A central theme of the exhibition With Legs Wide Open: A Whore’s Ride Through History is the effect of health regulations on the bodies and minds of sex workers throughout history, and how the current system continues to impact their physical and mental health. In this workshop, two sex workers from the exhibition team will give a mini tour/presentation in the Health Department and Apothecary within the exhibition, diving into the history of whore health and what happens when state regulation crashes into the sex working body. They will detail our current knowledge on global sex worker health and wellbeing with a focus on Berlin and its unique institutions, including personal experiences. Special guest Eléonore Willems (Deutsche Aidshilfe) will present the results of the recent study “Participative Study on the health needs of sex workers in Germany.” After learning what sex workers think and what the data tell us, participants will break into groups to discuss the current situation in their field of health services; imagine a future utopia; and then conjure the concrete road map that will lead us to a future in which sex workers are not just healthy but thriving.

The workshop lasts 4 hours and takes place in the seminar room and in the exhibition of Schwules Museum in English spoken language, participants can engage in English or German. For 16 participants.

Costs: 10 euros regular, 3 euros reduced
Please register by email to fuehrungen@schwulesmuseum.de
When registering, please write a sentence explaining why you would like to take part.
You can also book this workshop for your team, further conditions here.

Speakers:

Caspar Tate: Caspar Tate is a trans- and sex worker rights activist, who is part of the peer-project Trans*Sexworks.
Ernestine Pastorello: A sex worker and sex worker’s rights activist for a decade, Pastorello has worked to improve the conditions of sex workers both in the US and Germany. Her observations of legal systems on her personal health and those of her colleagues inform this work.
Eléonore Willems: Deutsche Aidshilfe