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3 weeks agoFact check: Why Mamdani is not "a communist" DW 11/04/2025
Zohran Mamdani favors decriminalizing sex work, opposes legalizing prostitution, and emphasizes combating sex trafficking and violence against women.
In these times of intensified fascism - marked by racist anti-trans violence and further abandonment by liberal politicians - it's harder to know where to find anything other than despair without her here. A freedom fighter and glamour gurl until the end, Major is probably most famous for being a survivor of the 1969 anti-police uprising at New York's Stonewall Inn. However, for those fortunate enough to inhabit her orbit, she's a mother and mentor who held on to us when others threw us out.
The friend, a sex worker herself, told Connie: "That's not a boyfriend, that's sex work. He only comes to have sex with you, bring you food, and pay the rent." Connie tells DW she had tried working in retail, hospitality, and in a call center, but it was never enough to cover her bills. She believed working as a sex worker full-time would mean that she was no longer dependent on her boyfriend; it promised greater financial security and autonomy.