"Throughout her career, Bailey has witnessed the "pendulum swing both ways" with regard to attitudes toward sex work. She recalls that when she first started out in the early 2000s, a time steeped in fat-shaming and slut-shaming, pop culture icons like Christina Aguilera seemed to promise a new era of freedom. "It once felt inconceivable that Roe v. Wade could be overturned. It felt like opportunities for women were always expanding," she said."
"For the next generation of feminists, Bailey urges expanding rights and resources for sex workers, and not mistaking prohibition for protection. "I believe that we will work towards a future with less sexual violence and less gender-based violence, not by policing anyone's sex life harder, but by giving more people, including the most vulnerable people, more access to rights and resources," Bailey said."
Kaytlin Bailey created a one-woman show combining comedy and the history of sex work. The show emphasizes examples of sex workers organizing and making their voices heard, with performances aimed at communities including San Francisco sex workers. Bailey recounts shifting cultural attitudes since the early 2000s, noting fat-shaming and slut-shaming alongside moments of perceived sexual liberation. Political changes, including conservative Supreme Court nominations and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, are presented as part of a wider pattern restricting sexual autonomy. The piece calls for expanded rights and resources for sex workers rather than criminalization to reduce sexual and gender-based violence.
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