Holiday Special: Coming Out Stories
From The Oldest Profession Podcast by Old Pros
December 16, 2025 · 49 min · Season 6
About this episode
This holiday special features listener-submitted coming out stories from sex workers, highlighting their experiences with community, stigma, and the importance of chosen family.
Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicidal thoughts. Coming out as a sex worker can be an act of courage, a moment of rupture, or a slow, ongoing negotiation with the world. In this holiday special of The Oldest Profession Podcast, Kaytlin Bailey shares powerful listener-submitted stories about coming out, being outed, and finding—or losing—community. Released in recognition of December 17, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, this episode brings together voices from around the world. Sex workers speak candidly about family conversations that went better than expected, moments of devastating betrayal, workplace discrimination, union battles, stigma within and outside the community, and the relief that can come with telling the truth. These stories are not simple or uniformly uplifting—but they are deeply human. They reflect the risks of being out in a criminalized and stigmatized industry, the strength it takes to stand in one's truth, and the importance of chosen family and solidarity, especially during the holidays. To anyone listening who feels isolated, afraid of being outed, or cut off from family or community: you are not alone. Thank you to all…
People in this episode
Host: Kaytlin Bailey
Topics covered
- coming out stories
- sex work
- community
- stigma
- family
- solidarity
- mental health
Keywords
- coming out
- sex worker
- community
- stigma
- mental health
- family
- solidarity
- International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
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