Red Umbrella Project

Amplifying the voices of people in the sex trades through media, advocacy, and storytelling programs

Send a postcard to your NY state reps!

This spring, we launched a postcard campaign to demand that NY Senators and Assemblymembers pass the No Condoms as Evidence Bill (S1379/A2736). Fill out the form and we’ll send them for you!

Speak Up! Guide to Media Tools and Tactics

Our free downloadable 35 page guide shares information, skills, and tactics for engaging with the media for those who want to achieve better and more effective media representation of people in the sex trades.

No Condoms as Evidence

No one should have to choose between safer sex and arrest! Learn about the progress toward passing NY State bill S1379/A2736 and ban the use of condoms as evidence this spring.

Red Umbrella Diaries Podcast

Listen and subscribe to our free podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud. More than 70 episodes documenting the stories of people in the sex trade, as told live at our monthly storytelling events!

Red Umbrella Diaries Events

We produce a free live storytelling event featuring the true stories of people in the sex trades. Join us the first Thursday of every month at Happy Ending Lounge in New York City!

Pros(e) – Issue #1 From: $5
Pros(e) is the Red Umbrella Project’s literary journal, which collects and publishes the writings of participants in our Becoming Writers workshops.

Pros(e) #1 is a 110 page softcover book and was published in December 2012.
Cooking In Heels: A Memoir Cookbook From: $7
Ceyenne Doroshow offers up 40 Southern-style favorites with a Caribbean twist, plus the story of her life and struggles as she grew up a transgender girl in Brooklyn.