New York State legislators have introduced a bill that would decriminalize sex work and repeal statutes that prohibit the buying and selling of sex between adults. Advocacy group DecrimNY.org is the driving force behind the bill, sponsored by state
senators Jessica Ramos and Julia Salazar. Five other senators also introduced a companion bill into the state Assembly. The bill modifies laws around facilities that are used as places of prostitution, according to one report , and would legalize
the buying and selling of sex under certain circumstances. Ramos and Salazar stress their bill protects LGBTQ youth, living on the street, who have been found to trade sex at higher rates than of other youths, and undocumented immigrants, who make
up the largest group arrested in massage parlor raids. Every worker in New York and beyond has an inherent right to a safe workplace environment no matter what work they do. We are here to affirm sex work is work, said Ramos during a news
conference. | 
