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Maggie's Promotional and Educational Materials (Excerpts)

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The cover of a Maggie's pamphlet. The paper is blue and reads "If the cops want to talk to you..."; in the left-hand side, there is an illustration of a police officer. On the right, the Sex Worker's Action Project logo (a lipstick kiss mark).
A list of phone numbers for legal aid (including for children under 18), filing police complaints, and a direct like to the Sex Workers' Alliance of Toronto from the back of a yellow Maggie's pamphlet.
An excerpt from a pink Maggie's pamphlet geared toward youth sex workers that reads, "This is a Peer-Run Project! We are not social workers or psychologists. We are sex workers helping ourselves. The aim of this project is to help empower youth working in the sex trade through education. Getting involved is easy!" The pamphlet includes instructions for calling Maggie's, including "ask for Julien Francisco" beside a clip-art landline telephone.
The front of a bright green Maggie's pamphlet with an illustration of a man pulling out his pockets and the SWAP logo in the lower left-hand corner. The text reads: "BEWARE ENTRAPMENT - dirty tricks from legal dicks..."
The front of a Maggie's pamphlet, in black, white, red and grey. It is in the style of a tabloid brochure with no illustrations. Clip-text reads: "Exclusive Report!!! HOW TO HAVE SAFER SEX. XXX Rated. Explicit pix! Lurid tales! Filthy words! Shocking details revealed!! Free!"
The cover of a yellow Maggie's pamphlet with the logo and byline for the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project (a safety pin through an S with "the safe sex professionals" beside it) in the lower left-hand corner. The pamphlet cover reads: ZAP AIDS! Bag for BJs..."
A list of clinics for information and testing included on the back of a pink Maggie's pamphlet, including "hassle-free" health clinics. Below this, there is the text: "For health and legal info, Bad Trick Sheets, condoms, lube, fits and coffee:" followed by the Maggie's logo and address with the byline "sex workers helping ourselves."
A promotional Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project button. The button, a faint pink condom ring against a white background, reads "SAFE SEX HO" with the PSSP number and name on the margins.
An orange Maggie's pamphlet with instructions about when to get a tuberculosis test, how best to avoid it, and how to treat it.
A pink advertisement for the Bad Calls List, with the logos for SWAP, PSSP, and Maggie's. Maggie's drop-in address is provided for those who want to pick up the full list.

Dublin Core

Title

Maggie's Promotional and Educational Materials (Excerpts)

Subject

sex work activism in Toronto

Description

promotional and educational pamphlets on safe sex

Creator

Maggie's Toronto Sex Worker's Action Project (Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project)

Publisher

Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers' Action Project (Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project)

Date

1980s, 1990s

Type

paper pamphlets

Identifier

F0183-01-038

Coverage

Toronto

Citation

Maggie's Toronto Sex Worker's Action Project (Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project), “Maggie's Promotional and Educational Materials (Excerpts),” The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions, accessed August 14, 2026, https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/items/show/3431.