{"id":287,"date":"2023-06-15T19:52:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/?p=287"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:48:17","slug":"leasure-providers-pillow-talk-a-night-to-gather-rest-and-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/es\/articles\/leasure-providers-pillow-talk-a-night-to-gather-rest-and-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleasure Providers Pillow Talk: a night to gather, rest and celebrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wpm-language-switcher wpm-switcher-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wpm-item-language-en\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\" data-lang=\"en\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-multilang\/flags\/gb.png\" alt=\"English (UK)\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>English (UK)<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wpm-item-language-nl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\" data-lang=\"nl\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-multilang\/flags\/nl.png\" alt=\"Nederlands\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Nederlands<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wpm-item-language-es active\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-lang=\"es\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-multilang\/flags\/es.png\" alt=\"Espagnol\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Espagnol<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Friday June 2nd, we celebrated International Sex Workers\u2019 Day. GiA G. visited the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.extraintra.nl\/initiatives\/student-council\/pleasure-providers-pillow-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pleasure Providers Pillow Talk<\/a>, a night organised by Kami Million at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/san-serriffe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Seriffe&nbsp;<\/a>bookstore.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Floorwork<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This evening was a space for sex workers and allies only. The politicians and journalists that usually speak about us but not to us were left at the door, denied entry by the bouncer. The event itself was organised in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thenapministry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rest is resistance<\/a>&nbsp;tradition. Creating a comfortable floor on which everyone could lay and sit, the room filled with the warmth of being close together. A mattress, which is the archetype object of our workplace, became a place of comfort and speech, a soft stage lifting up the workers who got to share their stories. The speakers, who were an original and complementary mix of queer sex workers, lit up the space even more with their words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The panel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red Insight contributor Alejandra Ortiz read an English chapter of her book, De waarheid zal me bevrijden, successfully showing the hardness of being a young, trans sex worker in a light way. She gave space to breathe between the harsh realities, by showing that we are versatile beings with love and hate, sadness and smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice Danger, based in Berlin, brought a theoretical rereading of Pat Califia\u2019s work and fantasised about the idea of a Whoretopia. They reflected on sex work as a social service, stating that it would indeed still be a part of this world even if capitalism didn&#8217;t exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MF Akynos, founder of the Black Sex Worker\u2019s Collective based in Berlin and New York, brought an activist piece to explain what sex workers actually need and want. Emphasising that sex workers\u2019 rights lay at the basis of human rights, Akynos voiced the words we all needed to hear, especially on a day like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For us<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we hold each other, the weight really does become lighter,\u201d Kami declared and we all felt it. The warmth and pleasure continued at Kanaal40, we were spoiled with sexy performances by the sultry Ruin Klarity and the gorgeous Akynos, before dancing the night away. Kami Million created a night to remember; the unique beauty that sex workers bring to the world belonged to just us.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/giag-150x150.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/giag-150x150.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Gia G.\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-48 alignnone photo\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Gia G.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-biography\">a queer sex worker, sexual educator, self-proclaimed pleasure activist and creator of the FLINTA* Pleasure Nights series. 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