I used to be really for legalization, but I've been learning a lot more about human trafficking lately and I'm not sure it's really the solution now. About a year ago, a woman started following my blog. She has her own blog about her story as a former prostitute and her life after, and she's got a lot of information about resources for women trying to get out of it and for survivors of human trafficking. After reading this stuff, as well as a lot of articles I come across through the various feminist blogs I follow, I don't think legalization solves the problem. Decriminalization is really important, because women seeking help and recovery shouldn't feel afraid to go to the police, but I think a lot of the activities around prostitution are very abusive. It seems that even when women are choosing to be prostitutes, they sort of feel forced into it (through lack of money, addiction, etc)...I think rather than legalizing prostitution, these things should be dealt with (decriminalizing drug use and public funds for addiction recovery, good social support for low income people, etc).
Anyway, I thought this FAQ was really interesting: http://www.genderberg.com/phpNuke/mo...ostitution+FAQ
What are your thoughts on the subject?
Anyway, I thought this FAQ was really interesting: http://www.genderberg.com/phpNuke/mo...ostitution+FAQ
What are your thoughts on the subject?
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