March 15, 2021 9:24 PMLegal
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LOS ANGELES The state of California may be taking a step toward decriminalization of sex work. Last week, San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener introduced a bill that would repeal California laws against “loitering for the purposes of prostitution” laws which are often invoked to arrest sex workers and which have also, statistics show, been used to discriminate against trans and LGBTQ people, and other people of color. This is one of those laws based exclusively on stereotypes and profiling, Wiener said in an interview with CNN. You don t have to actually do anything to commit this crime. This is based on how you look and how you re acting.