Savannah Sly is a globally recognized sex worker rights advocate dedicated to advancing the fundamental human rights of sex workers worldwide.

Speaking from lived and studied experience, Sly articulates the impacts of criminalization, surveillance, discrimination and stigma on sex workers and survivors of exploitation to lawmakers, the media, and general public.

Sly is the founder and co-director of New Moon Network, an intermediary fund that successfully channeled over $1,500,000 into sex worker-led organizations between 2022-2024. Recognizing the need for mentorship in the movement for sex workers rights, Sly launched Spokes Hub in collaboration with Woodhull Freedom Foundation to offer free online peer learning opportunities for advocates with lived experience in the sex trade.

As board president of SWOP USA, Sly successfully coordinated 40+ sex workers from across the US to appear on the cover of New York Times Magazine. An organizer at heart, Sly has played a powerful convening role for the ALCU-WA’s Tech Equity Coalition, and the #OldProProject.

Sly has served as an advisor to Third Wave Fund’s Sex Worker Giving Circle, and was lead coordinator for the Seattle Sex Work Symposium, a week-long arts and education festival held annually between 2016-2019.

Sly has spoken on the topic of sex work for a wide array of audiences including Washington University, Giving List Women, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, XBiz Los Angeles and Miami, and Women in AI Ethics. Sly’s writings on issues relating to sex work have been published in mainstream publications such as Brookings, Teen Vogue, VT Digger, and the South Seattle Emerald. As a sought-after commentator, Sly has given interviews for New York Time Magazine, Psychology Today, VICE, The Seattle Times, The Stranger, VPR, and KUOW.

Sly serves on the board of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, the only organization dedicated to sexual freedom as a fundamental human right, as well as on the global steering committee for the Sex Work Donor Collaborative. In 2025 Sly was honored to also join the board of Free Speech Coalition, a trade association committed to defending the rights and freedoms of the adult industry. 

When not advancing sex workers rights, Sly enjoys playing music, doing yoga, and exploring new places on foot. Sly resides in Vermont and Seattle, but is most often found on a bus, train or plane at points in between.