Sitting down with Cathy Reisenwitz was a wonderful peek into sex work and the intellectual ideas revolving around it. Cathy’s journey from an evangelical, to a sugar baby, and now a thriving journalist is a testament to anyone working to forge their own path in life. From her personal story to politics, the impact of socioeconomic status, masculinity, and choice – we talk about it all in this week's program.
“As the war on drugs [is] kind of ramping down, I believe, the war on sex is ramping up.”
Cathy Reisenwitz is a writer with bylines in VICE, Reason, the Daily Beast, The Week, and other publications. Her newsletter is Sex and the State on Substack – a newsletter about power. Cathy works to end loneliness and foster human connection through her writing.
Show notes:
* Coming from Huntsville, Alabama- Author and Journalist Cathy Reisenwitz
* As the war on drugs is ramping down the war on sex is ramping up
* The laws surrounding sex work vs. sex trafficking
* The attitudes towards sex growing up in Madison County
* Cathy’s journey from evangelical life to sex work in the nation’s capital
* How the Sex work industry is similar to the food industry
* How the SESTA/FOSTA law impacted sex work
* What it means to be a Sugar Baby vs. an Escort
* The importance of a contract
* Masculinity and sexuality
* Sex in the State
* The impact sex work has had on her life and future
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