At a virtual think tank discussion on human trafficking organized by Bayside’s Center for Women of New York, experts pointed out that migrant women and
new york. julia salazar introduced the stop violence in the sex trades act, decriminalize sex work, supporters say it provides legal protections, safer for sex workers and removes the stigma. but some survivors think this goes too far. melanie thompson was kidnapped at 12 years old and repeatedly raped by strangers in an abandoned house in new york, sex trafficked through her teens. says it would make it easier for pimps to hurt vulnerable people. the vast majority are victims. i love to say you can t make a choice if you don t have choices. prostitution needs to not be viewed as an individualized choice, rather needs to be viewed as oppressive system that thrives on other oppressive symptoms. thompson is more supportive
Bills in Hawaii, New York, and Vermont would decriminalize prostitution. A Tennessee bill would make paying for sex a felony punishable by 6 years in prison.