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I agree. But if you look at history, you see that sometimes (not always, but sometimes), an institution crumbles remarkably quickly. Like Communism in the former Soviet block. Or the ban on gay marriage in the North America. I was just at a house party/fundraiser for another insurgent...

New York On the Cusp of Sex Law Overhaul as Half-Meausres Fail A report on the NYC diversion program, which effectively decriminalizes sex work with changing any laws, in today's Times: "Variations of the diversion program have sprung up across the country. Seattle, Atlanta and Santa Fe...

Sasha told some to go read a book, but didn't mention titles! Here's some background reading for those who after reading this thread still thinks that the stuff in April's petition involved a "grey area" of consented-to "voluntary acts". It's a 4 minute read. BDSM is not only compatible...

This is the most pernicious post in the thread: labeling consent a "grey area," suggesting the grievants cannot complain because they engaged in "voluntary acts." If there is one thing that is fundamental to de-stigmatizing and supporting sex work, it is affirming a provider's right to consent...

The government prosecutes and controls a criminal prosecution. The government is not always your friend, or interested in justice. You control your own civil prosecution.

That is exactly the reason wby this cause is so deserving of pro bono representation, because the ordinary forces of the market for legal services would not result in market-rate representation. That is the rationale of pro bono representation. Pro bono-- "for good". Plus, this is a "low bono"...

While "outing" the perpetrators on the internet with their real names seems the most effective way to punish and deter them from repeating. But this is a business built on discretion. If MK and his associates were outed, does that start us down a slippery slope towards outing johns for...

I practice law in the US, not Canada, but its not all that different. I've done lots of pro bono work in my career (when the hours are added up) and a lot of it was underwritten by a large international corporate law firm employing me, on behalf of groups who faced inceedible stigma and hate...

Good point. And can't disagree with Patron or Dave in Pheonix that the prospects of any US jurisdiction decriminalizing anytime soon are dim. But many of the current decrim proponents are coming at the issue from a socialist/labor standards/human rights angle, rather than from the (often...

And here is the prime sponsor of the NYS decriminalization bill, Julia Salazar, denouncing the Hollywood types moving in to "save the victims": https://twitter.com/juliacarmel__/status/1199144598775439360

Great thread, great discussion.

Patron, Thanks for your response and insight. Apologies in advance for the length of the post, but sitting here in court waiting all day with nothing to do. My thoughts in response to you, neverbored, rollingstone: I spent about a year looking for a regular local NYC SP in the ~$600/hr...

Great discussion. Far more sophisticated and enlightening than discussions of the same topics among hobbyists who frequent underdeveloped countries, like Thailand, the DR or Costa Rica. But the platitudes about price being a function of supply and demand misses some some of the critical market...

There has long been a deep split between "pro-sex" and "anti-sex" within US radical feminists, as far back as the 1980s when I was an undergraduate majoring in women's studies. The anti-sexers viewed any heterosexual sex and pornography as inherently exploitative and perpetuative of male...

Patron, I agree that the injection of West Coast celebrities is unhelpful. But there is a significant discussion of economic justice around the NY legislation that has actually been introduced. In fact, my New York State Senator Julia Salazar is a Democratic Socialist, and she is the prime...