Old Pros is a non-profit media organization creating conditions to change the status of sex workers in society.
The Oldest Profession Podcast reminds listeners that sex workers have always been part of the story. Each episode focuses on an “old pro” from history, contextualizing that figure in their own time and connecting their story to the ongoing struggle for sex worker rights.
Your host, Kaytlin Bailey, is a nationally touring stand up comic, notorious old pro, and sex worker rights advocate. She’s partnered with the whole team at Old Pros to create an accessible and entertaining resource for anyone who wants to learn more about sex workers and our place in history.
Weaving history, comedic storytelling, and the wisdom of lived experience, Whore’s Eye View is a 75-minute mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a sex worker’s perspective.
Accused: Mike Bickle, Founder of Exodus Cry & Tim Ballard, Founder of Operation Underground Railroad
Too often pundits and politicians have claimed that adult consensual SWers are more concerned with making a living than with protecting children, or innocent victims of sexual exploitation. The argument goes something like, “Sure, SESTA/FOSTA made it harder for sex...
Recommendation to Decriminalize Sex Work in Rhode Island
This article is an excellent overview of the history and recent efforts to decriminalize sex work in Rhode Island. A new report from the Rhode Island study commission found that criminalizing adult consensual sex work has only increased violence, exploitation, and STI...
Stop KOSA: We cannot censor our way to safety.
Our friends at the Woodhull Freedom Foundation have created an easy to use tool to let your representatives know that you do not support the (well intentioned but) dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). From Woodhull Freedom Foundation: The stated goal of the bill...
Decriminalizing Sex Work Decreases Rape
The Cato Institute has published a research brief confirming that decriminalizing or legalizing prostitution decreases rape. Prohibiting sex work, either through direct criminalization or end demand laws, significantly increases reported rapes. The brief is based on...
UNAIDS Report on Sex Worker Rights in India
Sex workers in India have been fighting for their rights for decades and are an example of the incredible power of community organizing and advocacy. In 2001, over 25,000 sex workers gathered for a festival despite prohibitionist pushback. Their defiance is celebrated...
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