The Desiree Alliance, a diverse, sex worker-led network of organizations, communities and individuals across the US, issued a statement on their decision to boycott the International AIDS conference held in Melbourne, Australia.

The Desiree Alliance, a diverse, sex worker-led network of organizations, communities and individuals across the US, issued a statement on their decision to boycott the International AIDS conference held in Melbourne, Australia.

"Sponsorship from the IAS for U.S sex workers to attend the conference was nearly non-existent. Partially sponsoring scholarships for sex workers, who cannot attend without full funding yet fully sponsoring individuals/organizations that are allies to sex workers is insulting to sex worker rights groups that are sex worker-led." Read full letter on NSWP website here.