[1]Ro Khanna





Let us start by saying this: All workers deserve protections, including
sex workers. 

Now, to take a step back — we know not everyone has a strong understanding
of the nuances behind sex work and how it’s treated in the United States.
This is because for decades, it was treated as a taboo, something we never
talked about, despite it being a type of work that has always existed. 

But if we’re going to continue to demand that all workers deserve
protections under the law — one of Ro’s lifelong values — then we need to
educate ourselves on the ways sex workers are being excluded and
mistreated by our laws.

In 2018, sex workers lost access to platforms and websites that they used
to safely connect with screened and verified customers through a law
jointly called the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex
Trafficking Act and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (more commonly
referred to as FOSTA/SESTA). The names of this law undoubtedly sound good.
However, while the law was introduced as a way to fight sex trafficking,
it was deeply misguided and damaging — and only put sex workers in danger
while wasting taxpayer money.

[ [link removed] ]Headline from Insider reads Congress' awful anti-sex-trafficking law
has only put sex workers in danger and wasted taxpayer money

Activists have been sounding the alarm against bills like this long before
SESTA/FOSTA came to a vote. And the research is clear: since FOSTA/SESTA
was enacted, there has been a rise in violence, dependence, and economic
insecurity for sex workers.

Ro and our campaign firmly believe it is aligned with our shared
progressive values to get to the bottom of why SESTA/FOSTA is causing more
harm than good. This is why Ro is helping lead the fight to demand more
data collection on the failure of FOSTA/SESTA, with the hope that we can
pass comprehensive, well-researched, policy that protects all workers.

Due to the taboo surrounding sex work, not every politician is willing to
put their name behind anything that touches the subject, let alone a bill
demanding more research on it. But Ro is on the side of working Americans,
always.

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Together, we can curb the rise in violence and insecurity against some of
our most vulnerable communities.

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