Brooklyn, Queens senators to introduce bills decriminalizing sex work
The grassroots effort to legalize sex work took a big step forward Monday when state Sens. Jessica Ramos and Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Richard Gottfried announced they would introduce a legislative package to decriminalize sex work.
Ramos, Salazar and Gottfried joined Decrim NY, a coalition of more than 20 organizations, at a rally in Manhattan on Monday to protect the rights of sex workers.
Decrim NY advocates for repealing misdemeanor prostitution charges for transactions between consenting adults and erasing prostitution records for people charged in the past.