Decriminalization won't solve every problem. But it'll make it far safer for women.
indicated this year that he's open to rethinking laws that make sex work illegal.
In both countries, there is also the risk that half-measures could derail the road to progress. Politicians are increasingly drawn to the"Nordic model," which they see as a compromise between sex worker activists who want"decrim" and middle-class voters who think sex work should be banned. This model, first used in Sweden, makes buying sex illegal but does not prosecute the seller, the sex worker. It aims to end sex work by killing the demand for transactional sex.
But in practice, the"Nordic model" has a negative impact on sex workers. It makes it harder for sex workers to unionize, run their own brothels, open a bank account for their business, and find safe places to work. It also leaves in place the stigma around sex work that leaves so many women vulnerable to violence and police abuse.
As a South African who has lived through the end of apartheid and witnessed continuing inequities, I am not naïve. Decriminalization won't solve every problem for women like Mlilo, who turn to sex work to feed their children. But the fact remains that South Africa and the United States will be safer places for women once they stop undermining the autonomy and dignity of people who want to earn a living on their own terms.
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