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Decrimilize it!!!

Decriminalization or decriminalisation is the lessening of criminal penalties in relation to certain acts, perhaps retroactively, though perhaps regulated permits or fines might still apply (for contrast, see: legalization). The term was coined by anthropologist Jenifer James to express sex workers’ movements’ ‘goals of removing laws used to target prostitutes’.[1] The reverse process is criminalization.Continue reading “Decrimilize it!!!”