Even before being involved in the hobby It has always seemed silly to me that it's illegal. It's a victimless crime.
On the other hand, I hate the thought of it being taxed if it's legalized.
Topic: I don't know any of the mods well enough to have an opinion on it.
Originally Posted by Willie Wanker
It is a victimless crime, but society ultimately views the women as "not having another choice, desperate for work, etc etc".
People are surprised when they hear about sex workers that don't manage an addiction alongside their business, and even more surprised that (gasp!) we as women can ENJOY this work, when we're supposed to be on our backs popping out children for our husbands and making dinner and singing the praises of our lord
When people think of "companions" they think of spoiled 19-year-old sugar babies who don't want to work, drug addled women fueled by addiction, people on the side of the street yelling at cars "I'LL SUCK YA DICK FOR A DOLLA". They don't conisider the management, time and effort it takes to manage multiple internet pages, keep new content going, communicate and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients... Because they don't have an issue with the providers who operate like that, they don't even pay attention to us. They have an issue with the ones who are putting the public health at risk by doing what they do, but they can't target one part of the group without targeting the group as a whole .
I don't know what they think criminalizing this will do. It'll just move those side-street women to the jails, where they DEFINITELY won't have a chance of recovering or turning their life around.
We as a state were making steps towards decriminalization, were we not? I don't think it'll just 180*. NY doesn't have to worry about this. Texas is going to see a major increase in bullshit flooding their jail cells over the next few months, and I don't think it'll take long for them to realize that what they're doing isn't helping at all.
