What is the future of prostitution and sex work? Earlier this month in Portland, Oregon, a group of people spoke at a public hearing about the dignity of their jobs as sex workers. One person at the hearing, organized by the Oregon Sex Workers Human Rights Commission, said that as a single parent, sex work had provided a level of financial stability that other jobs did not. Other fields offered low wages that made it difficult to provide the bare minimum in terms of food and housing. “I’m able to buy food, my kids’ school supplies, give them presents on Christmas morning and not have the fear of being homeless,” said Brandi, who only provided a first name. Brandi began to cry: “Law enforcement says I should get a real job, as if I don’t have a real job.” New York this year repealed an anti-loitering law known as the “walking while trans” ban. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law in February. New York and Massachusetts are considering partial decriminalization bills. New York is also considering a full decriminalization bill. The Seattle City Council last year repealed a prostitution loitering ordinance. The Rhode Island Legislature agreed this month to carry out a study to review the state’s laws on sex work. (The state briefly decriminalized indoor prostitution from 2003 to 2009, a move that lawmakers say was an accident because a key provision in state statute was deleted in bill drafting). New Hampshire passed a bill that would allow someone to be immune from prostitution-related charges if they report an incident of alleged assault. Gov. Chris Sununu signed it into law in June. The Burlington City Council in Vermont voted this month to consider eliminating ordinances that prohibit prostitution. Final action is expected in a few months.

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What is the future of prostitution and sex work? Earlier this month in Portland, Oregon, a group of people spoke at a public hearing about the dignity of their jobs as sex workers. One person at the hearing, organized by the Oregon Sex Workers Human Rights Commission, said that as a single parent, sex work had provided a level of financial stability that other jobs did not. Other fields offered low wages that made it difficult to provide the bare minimum in terms of food and housing. “I’m able to buy food, my kids’ school supplies, give them presents on Christmas morning and not have the fear of being homeless,” said Brandi, who only provided a first name. Brandi began to cry: “Law enforcement says I should get a real job, as if I don’t have a real job.” New York this year repealed an anti-loitering law known as the “walking while trans” ban. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law in February. New York and Massachusetts are considering partial decriminalization bills. New York is also considering a full decriminalization bill. The Seattle City Council last year repealed a prostitution loitering ordinance. The Rhode Island Legislature agreed this month to carry out a study to review the state’s laws on sex work. (The state briefly decriminalized indoor prostitution from 2003 to 2009, a move that lawmakers say was an accident because a key provision in state statute was deleted in bill drafting). New Hampshire passed a bill that would allow someone to be immune from prostitution-related charges if they report an incident of alleged assault. Gov. Chris Sununu signed it into law in June. The Burlington City Council in Vermont voted this month to consider eliminating ordinances that prohibit prostitution. Final action is expected in a few months.

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