You will never believe the logic being offered in support of a bill introduced by no less than the speaker of the House of Hawaii's legislature.  The scope of the legislation is breathtaking, as the Chicago Tribune reports: Hawaii lawmakers are considering decriminalizing prostitution in the Aloha State after the speaker of the House introduced a bill that would also legalize buying sex and acting as a pimp. The proposal also would end a state law that says police officers can't have sex with prostitutes in the course of investigations. So pimps, regarded by most people as predatory scum, can have a field day. And cops can have sex with prostitutes under investigation (obviously for non-prostitution-related crimes, since the bill would decriminalize sex-for-pay itself. But what takes my breath away is this: Transgender activist Tracy Ryan said she's pushing the bill because transgender women are overrepresented in the sex trade and...(Read Full Post)