Nevada is the only state in the country where some form of sex work or prostitution is legal. In counties with fewer than 700,000 people, brothels have been legal since the early 1970s.
Some say it's a regulated way to maintain safety for the workers and customers in a world where prostitution will never really disappear, while others say no to prostitution in any form. But today, we're going to look at two aspects of sex work.
One is reflected in an assembly bill that would prevent police from charging a sex worker if they sought medical care for an incident that happened while they were working. The other is a new book co-written by a UNLV sociology professor that compares sex work here with other countries where it's been decriminalized, criminalized or partially decriminalized.
Guests: Barb Brents, sociology professor, UNLV; Cherida Fraser, interviewer and researcher in New Zealand, and former regional coordinator, Autearoa, a New Zealand Sex Workers Collective, “Jackie”, Las Vegas sex worker; David Orentlicher, Nevada Assemblyman (D-20)
