Sex workers’ rights advocates are celebrating Julia Salazar’s win in the New York Democratic primary election, saying that they have an ally in the 27-year-old Democratic Socialist. No other politicians, including any in the Democratic party, have made sex workers’ rights such an integral part of their policy. “Julia is the first ever vocal advocate for sex workers’ rights to run on the issue and win,” Lola Balcon, a community organizer for sex workers’ rights, told HuffPost on Friday. Around 40 sex workers and their advocates went door-to-door to discuss sex workers’ rights ― and why they think Salazar is the best candidate for concerned community members. Sex workers face huge threats of violence from both clients and law enforcement officers; many of the workers are low-income women of color.

Source: Huffington Post September 14, 2018 22:52 UTC