Anything else is rank hypocrisy.
edit: Comparing unhealthy or dangerous jobs to degrading/immoral ones is not arguing in good faith, and I made no mention of legality.
Active military service for example. Doesn't mean I think it should be illegal.
I'd personally be proud of them.
I would not be happy if my spouse were religious, therefore I must not believe religion should be legal.
The reality is that sex work happens, bringing it out of the shadows protects the most vulnerable people, mores have very little to do with this. As a society we should be protecting these people where we can instead of moralizing.
the similarity to sex work being the low socioeconomic status, and lack of influence, prevalence of labor trafficking, and generally not bragging about the role
I’m not the owner of my spouse and children. And if they believe becoming prostitutes is something they need to do, I’ll still support them.