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John,
A few months ago, our movement dropped jaws as the Washington Post blasted our campaign’s feature through various political media outlets. |
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We received an outpouring of support in all shapes and forms. But following right behind that support was ugly stigma and assumptions made about my character that came in through comments, emails, text messages, and even to our campaign’s P.O. Box.
When I decided to run for office, I knew that even on the best days of the road ahead, my candidacy would remain controversial. I can tell you honestly that win or lose this election, I don’t know what lies ahead for me and my long-term future. I don’t know if I’ve made myself unemployable or if I’ll ever be hired to coach soccer again. That’s why when there’s a win for the sex worker community, like the one in Oregon, it really means a lot.
In Oregon, a nursing student was kicked out of school after the school learned of her previous involvement in the porn industry. A federal judge ended up ruling that discrimination against sex workers is “sex discrimination” and that at the heart of his analysis, he found that the school had made assumptions about the kind of woman the nursing student is based on her employment history and that she was deemed to be “an ‘unclassy’ woman unfit to be a nurse.”
What a WIN!
This is what a people-powered movement looks like. It looks like little ripples of difference that add up to be a tidal wave of change. The small wins and the big wins along the way are what make the fight worth fighting.
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Thank you for helping to make waves.
Alexandra Hunt Candidate PA-03 MPH, MS, ACRP-CP |
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