Just thinking about things that have changed since I was young.
- Almost every state has legal gambling.
- Gay men and women can marry in an increasing number of states.
- Medical marijuana has be decriminalized in 15 or so states.
The only thing that has made no progress at all is sex work.
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There are many reasons why we allow this treatment.
- Many of you have wifes and/or girlfriends and need to keep things hush.
- Many of you fear your community or employment standing.
- Many of you simply don't give a fuck.
The problem with this however is that people are suffering, if for anything we need to legalize brothels to improve sex worker safety. Yes, sex workers can be abused because of their illegal work status.
I think I have an answer.
I think now is the time, and I think DC is the place. Why DC?
- little or no right wing religious political constituency.
- largely self contained, no state legislature to deal with.
- long been looking for ways to tax visitors and commuters.
- little or no imagined image of being family friendly.
- has huge budget problems, similar to many other municipalities.
- has a thriving existing sex trade.
My plan:
Lets find a politician who will hear us out. A ward member perhaps.
Lets explain to them about the tax potential of decriminalization, there has got to be someone willing to hear us out. There is so much money being spent, DC could take a hefty cut. I would mention to them sex worker safety but honestly I don't think they give a fuck.
Here is a list of various ward members:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/wardmembers
I would appreciate if you found someone on the list to e-mail. If you e-mail these people feel free to use a fake e-mail address. Also it would be helpful to use the subject line
"TAX BROTHELS NOW DC". Reason, council members don't care about us or about sex workers, they only care about money. Also, if these members keep getting e-mails with the same subject line it will force them to pay attention.
I have been trying to e-mail this cat, his name is Jack Evans.
You see the beauty is all we need is one voice. The problem all along has been that this topic is not on anyone's mind, there has been no debate. When the debate starts it will end just as it has in every other part of the world, we will have legalization with a reasonable period.
Further details will come if I sense interest among you all.