“…Even prior to the pandemic, sex workers in the U.S. – especially those who experience intersectional oppression in terms of race, class, and gender – faced considerable health and social disparities in terms of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, mental health, physical and sexual violence, stigma, and discrimination ( Baral et al, 2014 ; Goldenberg, Duff, & Krusi, 2015 ; Harcourt & Donovan, 2005 ; Platt et al, 2018 ; Poteat et al, 2015 ; Rhodes et al, 2012 ; Scambler & Paoli, 2008 ; Shannon & Csete, 2010 ; Shannon et al, 2008 , 2015 ; Vanwesenbeeck, 2017 ). These disparities have likely exacerbated the risks and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among sex work populations, leading numerous health bodies, researchers, and activists to urge for targeted support initiatives ( Bromfield, Panichelli, & Capous-Desyllas, 2021 ; Jozaghi & Bird, 2020 ; Karamouzian, Johnson, & Kerr, 2020 ; Kawala, Kirui, & Cumber, 2020 ; Lam, 2020a ; UNAIDS, 2020 ); as Platt and colleagues advocated in a 2020 editorial: “sex workers must not be forgotten in the COVID-19 response” ( Platt et al, 2020 ). Unfortunately, there has been little research on the pandemic's health and other effects on sex workers, representing a considerable gap in current knowledge that impedes effective intervention efforts.…”