This is a great post…totally great perspective on how and why we should apply a harm reduction framework to work with sex workers and within repro justice. I’ve been part of a fantastic program in San Francisco that gets at exactly what you speak about here. It’s called Ladies’ Night. It’s a drop-in program for homeless and marginally house women in the Mission District in our city: http://is.gd/oJNB. As a harm reduction based program, it seeks to provide a safe space for women to get what they need (needle exchange, safe sex/hygiene supplies, food, socializing, etc.) while empowering them to make healthy choices in their lives. We recently published a program evaluation: http://is.gd/oJS3.

Harm reduction is definitely where it’s at for sex ed. Thanks for crafting such a great post about it!

Catie Magee