Peers + Fatso
Fatso has thrown support behind many local and national causes but our ongoing support of Peers Victoria is central to our values: to lift up our community and to lend our name and efforts to organizations and identities that suffer from unjust stigma.
Peers has been providing outreach, harm reduction and education services for people in the sex industry for more 25 years. It is an innovative, multi-service grassroots agency established by, with, and for sex workers in 1995. Through direct service delivery and community partnerships, Peers provides an array of outreach and drop in harm reduction and support services alongside education and employment training for current and former sex workers, in Victoria and on Vancouver Island.
Fatso's Founder and CEO, Jill Van Gyn, is not only a member of the Peers Board of Director's but has dedicated many of her company's philanthropic efforts towards the destigmatization of sex work.
All profits from the sale of Fatso apparel will be donated to Peers and their various peer-driven programs.
100% of profits will go to Peers Victoria. You can also donate directly to Peers here.
Some words from Peer's members and advocates on sex work
Kristi - Sex worker
What do people need to know?
“Support for sex workers’ safety is important”
Fatso Black Hoodie
$59.99 = $15 to Peers
Thea - Former sex worker and proud of it
Also formerly alcohol and drug dependant.
What do people need to know?
“Many people I love are sex workers”
Fatso Dark Grey Crew Sweatshirt
$49.99 = $12 to Peers
Mia - Pleasure activist
What do people need to know?
“Sex work is valuable and important work”
Fatso Dark Grey T-Shirt
$24.99 = $8 to Peers
Sophia - Peers Community Member
What do people need to know?
“Sex work is viewed as a 'risk' or vulnerability in people's lives but for many, sex work is actually their way of surviving the actual vulnerabilities in their lives like homelessness, poverty, disability, and discrimination.”
Fatso Mint Muscle Shirt
$24.99 = $8 to Peers
Ruby - Owner, Ruby Entertainment
What do people need to know?
"Sex work is a powerful means to unwind and celebrate in this short life"
Fatso Pine Crop T-Shirt
$24.99 = $8 to Peers
Cha win is - Leadership Consultant
What do people need to know?
"Decolonizing sex work is part of Indigenous self-determination."
Fatso Blue Crew Sweatshirt
$49.99 = $12 to Peers
Gillie - Communications Officer
What do people need to know?
"You contribute to stigma—about something, we all do. It’s in what we were taught, how we were brought up, how we weren’t brought up, who taught us and who taught them. Our responsibility, my responsibility, is to dig deeper and take a look and dismantle what’s bs. Stigma against sex workers is in our language, films, memes, our Halloweens...I invite you to think about it. I did, I do."
Fatso Army Green T-Shirt
$24.99 = $8 to Peers
Rachel - Executive Director
What do people need to know?
"Supporting the decriminalization of sex work is a feminist priority; sexual and bodily autonomy is everyone's right."
Fatso Grey Hoodie
$59.99 = $8 to Peers
Mona - Independent Companion
What do people need to know?
“I’d love to share my big smile with you, but sex workers still face a lot of stigma. This can impact our lives in many ways you may not be aware of. For example, sex workers can face termination of current or future employment, estrangement from family, custody issues, inability to cross international borders, and loss of safety in their homes and communities. Please help us fight stigma by standing up for us when you hear someone discriminate against sex workers!”
Fatso Dark Grey Crew Sweatshirt
$49.99 = $12 to Peers
Mikko Madness - Former sex worker
What do people need to know?
“My community includes sex workers.”
Fatso Black Muscle Shirt
$24.99 = $8 to Peers
Peers is an innovative, multi-service grassroots agency that was established by, with, and for sex workers in 1995. Through direct service delivery and community partnerships, Peers provides an array of outreach and drop in harm reduction and support services alongside education and employment training for current and former sex workers, in Victoria and on Vancouver Island.