To me, both statements are true. Sex work is empowering because it gives opportunities to people that they wouldn't have otherwise. It's also very exploitativ

To me, both statements are true. Sex work is empowering because it gives opportunities to people that they wouldn't have otherwise. It's also very exploitative and risky, both for workers and clients. In an ideal world, we would find a way to make sex work less exploitative and risky. In the real world, prostitution is a complex problem as old as humanity itself...