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NYC Democratic mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has been a passionate supporter of decriminalizing prostitution — leaving many critics fearful the Big Apple will devolve into a hedonistic den of iniquity if he wins November’s general election.
As far back as when he was running for state Assembly in 2020, Mamdani has cheered that hookers should be able to turn tricks with impunity.
“Not only must we decriminalize sex work, we need a comprehensive platform of justice for all,” Mamdani said on the campaign trail in May 2020.
And as a Queens assemblyman, he’s co-sponsored multiple versions of legislation to decriminalize sex work statewide that remain stalled, supports them annually, and has spoken out in favor of the proposed law change many times.