Prop. K Could Thrust Prostitutes Into Pop Culture
Pretty soon, a “pretty woman” may be able to work the streets of San Francisco legally.
The city’s residents will vote today on Proposition K, a ballot measure that would stop police from enforcing laws against sex workers and eliminate funding for anti-prostitution programs. If it is passed, the measure will make San Francisco the first major U.S. city to decriminalize prostitution. (In Rhode Island, prostitution is legal as long as it’s conducted indoors. In Nevada, prostitution is legal in counties with under 400,000 residents, which means it’s still against the law in Las Vegas.)
The measure comes at a moment when prostitution’s popping up throughout pop culture.
In the United States, Showtime’s “Secret Diary of a Call Girl” and “Californication” explore what hookers do on and off the clock (and take full advantage of the freedoms granted to them by premium cable).
Earlier this year, prostitutes became the punch line du jour when then-New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer’s indiscretions turned Ashley Dupree into the poster woman for high-end escorts.
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