Harris Facing Furious Sex Workers' Calls for Support After She Backed Disastrous Trafficking Bill During Trump's Reign

The letter said: "Dear Kamala, We come to you from the trenches of providing services and support to our community to ask you to hear us. We stand at a pivotal moment.

"This coming November, we have the chance to elect our first female President of the United States. However, there are some concerns we need to address before stepping into the voting booth and checking the box next to your name."

It continued: "Sex work is work. For many of us, it is a chosen profession, a means to support our families, and a pathway to financial independence.

"Yet, despite the legitimacy of our work, we face relentless stigma, discrimination, and criminalization. These systemic injustices not only undermine our safety and dignity but also perpetuate cycles of poverty and marginalization. And FOSTA/SESTA hurt us. You not only voted for it, you helped craft the damn thing."

Sources say the law changed section 230 of the 1996 Communication Decency Act preventing workers from advertising their services online.

The presidential hopeful made a slight nod to her work during her fiery 39-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

She said: "I fought against the cartels who traffic in guns and drugs and human beings.

"Who threaten the security of our border and the safety of our communities. And I will tell you, these fights were not easy, and neither were the elections that put me in those offices. We were underestimated at practically every turn."

During her passionate speech, Harris also took aim at Trump, 78, and his many legal troubles.

She said: "And now, for an entirely different set of crimes, he was found guilty of fraud by a jury of everyday Americans. And separately, found liable for committing sexual abuse.

Harris also warned attendees, should he assume office, Trump would resume his attack on the middle class and give himself and his billionaire friends "another round of tax breaks, that will add $5trillion to the national debt".

She continued: "All while he intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax, that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."

The letter comes after a 2020 interview with the vice president advocating for sex workers resurfaced.

She said: "Back when I was DA, over 15 years ago, I was advocating then that we have to stop arresting these prostitutes.

"On the issue of providing a safe place for sex workers, I am a huge advocate for that. Always have been."

When asked directly if she thought sex work was a legitimate career path, she said: "I think so, I do. When you're talking about consenting adults, I think that, yes, we should really consider that we can't criminalize consensual behavior."