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Bid to decriminalize loitering with intent to engage in sex work is finally on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk A bill to repeal California's anti-loitering law divided sex workers and advocates. It's now ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to repeal an anti-loitering law, which many see as the first step toward full decriminalization of sex work. California repeals anti-loitering law that ...
Loitering for the purpose of prostitution is no longer a crime in California. With note of caution, Newsom signs bill decriminalizing loitering for purpose of prostitution Skip to main content
California Consenting Adult Sex Act; California State Legislature; Full name: An act to amend Section 12912 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 972 and 985 of the Evidence Code, and to amend Sections 220, 286, 287, 288a and 290 of, to add Section 286.5 to, and to repeal Sections 269a, 269b, 286.1 and 288b of, the Penal Code, relating to sexual offenses.
Opponents of the bill included Assemblyman Willie Brown (who authored the repeal of California's sodomy law in 1975) and Senator Milton Marks. The bill passed 23–5 in the state Senate and 68–2 in the Assembly. It was signed on August 17, 1977, by Governor Jerry Brown. [24] [25] [26]
The first attempt to restrict gay and lesbian rights through a state wide ballot measure occurred in 1978 in California. [2] While the measure failed, the late-1980s and early 1990s saw a resurgence in ballot initiatives, culminating in proposed state constitutional amendments in Oregon and Colorado not only to repeal existing anti-discrimination ordinances but to proactively prohibit the ...
Sex workers are pitted against each other in fight over California's loitering law January 3, 2022 at 8:00 AM A woman speaks to a man in a car in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
The California and federal constitutions provide all people equal protection, which generally means that people in similar situations are treated similarly under the law. Federal law establishes a right to equal protection and as a result limits how "protected classes" such as race and gender may be used in decision-making.