PEPFAR funds. In English, Khmer, Thai, French, Portuguese and Bengali, with English subtitles. Watch in full-screen mode to read ...

St. James does RenegadeCast

In 2008, Naomi, Melissa, Robyn, and Sadie began working on RenegadeCast together. This episode is the first from that collaboration, recorded at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Robyn and Melissa talk about what it was like to meet sex worker activists from around the world, what we’ve learned ...

May 16th 2013
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Twenty Years of Giving Sex Workers A Voice

A Guest Post by Johanna Breyer & Dawn Passar, Co-Founders of the Exotic Dancers Alliance and St. James Infirmary: On May 15, 1993, over 30 dancers from Market Street Cinema in San Francisco attended a meeting to discuss working conditions at the strip club. That meeting initiated a movement that would ...
May 15th 2013
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Tom Orr’s Love for $ale: Hookers with Hearts of Gold benefiting St. James Infirmary

Back by popular demand, San Francisco's "Musical Comedy Cabaret Porn Star" and award-winning lyricist Tom Orr presents "Love For $ale: Hookers with Hearts of Gold" featuring music, burlesque, performance art performed to your favorite Hooker Show Tunes in this a benefit for the St. James Infirmary, our sex worker occupational ...
April 22nd 2013
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“Condoms are NOT a crime! Use them every time.”

As you may already know, St. James Infirmary has been working for the past several years to end the policy of the SFPD and SFDA of using condoms as evidence against sex workers and transgendered communities. After a 180 evaluation period, the SFDA has agreed to not use condoms as ...
March 28th 2013
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Holistic Services NOW on Thursday

We are pleased to offer Holistic services by appointment and drop-in on Thursday afternoons from 1:30-4pm.  Call to make an appointment or just drop by: (415) 554-9634 Holistic services are also offered during our drop-in clinic on Wednesday nights from 6-9pm. St. James Infirmary is located at 1372 Mission Street @10th Street, ...
March 14th 2013
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Outreach Team Info Session Saturday 3/16/13 2-4pm

Do you have experience working in the sex industry?  Are you looking for a volunteer gig to pass the time, beef up your resume, learn new tricks, or just give back to your community? Well then we have the answer for all that and more. We need your help to get ...
February 11th 2013
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NOW Recruiting Volunteer Outreach Workers & Hiring for Programs Director

Do you have experience working in the sex industry?  Are you looking for a volunteer gig to pass the time, beef up your resume, learn new tricks, or just give back to your community? Well then we have the answer for all that and more. Come join our peer-based Outreach Team ...

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