July 21, 2020
The Cape Cod, MA, chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America asked DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey to present on police reform, accountability, and gendered violence from a sex worker’s perspective. The talk started with a brief history of policing prostitution, and the social narratives we have constructed to allow police abuse to proliferate. Bailey then outlined how decriminalization provides a lens into a critical examination of state-sponsored violence and repression.
The conversation was hosted by Ali Wilkey and Michael Heras, co-chairs of the chapter, as part of Cape Cod DSA’s speaker series on policing, society, and police abolition running throughout the month.
Following her presentation, Bailey led a Q&A in which she fielded questions about gender stereotypes, mutual aid as a support system among sex workers, alternatives to policing, and more. “It was incredibly rewarding to explore these ideas with such a curious group of individuals,” Bailey said. “I felt encouraged by the support we received and look forward to future collaborations!”
![Kaytlin Bailey’s presentation was the third in a four-part speaker series entitled “Policing Society.” (Photo: Cape Cod DSA/Instagram)](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-4.1-5-225x300.jpg)
Kaytlin Bailey’s presentation was the third in a four-part speaker series entitled “Policing Society.” (Photo: Cape Cod DSA/Instagram)
![Bailey describes the critical intersection between sex worker rights, racial and gender justice, and police reform during her July 21 presentation. (Photo: Cape Cod DSA/YouTube)](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-4.2-4-300x168.jpg)
Bailey describes the critical intersection between sex worker rights, racial and gender justice, and police reform during her July 21 presentation. (Photo: Cape Cod DSA/YouTube)
DSW Newsletter #17 (August 2020)
Hero(es) of the Month: TS Candii, SX Noir, and Gizelle Marie Organize the Largest Sex Worker March in U.S. History
![Hero(es) of the Month: TS Candii, SX Noir, and Gizelle Marie Organize the Largest Sex Worker March in U.S. History](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-1.1-4.jpg)
MA Democratic Senate Candidates Are Listening to Sex Workers
![MA Democratic Senate Candidates Are Listening to Sex Workers](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-2.1-6.jpg)
NY Senate Fails Trafficking Survivors, Again
![NY Senate Fails Trafficking Survivors, Again](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-3.1-3.jpg)
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey on Sex Work and Police Reform
![DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey on Sex Work and Police Reform](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-4.1-5.jpg)
DSW Takes Action Against EARN IT
![DSW Takes Action Against EARN IT](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/earn-it-act-fb.jpg)
The Stripper Strike Goes National
![The Stripper Strike Goes National](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-6.1.jpg)
![Hero(es) of the Month: TS Candii, SX Noir, and Gizelle Marie Organize the Largest Sex Worker March in U.S. History](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-1.1-4-150x150.jpg)
![MA Democratic Senate Candidates Are Listening to Sex Workers](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-2.1-6-150x150.jpg)
![NY Senate Fails Trafficking Survivors, Again](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-3.1-3-150x150.jpg)
![DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey on Sex Work and Police Reform](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-4.1-5-150x150.jpg)
![DSW Takes Action Against EARN IT](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/earn-it-act-fb-150x150.jpg)
![The Stripper Strike Goes National](https://decriminalizesex.work/wp-content/uploads/IMG-6.1-150x150.jpg)