The Lancet medical journal predicted that decriminalizing sex work was the single intervention that would have the greatest impact on H.I.V. If somebody has a conviction just for sex work, they can get it expunged from the record. The committee consulted with sex workers, the National Sex Workers Association and the Scarlet Alliance in the development of the bill, which is why it’s so relevant to the lived context and needs of sex workers. There might be registration, checks, zoning so it can only operate in industrial areas, restrictions on street-based or migrant sex workers. How do sex workers manage the anxiety of being caught and facing very real criminal risks?

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 06:27 UTC