Before my words are twisted: it’s worth noting that prohibition via imprisonment of those in the sex trade is a catastrophic and majorly anti-woman (not always women) and majorly anti-victim reaction. There’s a tendency to paint “SWERFs” as, well, “sex worker exclusionary radical feminists”, rather than what they typically are, feminists who support victims getting out of the sex trade. This is to be done by eliminating poverty, harsh sanctioning and punishing of Johns and pimps, and offering free and accessible vocational training to people currently in the sex trade, as well as a legally enshrined guarantee of non-punishment for being in the sex trade.

A common argument I hear from those in favor of prostitution is “well disabled, ugly and old people need and deserve sex, too!” How utterly ableist, ageist and borderline fetishistic to assume that these people couldn’t have sex or worthwhile relationships without paying for them. What needs to be done is the destruction of an ableist and individualist society and the creation of one that will allow these groups to prosper in their communities and create meaningful romantic and friendly connections with others. Not state-sanctioned prostitution rings. Also, hate to break it to anyone that thinks this, sex is not a basic human necessity or right. You’d think groups that pretend to understand consent and often claim that men have no inherent right to women’s bodies would actually understand this, but many of them seemingly don’t. The state should not exist to give you a girlfriend.