{"id":4286,"date":"2025-06-18T16:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sexwork.sexperterna.org\/?p=4286"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:35:07","slug":"drop-in-peer-support-and-hiv-sti-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sexwork.sexperterna.org\/en\/drop-in-peer-support-and-hiv-sti-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop in &#8211; Peer support and HIV\/STI testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sexperterna\/Sexwork offers a peer support unit \u2014 currently the only one of its kind in Sweden \u2014 where sex workers can meet others from the community, receive one-on-one support from our peer staff, and get tested for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea.<\/p>\n<p>Our drop-in sessions are free and confidential, with no booking required<span class=\"gmail_default\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gmail_default\">You can remain anonymous with our peer team, with no ID required.<\/span><br \/>\nThe space is grounded in anti-racist, feminist, queer, and sex work-friendly values.<\/p>\n<p>After your visit, you&#8217;ll receive a goodie bag containing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Condoms and lube<\/li>\n<li>A harm reduction kit important for those doing sex work<\/li>\n<li>A small gift<\/li>\n<li>Informational material<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0(<\/span>contacts for\u00a0s<span class=\"gmail_default\">ex workers&#8217;<\/span>\u00a0groups<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0in Stockholm<\/span>, meeting spaces, and professionals who can support you in<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0working more safely, doing sex work less, or stop selling sex if that is your goal).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next Drop-In:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Tuesday, June 24<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>3:00 PM\u20135:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>RFSL Stockholm, Alsn\u00f6gatan 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sexperterna\/Sexwork peer team has completed training with RFSL Sexperterna in HIV &amp; STI testing, harm reduction, and peer empowerment methods.<br \/>\nIn a safe, one-on-one, stigma-free setting, we can talk about safer sex, personal safety, and drug use, among other topics.<\/p>\n<p>During our peer sessions, we use the evidence-based strategy of Motivational Interviewing (MI) \u2014 agenda mapping, a method recommended by the Swedish Public Health Agency (Folkh\u00e4lsomyndigheten) for those leading conversations on sexual health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Our peer team speaks<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0nine languages<\/span>:<br \/>\nEnglish, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Kurmanji, French, Fanji, and\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">Croatian<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>We proudly collaborate with\u00a0<i>\u00c4lvsj\u00f6 Sexuell H\u00e4lsa<\/i>, a Stockholm sexual health clinic whose staff will be located just next to the peer support space, offering chlamydia and gonorrhea testing frequently requested by the sex workers we meet. 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