Pineapple Support, the adult industry’s leading mental health nonprofit, welcomes Free Speech Coalition (FSC) as a partner-level sponsor. The trade association for the adult industry joins over fifty adult businesses and organizations in committing funds and resources to the organization.
“As the trade association for the adult industry, it’s critical that we lift up other non-profits with our support,” says Michelle L. LeBlanc, Executive Director of FSC. “In just a few years, Pineapple Support has done what so many promised to do — built a real, reliable resource for therapy and support for sex workers. We’re proud to sponsor them, and look forward to helping any way we can in this especially challenging time.”
Pineapple Support was founded by British performer Leya Tanit in 2018, after a string of losses in the adult industry from depression and other mental illnesses. The organisation, which is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States and a registered charity in the UK, has so far connected over 1800 adult performers to mental health services, including free and low-cost, therapy, counseling and emotional support.
“The generosity of the FSC and the continued support of the team is invaluable to our organisation,” says Tanit. “The Free Speech Coalition plays an incredibly important role in the continued wellbeing of not just individual performers but they also contribute to the improved health of our entire industry. Our spending on therapy has tripled due to performers affected by COVID, so the support of all of our partners is crucial right now”
Requests for therapy with Pineapple Support have nearly tripled in the last year, and have risen 65% in the past six months. To find out more about becoming a sponsor of Pineapple Support, please visit Pineapple Support.
