The National Organization for Women, the United States’s largest grassroots feminist organization, has long taken a stance against the decriminalization of sex work, despite efforts from groups like Decrim NY to emphasize how criminalizing sex work endangers the lives of women who make their living off of it. And according to a new report, that stance has put some of NOW’s members, particularly those who skew younger and women of color, at odds with national leadership.
The National Organization for Women, the United States’s largest grassroots feminist organization, has long taken a stancethe decriminalization of sex work, despite efforts from groups like Decrim NY to emphasize how criminalizing sex work endangers the lives of women who make their living off of it. And according to a new report, that stance has put some of NOW’s members, particularlyreports
“Going forward, 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,” they wrote in the letter, first reported byChapter president Monica Weeks told the Daily Beast, “I’m so done with just staying quiet. We’re just pissed and they’re not going to change. And if they’re not going to change, at least I’m going to be honest.
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