Thread by @RepEEdwards

If I thought #sexwork decriminalization was good for sex workers and bad for everybody else, I wouldn't advocate for it. Sex work decrim is good for 1) trafficking victims, who are more likely to be found and identified, as well as less likely to be stigmatized and incarcerated

2) Police officers, who are less likely to be tempted to abuse their power over other people, and can focus more on their original mission: work that actually protects others

3) People with disabilities, who benefit from increased access to companionship and erotic labor

4) People with aesthetic "quality of life" concerns who are less likely to observe street-based work if sex work shifts to indoor spaces

5) Women of color, who are less likely to be profiled and harassed

6) Trans women, who are less likely to be profiled and harassed

7) Women, who are less likely to suffer harms from slut-shaming

8) People in sexless marriages, who may choose to remain together if they can get their sexual needs satisfied elsewhere

9) Friends and family of sex workers, who can share their lives with sex workers without facing trumped-up "pimping," "profiting," and "promoting" charges

10) Taxpayers who benefit if their tax dollars are spent only on policing crimes that actually have a victim

11) Participants in the economy who benefit from economic gains associated with increased productivity and labor mobility (criminal records make it harder to obtain and switch jobs)

12) Anybody like me who wants the violence caused by black markets and criminalization to STOP.