Old Pros

10/22/2026

Here's what criminalizing s*x buyers actually looks like.

Another clip from when debated at for .magazine

10/21/2026

Ceyenne Doroshow joins Kaytlin Bailey for this episode from Season 2 of The Oldest Profession about Valerie Solanas, best known for shooting Andy Warhol.

10/20/2026

What do the prohibition of alcohol and the prohibition of s*x work have in common?

Find out in this clip from when debated at for .magazine

10/19/2026

Two chances to see the show in November in NYC at The Hidden Jewel Box Theater!

11/20 with Madelyn Grey
11/21 with .elias.3

will take you on a mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a s*x worker’s perspective

10/17/2026

Iceland’s justice minister is pursuing legislation that would introduce mandatory prosecution (with jail sentences! instead of fines) for paying s*x workers for their services. Parliament is currently considering the legislation. This bill is being pushed as an anti-trafficking measure, despite Icelandic s*x workers and global human rights advocates explaining how this law would make s*x work more dangerous and make it harder to help victims of exploitation.

https://www.icelandreview.com/news/iceland-targets-demand-for-prostitution-with-tougher-penalties/

Iceland’s justice minister plans to introduce legislation this autumn that would prevent cases involving the purchase of s*x from being settled with a fine. Under the proposed changes, suspects would instead face prosecution. The bill was published for public consultation on Tuesday and is expecte...

10/16/2026

Policing pr*stitution looks like every other kind of policing -- and it doesn't look like justice for victims.

Another clip from when debated at for .magazine

10/15/2026

This essay from .southasian reflects on Gloria Steinem’s legacy. Specifically her long and well documented history of denigrating s*x workers and the movement feminist s*x workers in South Asia built without her leadership--or permission.

Southasian s*x workers defied the iconic feminist’s view of “prostitution” as “commercial rape” – and built a movement for their own empowerment

10/14/2026

From an impoverished child to the powerful concubine to sovereign ruler herself, Wu Zetian reigned over China for 45 years. This is her story.

reminds listeners that s*x workers have always been part of the story.

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10/13/2026

In a rare case of justice for migrant s*x workers, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent, Luis Uribe, has been convicted of r*ping and robbing four alleged s*x workers. In court his defense tried to impugn the credibility of his accusers. "They are hustlers," Uribe's lawyer told the courtroom last week. "They are pr*stitutes. They are liars." The jury didn’t buy it and convicted him on all counts.

https://reason.com/2026/09/17/border-officer-convicted-of-ra**ng-and-robbing-chinese-s*x-workers/
Magazine

Jurors didn't buy Luis Uribe's defense: that he was targeted by 'hustlers' for being an immigration officer.

10/12/2026

End Demand laws only push the entire industry underground.

Here's a clip from when debated at for .magazine