Savannah Sly has been advocating for the rights and welfare of people in the sex trade since 2013. Speaking from lived and studied experience, Sly articulates the impacts of criminalization, surveillance, discrimination and stigma on sex workers and uplifts holistic solutions to mitigate sex trade exploitation.
Sly is the founder and co-director of New Moon Network, an intermediary fund and capacity building nonprofit aimed at advancing the rights and welfare of people in the sex trade. Sly currently serves on the global steering committee of the Sex Work Donor Collaborative, and also on the board of Woodhull Freedom Foundation, the only organization in the US dedicated to defending sexual freedom as a fundamental human right.
Sly’s commentary is published in Brookings, Teen Vogue, and Psychology Today. Learn more at SavannahSly.com.