Sex workers decriminalisation is dividing feminists from NOW
An issue regarding decriminalizing sex work has divided members of the National Organization for Women. Toni Van Pelt, the president of NOW, reignited the long-debated issue after testifying in front of the D.C. council last October, where she vehemently stated on the behalf of the organization that it would not support a bill to legalize sex work in the capitol.
ADVERTISEMENT Although sex work or “prostitution” is inherently sexist, the industry, per se, and factors around it have changed. It no longer solely involves the stereotypical, and damaging, image of a woman reluctantly waiting by the side of the road for seedy characters to pick her up and have sex with her. There are many different areas and methods of sex work nowadays, each entirely different from the other.
And it seems as though a lot of chapter leaders from NOW throughout the country agree. The D.C. chapter responded with a letter to Van Pelt's testimony that said, “we ask that that National NOW modify their language to reflect the terms currently accepted and used in the sex worker community and by progressive organizations that show respect for all women and their choices.” Van Pelt replied with a statement that no mother would want their daughter to be a sex worker.
Fighting for sex-workers rights and for those who work in the industry to not be penalized isn’t agreeing with the patriarchy. Like anything, it will happen regardless of its legal status and potentially become more threatening to women if it’s pushed too far underground without many resources or ways to ensure women are protected.
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