New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has gone all in to support sex work and sex workers in a recent tweet.
The 30-year-old representative was making reference to a New York Post story that named aa 23-year-old paramedic who was making ends meet by selling nude photos and more on the OnlyFans website.
“Sex work is work. The federal gov has done almost nothing to help people in months. We must pass stimulus checks, UI, small biz relief, hospital funding, etc. Keep the focus of shame there, not on marginalizing people surviving a pandemic without help,” she said.
Sex work is work.
The federal gov has done almost nothing to help people in months. We must pass stimulus checks, UI, small biz relief, hospital funding, etc.
Keep the focus of shame there, not on marginalizing people surviving a pandemic without help. https://t.co/eYib7310Rs
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 16, 2020
Manhattan, New York, district attorney candidate Eliza Orlins, who would be charged with enforcing the law, chimed in and said that sex work like prostitution should be decriminalized.
“Thank you so much for saying this. Sex work is work. Furthermore, we must fully decriminalize sex work. No exceptions,” she said.
Thank you so much for saying this. Sex work is work.
Furthermore, we must fully decriminalize sex work. No exceptions.
— Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins) December 16, 2020