Sex worker industry skeptical of Kamala Harris conversion to backing prostitution decriminalization

Several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are supportive, or at least open-minded, about decriminalizing prostitution. When the topic comes up in candidate forums or media interviews, Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders have expressed varying degrees of support.

But in the case of Harris, a California senator, it’s drawing rolled eyes and broad skepticism from sex worker advocates. They cite Harris’ crackdown on prostitution during her time as a line prosecutor in Alameda County, San Francisco district attorney, and California attorney general.