The experience of balancing both their corporate job and their experiences as a sex worker means that Mataoe is able to connect directly with the need for intentional harm-reducing corporate policies, cultural change in healthcare, and education on sexuality and sexual identity. For their work, Mataoe was recently featured in an article by Decriminalize Sex Work (a national organization with a goal to end the prohibition of consensual adult prostitution).
Mataoe has also spoken on panels for both NYTAG (New York Transgender Awareness Group) and Decriminalize Sex Work on trans awareness and trans-masculine visibility. Their work intentionally centers the lives and experiences of black trans and black queer communities.
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