The Drain 013 - Assemblymember Maggy Krell's bad-faith sex trafficking bill

You may have heard of AB379, the 'sex trafficking' bill put forward by Republican Shannon Grove and--surprise, surprise--freshman Democrat Maggy Krell. Robin Epley at the Sacramento Bee immediately clocked this bill for its major issues, without even touching on its implications on cops messing with the gay cruising community (see the next Seeking Derangements for a discourse on that).  The Bee's opinion editor Marcos Breton argued in favor of the bill. He's not the only good-faith Democrat to be fooled by a bad-faith bill -- or by Asm. Krell's history 'fighting' sex trafficking. After discussing AB 379 and the freshman assembly member from Sacramento, we take a look at her attack on Backpage, and how that endangered sex workers throughout the country. Is she a protector, or an aggressor? Don't forget to like, rate and subscribe to The Drain on your favorite podcast platforms. Questions? Comments? Chisme? Email us at [email protected]. And subscribe to our Patreon for premium Friday episodes of The Plug :) Oh, and we're on Bluesky: @thedrain.bsky.social, @palma.ltd, @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social