Remembering Margo St. James

by KAYTLIN BAILEY

As an advocate for sex worker’s rights, one of the greatest honors of my career has been assisting with the memorial for Margo St. James this May Day, 5/1/2021. Unfortunately, I never got to meet Margo. I knew of the St. James Infirmary before I knew of its namesake. Although I was steeped in her legacy, I only learned the details of her life many years into this work.

Allow me the pleasure of telling you the legend of Margo St. James.