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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

A History of Harris Positions on Sex Work

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris won't say if she supports the decriminalization of prostitution, per Axios. I don't think there's much mystery here—Harris has a long history of being antagonistic toward sex workers and anything that enables sex work. But asked during her 2019 presidential bid whether sex work should be decriminalized, Harris said: "I think so, I do."

Harris' seeming flip-flop on sex work is what led Axios' Alex Thompson to try pinning down her current position. "It's among several progressive stances Harris has either abandoned or gone silent on as she's moved toward the center in her abbreviated race for the White House," he writes.

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