the idea that prostitution is some kind of valid occupation is the literal victory of neo-liberalism. it is the strongest possible endorsement of capitalism.
i oppose prostitution laws, but i also oppose prostitution. i do not oppose prostitution laws because i think the exchange of sex is a valid market interaction. i oppose prostitution laws because they are ineffective in abolishing prostitution.
effective solutions to prostitution need to get at the root causes, which are largely related to the enforcement of wage slavery. we live in a society where most people have no choice but to sell some abstraction of their labour in order to survive. i would consider it oppressive to restrict an individual's choice in who, exactly, it is that they wish to whore themselves out to.
we often hear this idea that prostitution is the same as every other job and should be respected the same way as any other job. but, the anarchist perspective flips this around: all wage labour is prostitution and should be equally marginalized.
so, is being a prostitute any different than working fast food? no. but, that doesn't make prostitution better. it makes fast food worse.
a truly free society would give everybody the opportunity to make real choices isolated from the social coercion of market forces. the slavery here is in the enforcement of a market economy.
so, how do we get to a truly free society?
1) universal access to education systems.
2) guaranteed annual incomes.
3) liveable social welfare for marginalized groups (like single mothers).
4) a federally mandated living wage.
that will not abolish prostitution outright, but it will restrict it to those that truly choose it out of the enjoyment of sex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuYBow1b5b8