Legalize it already
2017-10-20 18:18:09.163615+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Craigslist’s erotic services site appears to have reduced female homicide rates by 17 percent:
The study, which has been submitted to a peer-reviewed economics journal, offers the first solid evidence of what sex workers have been saying for years: that having the ability to advertise online for their services allows them to work in safer indoor environments and screen out violent clients. The new study reinforces previous research showing a decline in sexual violence in regions where prostitution has been legalized or decriminalized. I wrote about such research in my book, Getting Screwed; Sex Workers and the Law and in an op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times.