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August 30, 2019

Next Democrat Debate Should Have Sex Work Question, Author Says

There will be 10 candidates on stage at the third 2020 Democratic presidential debate on September 12, and four of them as AVN.com reported have already stated their support for decriminalization of sex work—along with a fifth candidate who has also come out in support of decriminalization.  But David Rosen, an author and historian of American sexual attitudes, says that at that debate, he hopes a question about decriminalization is posed to all of the candidates on that stage.  “One can well imagine the question provoking a host of reactions ranging from cautious non-answers to strong statements of support,” wrote Rosen in an article for the investigative news site CounterPunch.  “Most revealing, no one would have asked the question in the 2016 election let alone over the last half-century, thus illuminating just how far Americans have come regarding the issue of consensual, adult sex work.” Of the 10 candidates who will take part in the debate, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Cory Booker—all United States Senators—have made support for decriminalization part of their platforms. A fifth, Hawaii congressional rep Tulsi Gabbard, also supports decriminalization but failed to meet the qualification standards to receive a place on the debate stage. Only one candidate in the field, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, has publicly stated his opposition to sex work decriminalization, but de Blasio also failed to qualify for the September 12 debate. Frontrunner Joe Biden, the former U.S. vice president, along with former Texas congressional rep Beto O’Rourke, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former U.S. Housing Secretary Julian Castro, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar all have yet to reveal where they stand on the decriminalization issue, and would be put on the spot if the question actually were asked in the debate. But Rosen also said that once the Democratic nominee is selected next year, he believes the decriminalization question should be asked at the debates between the nominee, and the incumbent, Donald Trump. “The decriminalization of sex work would be a revealing question if posed during the presidential debates given Donald Trump’s relations with sex workers,” Risen wrote, citing Trump’s highly publicized sexual affairs with AVN Hall of Famer Stormy  Daniels and two-time Playboy centerfold model Karen McDougal. In addition, Trump is also linked to the now-deceased multimillionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein—another possible connection between Trump and sex workers. "The U.S. is a crazy country.  Gun ownership is a constitutional-guaranteed right; 32 states have decriminalized the medical use of marijuana and 22 states decriminalized its recreational use; the Supreme Court ruled sports gambling legal; and the commercial sex industry—of sex toys, porn, ‘gentlemen’s clubs,’ adult hook-up services, enhancement drugs and more—is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise,"  Rosen concludes, explaining why he wants candidates confronted over their positions on decriminalization. “Yet, commercial sex work among consenting adults remains a crime in many states.” Photos via Wikimedia Commons Public Domain

 
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