This first claim is a huge overstatement. There is no evidence for that proposition, and I’m being blunt here because this entire thread might begin to needlessly scare people who are in areas (such as NYC) where they don’t need to have fear of cops spending resources and time investigating gay men seeking time with other gay men.
As of 2026, the states are nowhere near a situation where every state is “one legislative session away” from making buying sex a felony. Texas is the major outlier. It made paying for sex a state jail felony even for a first offense in 2021.
If by “one legislative session away” you mean there is already a viable bill, political coalition, or near-term legislative pathway in every state, there is no evidence for that.
Everyone, just look up your local area and see whether it is a concern for yourself. Do not conclude that you need to stop seeking services or time because of posts in this thread.
I will continue to seek in NYC comfortably given the fact that this is not a focus of law enforcement in this city.