These portraits were photographed in New York City and Washington D.C. for the 'Sex Worker's Pop Up' in NYC from March 10-15, 2020. 

Vanniall - "When your very existence is criminalized, survival becomes a radical action."

Cayenne - "As a Black trans leader and sex worker advocate, I want you to inspire yourself to inspire others." #GlitsInc

T.S. Candii - "Family neglect leads to survival sex work. Sex work saved my life."

Leila Raven - "Safety starts with housing, healthcare and an end to the criminalization of our survival strategies."

Tahtianna Fermin - "You may write me down in history, but you will not erase me."

Shareese - "I AM TRANS. I AM HUMAN."

Alisha King - "My life is just as valuable as yours so treat me like it."

Imani - "SEE ME. SEE THE ESSENCE OF ALL THAT I AM!"

Nique D - "Rest at the end. Not in the middle."

Gilda Merlot - "Say no to moral entrepreneurs, slum tours, carceral feminism, white saviors, and speaking for 'the voiceless'. Institutional definitions and criteria of slavery, human trafficking, organized crime, and freedom are illegitimate. 

The ones you call slaves, criminals and victims demand a (prison and border) FREE society."