That comes across as pretty cynical but I do see your points. And I wrote it in the first post, legitimate means someone who is an SP by choice, opposite to a victim doing it because of sex trafficking or coercion.
Because that's the real goal here, keep fighting sex trafficking while giving SPs more rights and protection. Sex trafficking is the reason why banks and customs give you a hard time.
You achieve that goal by implementing full decriminalization, not regulation. Regulation hurts the most vulnerable sex workers (and I said sex workers, not trafficking victims just to be clear).
There are already laws against trafficking. Adding rules and inviting the government in our bedrooms doesn't help anyone. But decriminalizing our industry completely would make it easier for victims to report crimes against them without fear of being treated like criminals too. Which would actually happen if we had regulations. Can you imagine a police officer asking a trafficking victim to show them her license? Or proof that she got tested recently? So anxiety inducing and could prevent so many victims from seeking the help they need.
Because victims do in fact get treated like criminals more often than not.