There's a big difference between stigmatizing or condemning a behavior and arresting people for it. I think BDSM is sick, but I don't think consenting adults should go to jail for it. I think what Lily Philips is doing is tragic and sick, but I don't want to see her arrested.
This is very different from the legalization of sex buying, because studies have made it very clear that legalized sex buying increases demand (how could it not?), and there is never enough willing "supply" to meet the demand; this then fuels a steep rise in sex trafficking. The price that vulnerable women and children are forced to pay for a person's "right" to buy sex is far too high - it's also too high a price for those people living in poor neighborhoods crawling with sex buyers.
This is similar to why I support the right of trans women to use whatever restroom they want, but not to compete against women in sports. The latter is a "freedom" that impinges on the rights and freedoms of others.
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