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John,
Earlier this month, advocates from across D.C. and the LGBTQ community participated in a marathon session of the District Council to fight for passage of the Community Health and Safety Amendment. This law would remove criminal penalties for consensual sex work between adults while empowering communities to promote safety, access life-saving resources, and fight human trafficking. This issue is very important to the trans community - as many as one in eight transgender people have engaged in sex work in their lifetime, according to our US Transgender Survey.
NCTE is proud to be among the organizations supporting the decriminalization of sex work. Sex workers are our neighbors, classmates, community leaders, caregivers, and organizers. Decriminalization of sex work is a key step in addressing socially isolating stigma, and the widespread systemic abuse of LGBTQ people by law enforcement.
Now, John, you have the power to help us push this amendment through to passage. Any current resident of the District of Columbia can submit a written testimony by midnight on November 1, 2019 in favor of the bill. We’ve set up an Action Center to make this simple and quick - will you commit to taking five minutes to support sex work decriminalization to enhance the health and safety of our most vulnerable community members?
Thank you.
In Solidarity,
Mara Keisling, NCTE Executive Director 
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