Maggie's Matchbook
Sex work
A book of matches with Maggie's logo, street address, and phone number.
Maggie's
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
20-strike book of matches
Maggie's: The Safe Sex Professionals - pin
Sex work
Maggie's pin with logo and tag line.
Maggie's
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project Launch Party Invitation
Sex work
An invitation from Maggie's Board of Directors to the launch of the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project after having received financial support from the City of Toronto.
Maggie's
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
October 1988
8.5" x 11" photocopy
The Half and Half Show - Brochure
Sex work
Brochure advertising Maggie's first ever fundraiser, a cabaret show featuring Gwendolyn's 'Merchants of Love' performance and others.
Maggie's
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
25 October 1992
8.5" x 11" folded in half lengthwise, double sided
The Half and Half Show - Program
Sex work
Detailed program from Maggie's first ever fundraiser, a cabaret show featuring Gwendolyn's 'Merchants of Love' performance and others.
Maggie's
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
25 October 1992
Elaine Ayres (Graphic Designer)
8.5" x 11" folded in half lengthwise, double sided, two pages stapled together.
Safe Sex Slut - pin
Sex work
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
Safe Sex Ho - pin
Sex work
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project's Policies and Position Statements
Sex work
A series of policy statements on the decriminalization of sex work, forced HIV testing, quarantining, safe sex, peer-to-peer outreach, among other topics.
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project
8.5" x 11" photocopy
Safe Sex Ho! - pin
Sex workers
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
Cabbagetown Gentrification and Anti-prostitution Measures - CORP Letter to Ian Scott, Attorney General
Sex work
Letter on behalf of the Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes regarding gentrification and anti-prostitution measures taken in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto.
Ryan Hotchkiss
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes
16 December 1987
8.5" x 11" photocopy
Stiletto - Vol 1 (1)
Sex work
Stiletto was the newsletter of the Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes (CORP) from 1990-1991. This issue includes contributions from Chris Bearchell, Danny Cockerline, Alexandre Highcrest, Ryan Hotchkiss, J., Julian, L., and Valerie Scott
Ryan Hotchkiss, editor
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
11" x 17" photocopy folded in half
I'm a Safe Sex Pro! (blue) - pin
Sex work
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Safe Sex Corps, a precursor to the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Safe Sex Corps
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
S.W.A.T. Lips - pin
Sex work
Like Maggie's, Safe Sex Corps, and the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project before them, the Sex Workers' Alliance of Toronto made 1" pins in the 1990s.
Sex Workers' Alliance of Toronto
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
Cinema and the Sex Trade: An Interview with Gwendolyn
Sex work
An interview with Gwendolyn about her artistic work, including her activism with the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project that inspired her short film Prowling By Night (1990).
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
From the personal collection of Richard Fung
April 1990
11" x 17" folded in half
It's a business doing pleasure with you... safely. - pin
Sex work
A cheeky sex work-themed pin foregrounding safe sex practices as central to sex workers' business.
Unknown
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
1" round pin
Safe Sex For Hookers
sex work
Four page prevention brochure written by and distributed to sex workers. Printed by the AIDS Committee of Toronto.
Valerie Scott
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
4.25" x 5.5" photocopy
Réaction SIDA - "Prostitutes Protest Scapegoating at Montreal Conference"
Réaction SIDA
An article by Carol Leigh on a meeting of sex workers at the V International AIDS Conference in Montreal protesting how they have been scapegoated.
Réaction SIDA
Support Your Local Prostitutes - Stickers
Sex work
A series of stickers made to counteract anti-cruising signs in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto.
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
early 1990s
sticker
Prostitutes Keep Up the Good Work - Poster
Sex work
Poster made to counteract anti-cruising signs in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto.
From the personal collection of Andrew Sorfleet
early 1990s