"From Sept. 6-8, the “Queerz Get Loud” festival, hosted at the Lublin Cultural Center, will include a panel on prostitution.

“Celebration, diversity, a platform to experience each other together, inspiration and stimulation, and a polyphony of different means of expression — this is what Queerz Get Loud has always been and will be,” reads the event description, according to the DoRzeczy.pl news portal.

It goes on to say that the Camera Femina foundation is “queering” Lublin for the fifth year, calling the city “an important point on the queer map of Poland.”

What can attendees expect? Workshops, meetings, discussions, a zine premiere, film screenings, a theater performance, concerts, a drag and burlesque show, and… a panel discussion on “sex work.”

“In the history of the fight for LGBT rights, trans and non-white people who engaged in sex work played an important role. This aspect is often omitted in mainstream narratives. Queer aesthetics have always drawn from the culture of sex work and sexuality. Moreover, the community of sex workers often was more inclusive for queer people and provided a safer environment compared to the hostile outside world. During the discussion, taking place with people experienced in sex work, we will also focus on the economic exclusion of queer people, for whom sex work is often the only way to avoid poverty. For trans people, it is often the only option available to obtain the funds necessary to start the transition process. Faced with limited prospects, sex work can be a way to make a decent living.” — the description reads."

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