SWEET, Austin, TX (2026)

09/04/2025

The United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) is the largest annual HIV/AIDS convening in the country, hosted this year in military-occupied Washington D.C. But instead of honoring the movement’s legacy and current political climate, USCHA 2025 is excluding the very communities who built it: s*x workers, trans people, migrants, BIPOC, and others most impacted.

This year, USCHA released a “Know Your Rights” guide that tells attendees not to resist, run, or lie during police encounters, and stating that "you can't fight police misconduct on the street" — promoting compliance as safety while erasing the abolitionist resistance strategies (protest, de-arrest, mutual defense) that have always kept our people alive.

Combined with years of rejecting and under-supporting community-led panels, this shows a dangerous pattern: sanitizing HIV/AIDS history and sidelining those most at risk today.

The S*x Workers Rights Coalition (, ,, & ) has issued an open letter demanding accountability, safety, and true inclusion.

Read, share, and sign on in support: bit.ly/uscha2025-openletter

07/13/2025

📞💻✨ Join us for free dinner while you level up your business with a Niteflirt 101 training! After, we'll watch and discuss a SW-themed movie, Companion (2025).

Come through in North Austin (78758) for a cozy evening of learning, care, food, and community - for us and by us 💜 MELT: S*x Worker Wellness Eve is back on Thursday, July 24!

🎧 6:00 PM — NiteFlirt 101 Training
Want to diversify your income? Learn how to become a phone s*x operator, taught by an industry expert! Niteflirt is one of the oldest phone s*x websites out there, with a large customer base and many ways to earn money.

We’ll cover:
• how to sign up on NiteFlirt
• making listings, selling content, and paid chats
• tips for boosting your visibility, managing your time, and even how to not hate talking on the phone!
Bring a current ID (DL, state ID, passport, visa, work permit, etc), your debit card for age verification, and if possible, a laptop to follow along.

🎥 8:00 PM — Movie screening: Companion (2025)
A campy, sci-fi exploration of transactional intimacy, bodily autonomy, and a fantasy of what reclaiming power can look like — for exploited workers, both human and android. 👀

🍲 Drop in anytime! Free dinner, community closet, and health resources available all evening.

☂️ S*x workers only — RSVP required at sweetatx.org/events

05/26/2025

MELT is back on Thursday, June 13 — and it’s movie night!

For this Pride edition of MELT, we’re screening five short films by and about q***r and trans s*x workers.

We’ll open the evening with a peer support circle on resilience to share strategies for staying grounded when times are tough. Then we’ll serve dinner from Peace Bakery and settle in for a lineup of stunning short films made by and for our community.

Pride wouldn’t exist without trans s*x workers — and we’ll never forget it!

MELT Movie Night Lineup
Thursday, June 13

1. House of Whoreship (2023, 16 min)
A q***r brothel comedy made by and for s*x workers — Violet shows up to her shift and finds her ex working the same night.

2. Atlantic is a Sea of Bones (2017, 7 min)
A poetic portrait of Black trans life and memory in Brooklyn, starring Egyptt LaBeija and directed by Tourmaline.

3. Happy Birthday Marsha! (2018, 14 min)
A dreamy retelling of the hours before Stonewall, centered on Black trans icon and s*x worker Marsha P. Johnson.

4. Kasbi (2024, 13 min)
In Karachi, a middle-aged housewife hires a 20-year-old es**rt for one night—an intimate exchange unfolds between two women.

5. Sam’s World (2024, 65 min)
A non-binary s*x worker navigates a weekend of q***r intimacy, relationship tension, and unexpected pregnancy in NYC.

What to expect:
✿ 6:30 – Peer support discussion circle
✿ 7:00 – Dinner served
✿ 7:30 – Movie night begins
✿ Drop in anytime with RSVP!

Plus:
✿ Community closet — take what you need
✿ Gift bags & harm reduction supplies (Plan B, Narcan, condoms, l**e, abortion access info — no shame, always free)

MELT is a space by and for s*x workers to let the stress melt off, let your guard down, and be held in community. It’s a night to soften and rebuild your strength, so you’re ready for whatever the world has to offer.

Come relax, eat good food, watch films, and be with your people — every second Thursday of the month.

S*x workers only. RSVP required.
🔗 in bio.
sweetatx.org/events
[email protected]

04/23/2025

MELT: Austin SWers, join us on Thursday May 8 for a super powered peer support circle and rooftop sunset yoga session, with free dinner from Thundercloud and a gift bag with every RSVP 💕

🧘🏻🫶🏽 🥪 ☀️Schedule:

Peer Support Superpower Circle
6:15–6:30 — arrival + parking (guest spots on rooftop, we’ll scan you in)
6:30–7:00 — peer support circle

Rooftop Sunset Yoga
7:00–7:15 break + arrival / parking (guest spots on rooftop, we’ll scan you in)
7:30–8:30 — sunset yoga

Dinner +Social
8:30–9:30 — come eat and relax!

78704 on S Lamar — RSVP for exact location!

Free with RSVP:
• Thundercloud sandwich boxes
• Wellness gift bag
• Free condoms, l**e, dental dams, EC/Plan B, Narcan, abortion access info + more

S*x workers only | Masks provided & encouraged | RSVP required

🔗 in bio

We’re gathering for another MELT s*x worker wellness eve— starting with a peer support circle to name and appreciate our superpowers, whatever they look like right now 💫

Then we’ll stretch it out with a slow, yin-style yoga session on the rooftop, watching the sun go down over west Austin. This is light, grounding movement designed to soften your nervous system and stretch your connective tissue — great for relaxation and restoration. Props will be provided, and it’s accessible for all bodies and all levels of experience! 🌅

After sunset, we’ll close it out with Thundercloud for dinner (free with RSVP)! 🥪 Bring your favorite tunes and come kick back with us before the weekend hustle starts.

We’ll be hosting MELT every 2nd Thursday of the month — see you there! 💕

04/20/2025

She was sleeping in a cave for daze, but she’s getting up 🍞
Join in true l*z fellowship and not a fake ass w33d celebration. We have no beef with the leaf, but don’t celebrate while our friends are being arrested for taking their medicine. 🥸

🔥Sunday April 20th🔥
👽The Sahara Lounge👽
🐣3-9pm
🧀There will be queso & cake🎂

😎Everyone is welcome! 😇

$10- nobody turned away for lack of funds. 🙀

🌹DJs 🌹
Chorizo
Geli
Winona Grindr

🌴PERFORMERS🌴
Pinkstar - live set

Gothess Jasmine .jasmine
The Trans Era

❤️

HOST
Lex Vaughn

🎡SOUND🎡
Best Dressed Sound

🐺DOOR🐺

🎈FLYER🎈
Bethcita

🍄Presented By🍄
*zbintouch

On sight community resources-
Katherine Strickland
will be tabling with community education surrounding your emergency preparedness checklist aka your go bag. 💼

AND

S*x Workers Educating & Empowering Texans (SWEET) is an Austin-based grassroots organization led by transgender s*x workers of color. We are dedicated to ending the stigma against and criminalization of s*x work through peer support, outreach, public education, and harm reduction. When s*x workers lead the way, liberation tastes SWEET!

AND

Le***an Mapping Project is finally gonna be popping up in Austin. Story sharing info will be on site to give us your best to add to the L.M.P. Austin, TX edition.

🐬Brought to you by🐬*zbintouch

💨Air Purifier System:
Clear The Air ATXatx

Masks Strongly Encouraged
& Provided

🇵🇸 Now and forever!! 🇵🇸
⛓️‍💥VIVA VIVA PALESTINA

03/24/2025

Melt away the stress of your week with us 💜

We’re hosting a last-minute wellness pop-up this Thursday (March 28) on East Riverside—come through!

We’ll start at 6:30 PM with a peer support + discussion circle, then move into stretches for before and after clients around 7:30.

After 8:30, just swing by to hang out—
We’ll have hair tinsel, snacks, resources, and the latest industry gossip.

We’ll also have:
* Free condoms, l**e, Plan B, narcan, abortion access info + more
* A clothing donation drop-off for our next event
* Free food, drinks, and snacks!

S*x workers only | Masks provided | RSVP required (🔗 in bio)

03/06/2025

✨🥊 Join Coach Lu .lu.atx for Defense on your Back, a beginner-friendly self defense workshop, brought to you by S*x Workers Educating & Empowering Texans (SWEET) and Witty Bimbo .

Using techniques from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, participants will train options for exerting control over someone who is between their legs in a judgement-free environment. Practice with your peers and learn how to manage distance, time, and balance during a combative encounter with the goal of reducing injury and escaping.

This is a FREE class in Austin TX for s*x workers only. Registration is required via 🔗 in bio and on our website.

If you have the ability to donate, the suggested amount is $15-30 per person sent by CashApp to $atxsweet, but this is NOT REQUIRED.

Register at the 🔗 to join us — the location is private! See you there 💕

sweetatx.org
wittybimbo.org
coachluatx.com

01/05/2025

POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY 12! Some of us are feeling under the weather and we don’t want to spread it around 😷 stay safe and warm, and see you next Sunday!

The holidays can feel heavy, but we’re here to reconnect, reset, and support each other. Join us for a post-holiday Wellness Day focused on style, movement, and connection this January 12 in Austin, TX.

✨ What’s happening:
• Community Closet: Refresh your wardrobe for free! (Have clothing donations? Reach out to us.)
• Tinsel for Hair: Add some sparkle and shine to brighten your look. Just bring your locks — we will apply the tinsel for you!
• Movement Workshop: A gentle, grounding 45-minute class designed for caring for your body, pre- and post-client.
• Authentic Relating Peer Support Circle: A peer-led space for meaningful connection, reflection, and support.

💥 Free Resources Include: Plan B, condoms, l**e, HIV tests, Narcan, and more!

📅 Sunday, January 12 | 4–8 PM
📍 Austin, TX – RSVP for location (link in bio)

💜 ALL FREE. FOR S*X WORKERS ONLY.

Let’s bring light to the season and sweetness to our community. We can’t wait to see you there!

12/19/2024

The holidays can feel heavy, but we’re here to reconnect, reset, and support each other. Join us for a post-holiday Wellness Day focused on style, movement, and connection this January 5 in Austin, TX.

✨ What’s happening:
• Community Closet: Refresh your wardrobe for free! (Have clothing donations? Reach out to us.)
• Tinsel for Hair: Add some sparkle and shine to brighten your look. Just bring your locks — we will apply the tinsel for you!
• Movement Workshop: A gentle, grounding 45-minute class designed for caring for your body, pre- and post-client.
• Authentic Relating Peer Support Circle: A peer-led space for meaningful connection, reflection, and support.

💥 Free Resources Include: Plan B, condoms, l**e, HIV tests, Narcan, and more!

📅 Sunday, January 5 | 4–8 PM
📍 Austin, TX – RSVP for location (link in bio)

💜 ALL FREE. FOR S*X WORKERS ONLY.

Let’s bring light to the season and sweetness to our community. We can’t wait to see you there!

12/18/2024

Today, December 17th, is International Day to End Violence Against S*x Workers.

Here are 5 ways you can help end violence, from S*x Workers Educating & Empowering Texans (SWEET), an Austin-based s*x-worker-led mutual aid and advocacy group:

1. LEARN – Understand the s*x workers’ rights movement. Know the difference between legalization and decriminalization and how criminalization harms the safety and lives of those who trade and sell s*x.

2. RESPECT US – Avoid participating in or condoning jokes and stereotypes about s*x workers. Remind those around you that language matters—slurs and harmful narratives contribute to the violence we experience.

3. DISMANTLE STIGMA – There’s no shame in being or hiring a s*x worker. People who trade and sell s*x deserve to be well compensated, protected, and supported—especially in the face of violence. Push back against the normalization of violence wherever you see it. Nobody deserves abuse.

4. LISTEN – Hear s*x workers when we speak about our experiences, needs, and desires. Don’t assume we’re all the same or that we need saving. S*x workers know what liberation looks like—when we lead the way, it tastes SWEET!

5. SUPPORT – Donate to peer-led services. Help SWEET provide mutual aid to local s*x workers in need and build more resources for our communities.
Donate via Cash App: $ATXSWEET

Ending violence begins with solidarity.

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12/07/2024

💜❄️ SWEETEN UP - We’re gathering the weekend before International Day to End Violence Against S*x Workers to connect, recharge, and honor the fight for s*x workers’ rights and resilience worldwide.

Join us in Austin, TX, on December 15 for a SWEET day of care, resources, and community vibes.

✨ What to expect:
• First Aid Workshop: Taught by a peer, this workshop covers essential first aid skills relevant to s*x workers, including guidance on navigating conversations with paramedics/EMS.
• Community Closet & Clothing Swap: Bring clothes to swap or just take something home—no obligation to bring items.
• Paid Survey: Share your voice and take the survey at the event. More details on the website!
• Breathwork & Movement: Relax and unwind with facilitated exercises led by peers.

💥 Free Resources Include: Plan B, Narcan, HIV Tests, Condoms, L**e, Abortion Info

📅 December 15 | 4–8 PM
📍 RSVP for location (link in bio)

💜 ALL FREE. FOR S*X WORKERS ONLY.

Let’s ground ourselves in community and care as we prepare for this meaningful day. Don’t miss this SWEET way to start the season!

*xWorkerWellness
*xWorkIsWork

*xWorkers

*xWorkerSolidarity
*xWorkers

11/02/2024

We are in the final stages of recruiting for our S*x Worker Violence Prevention Research Study. If you have done any form of s*x work in Austin TX since 2017, sign up to take our survey for s*x workers and receive $100 pay via cashapp or venmo when you complete it. Contact us for more info or sign up on our website! sweetatx.org/survey

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