Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia - Prostitution
Prostitution is the sale of sexual services, such as oral sex or sexual intercourse, for money. A person selling sexual services is a pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Types Of Prostitution
Prostitution today occurs in various different settings. In street prostitution the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at stree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - How Common Is Prostitution?
According to the paper "Prostitution and the sex discrepancy in reported number of sexual partners", the number of full-time equivalent p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children: Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children
The Optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography to the Convention on the Rights of the Child stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Convention For The Suppression Of The Traffic In Persons And Of The Exploitation Of The Prostitution Of Others: Encyclopedia - Convention For The Suppression Of The Traffic In Persons And Of The Exploitation Of The Prostitution Of Others
The suppression of the traffic in persons and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others resolution declares that the enslavement ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bar Fine: Encyclopedia - Bar Fine
The term "bar fine" (sometimes shortened to "barfine"; colloquially "paybar") is used to refer to the payment made by an employee or cust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brothel: Encyclopedia - Brothel
Brothels are establishments (usually illegal) specifically dedicated to prostitution and may be confined to special red-light districts i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empower: Encyclopedia - Empower
EMPOWER (Education Means Protection Of Women Engaged in Recreation) or Moolniti Songserm Okard Pooying is a non-profit community organiza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantis Brothel: Encyclopedia - Atlantis Brothel
Atlantis was one of the largest German brothels, located in an industrial area of Altenstadt, some 30 km north-east of Frankfurt am Main....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia - Victorian Era
The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. It i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacchá: Encyclopedia - Bacchá
In northern Turkic-speaking areas of Central Asia, entertainers known as bacchá (a Turkic Uzbeki term perhaps etymologically derived fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barebacking: Encyclopedia - Barebacking
Barebacking is a term that originated in gay slang for acts of anal sex performed between two anonymous or casual partners without the us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Nevada - Illegal Prostitution
Prostitution outside licensed brothels is a misdemeanor in Nevada. The big casino towns Reno and Las Vegas have tried to attain a family-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Politics
Prostitution - Legal issues. Roughly speaking, the possible attitudes are: abolition: "prostitution should be made to disappear" "pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Thailand: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Thailand - Forms Of Prostitution
Prostitution in Thailand comes in a number of forms, mainly brothels, "body massage" parlors, hostess bars and karaoke places, all of whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - History
Prostitution is often described as "the world's oldest profession". Prostitution (at least in the modern sense) cannot have emerged befor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Male Prostitute: Encyclopedia Ii - Male Prostitute - Male Prostitution
The male hustler may solicit clients on the street (like pre-1990's Times Square in New York, Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles or th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Socio-economic And Legal Status Of Prostitution
There is a significant range in the socioeconomic status of prostitutes in Western countries. At the low end, a significant number of pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Street Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Street Prostitution - Soliciting
In street prostitution, the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at street corners or walking alongside a street, usually dressed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Japan - History
As in all countries around the world, prostitution has been practiced in Japan since time immemorial. Shinto does not regard sex as a tab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regulated Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Regulated Prostitution - Status Of Unregulated Prostitution
The existence of regulated prostition generally implies that prostitution is illegal outside of the regulated context. For example, Nevad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Nevada - History
Brothels had been tolerated in Nevada since the middle of the 19th century. One brothel in Elko has been in business since 1902. In 1937,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Overview And Definitions
While prostitutes and their clients represent all sexes and all sexual orientations, the overwhelming majority of clients are male. Prost...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Overview And Definitions
While prostitutes and their clients represent all sexes and all sexual orientations, the majority of clients are male. Prostitution is re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution - Medical Situation
Since prostitutes tend to have large numbers of sexual partners, prostitution has often been associated with the spread of sexually trans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution Of Children - Terminology
Child prostitution is sometimes used to describe the wider concept commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). However, child pros...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Germany - Forms And Extent Of Prostitution
Various studies in the early 1990s estimated that about 50,000 - 200,000 women work as prostitutes in Germany. The prostitutes' organizat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Japan - Terms
Many terms have been and are used for the sex industry in Japan. Baishun (売春), literally "selling spring", has turned from a mere eup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Nevada - Politics
Occasionally, conservative Republican lawmakers attempt to introduce legislation outlawing all prostitution in Nevada. These efforts are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - Prostitution After 1978
The resurgence of prostitution in mainland China has coincided with the introduction of Deng Xiaoping's liberalisation of Chinese economi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Germany - Politics
The ruling coalition of Social Democrats and the Green Party attempted to improve the legal situation of prostitutes in the years 2000-20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In New Zealand - Prostitution Reform Act
On 25 June 2003, a bill was passed in parliament that legalised prostitution, pimping and brothel-keeping. (Although brothel keepers must...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Germany - History
Prostitution in the area of today's Germany has been described since the middle ages. Emperor Sigismund (1368-1437) thanked the city of K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution Of Children - Prohibition
While the legality of adult prostitution varies between different parts of the world, the prostitution of children is generally considere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution Of Children - Extent
It is very difficult to determine the extent of prostitution of children due to the illegal and hidden nature thereof. Whilst there has b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - Prostitution In The Media
The spread of prostitution practices has introduced a large quantity of slang to the popular vocabulary. Prostitution is a popular subjec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Male Prostitute: Encyclopedia Ii - Male Prostitute - The Hustler In Cinema
Male prostitute - Films with a hustler as a main character. In recent years, a host of young American actors (such as Lukas Haas, Jonat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Nevada - Legal Situation
Under Nevada law, any county with a population of fewer than 400,000 is allowed to license brothels if it so chooses (NRS 244.345). As of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regulated Prostitution: Encyclopedia Ii - Regulated Prostitution - Mandatory Health Checks
A few jurisdictions require that prostitutes undergo regular health checks for sexually transmitted diseases. In Nevada, state law requir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Nevada - The Legal Brothels
About 30 legal brothels existed in the state in January 2004, employing about 300 female prostitutes at any given time. All but the small...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Germany - Legal Situation
Prostitution is legal in Germany, though it doesn't quite have the same status as a regular occupation. Income from prostitution is taxed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In New Zealand: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In New Zealand - History And Current Situation
Traditionally, advertising the sale of sex ('soliciting') has been illegal, although the actual sale of sex itself was not proscribed. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Thailand: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Thailand - Hiv/aids
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Thailand, and especially among sex workers, has been the subject of significant media and academic attentio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Male Prostitute: Encyclopedia Ii - Male Prostitute - People Who Have Engaged In Male Prostitution
The following cases are reasonably certain based on their own admissions or according to serious biographies. For other alleged cases, se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Thailand: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Thailand - Locations/venues
In Bangkok, the three main areas for Westerner-oriented prostitution frequented by both local expatriates and tourists are Patpong and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Male Prostitute: Encyclopedia Ii - Male Prostitute - People Who Have Engaged In Male Prostitution
The following cases are reasonably certain based on their own admissions or according to serious biographies. For other alleged cases, se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution Of Children - Causes And Context
Children are often pushed by social structures and individual agents into situations in which adults take advantage of their vulnerabilit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In Germany: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In Germany - Trafficking In Women
The trafficking in women from Eastern Europe is often organized by gangs from that same region. (The BKA reported in 2003 that 60% of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Male Prostitute: Encyclopedia Ii - Male Prostitute - The Hustler In Popular Culture
The male prostitute or hustler is a frequent stereotype in literature and movies from the 1960s on, and especially in movies and books wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - Legal Responses
The laws of the PRC reject the argument that prostitution is an unremarkable transaction between consenting individuals and that prohibit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - Types And Venues
Chinese police categorise prostitution practices according to a descending hierarchy of seven tiers, though this typology does not exhaus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - The Question Of Legalisation
The illegal activities and problems associated with prostitution point to the benefits of legally recognising it. A number of internation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - White Slavery - Forced Prostitution
By the beginning of the 20th century, the term was coming to mean as well the abduction of white girls into forced prostitution, and afte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - Prostitution During The Maoist Era
Following the Communist Party of China's victory in 1949, local government authorities were charged with the task of eliminating prostitu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Prostitution In The People's Republic Of China - Policing
Despite the position of the law, prostitutes are often treated as quasi-criminals by the Ministry of Public Security. Chinese police cond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Prostitution
In the writings of Henry Mayhew, Charles Booth and others, prostitution began to be seen as a social problem, rather than just a fact of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - Prostitution Pornography And Bdsm
Like those in some branches of feminism, many scholars in Queer theory view prostitution, pornography and BDSM as legitimate and valuable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - Prostitution Pornography And Bdsm
Like those in some branches of feminism, many scholars in Queer theory view prostitution, pornography and BDSM as legitimate and valuable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trafficking In Human Beings: Encyclopedia Ii - Trafficking In Human Beings - Introduction
In many parts of the world, including East and South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa, girls and young women are particularly at risk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - De Wallen: Encyclopedia Ii - De Wallen - Pimping And Human Trafficking
The Wallen is hit hard by pimping and human trafficking, although the extent of these phenomena in this area is uncertain. Two anonymous ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Tourism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex Tourism - Legal Issues In The United States
Federal law prohibits American citizens to engage in international travel with the purpose of having sex with a person under the age of 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Tourism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex Tourism - Tourism Involving Sex With Minors
While most sex tourists only engage in this activity with other adults, a small percentage actively look for adolescent or even younger p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Ranch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Ranch - Nevada
Walter Plankinton opened the Nevada Chicken Ranch in 1976 near Pahrump, Nye County, about 60 miles west of Las Vegas, as close to the big...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Events
In 1851 the Great Exhibition (the first World's Fair) was held in The Crystal Palace, with great success and international attention. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Ranch: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Ranch - Texas
Located in Fayette County, just outside the city limits of La Grange, the Chicken Ranch operated as an illegal but tolerated brothel from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pattaya: Encyclopedia Ii - Pattaya - Crime
Petty crimes such as picking pockets are a known problem in and around the major tourist areas, such as Jomtien Beach and Pattaya Beach. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slavery - Modern-day Sexual Slavery
Sexual slavery - Forced prostitution. Forced prostitution is a form of sexual slavery that is often directed at immigrants to Western a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slavery - Modern-day Sexual Slavery
Sexual slavery - Forced prostitution. Forced prostitution is a form of sexual slavery that is often directed at immigrants to Western a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Politics
The period is ostensibly characterized as a long period of peace and economic, colonial, and industrial consolidation, temporarily disrup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faggot Slang: Encyclopedia Ii - Faggot Slang - Etymology
The origins of the word in this sense have been clouded by mythology. Faggot slang - Bundle of sticks. It has been frequently said that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Politics
The period is ostensibly characterized as a long period of peace and economic, colonial, and industrial consolidation, temporarily disrup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faggot Epithet: Encyclopedia Ii - Faggot Epithet - Etymology
The origins of the word in this sense have been clouded by mythology. Faggot epithet - Bundle of sticks. It has been frequently said th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victorian Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Victorian Era - Science Technology And Engineering
The impetus of the industrial revolution had already occurred, but it was during this period that the full effects of industrialisation m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barebacking: Encyclopedia Ii - Barebacking - Heterosexual Barebacking And Ensuing Lack Of Controversy
In those countries where the word "barebacking" is used, condom use amongst straight people has dramatically increased during the last 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faggot Epithet: Encyclopedia Ii - Faggot Epithet - Earliest Written Uses
The earliest known reference to the word in print was in the 1914 Jackson and Hellyer A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang, with Some Examples ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barebacking: Encyclopedia Ii - Barebacking - Bugchasers And Gift Givers
Amongst the population of gay men who bareback, there are those who call themselves gift givers and bug chasers. A "gift giver" is an HIV...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barebacking: Encyclopedia Ii - Barebacking - Rising Popularity Of Barebacking Amongst Gay Men And Ensuing Controversy
Barebacking as a practice became increasingly common again among MSMs in the mid-1990s. This has been popularly attributed to the introdu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barebacking: Encyclopedia Ii - Barebacking - Barebacking Among Gay Men
Before the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the early 1980s, anal sex without condoms was long the norm among men who had sex with men ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - History
Influences on queer theory include (among others) Gloria Anzaldua, Audre Lorde, Monique Wittig, Jonathan D. Katz, Ester Newton, Andy Warh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - Media And Other Creative Works
Many queer theorists have created creative works that reflect theoretical perspectives in a wide variety of media. For example, science f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slavery - Sexual Slavery In The Past
Sexual slavery - Sexual slavery in North America. In the mid-19th century in the U.S., there was a white slavery scare which suggested ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Slavery - Sexual Slavery In The Past
Sexual slavery - Sexual slavery in North America. In the mid-19th century in the U.S., there was a white slavery scare which suggested ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - The Role Of Biology
Queer theorists focus on problems in classifying every individual as either "male" or "female," even on a strictly biological basis. For ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - The Role Of Language
Some people aligned with queer theory work from a Lacanian point of view. This proposes that biological aspects are not relevant to those...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Disparity In Sexual Relationships: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Disparity In Sexual Relationships - Social Criticism
In some societies age-disparate relationships are seen as aberrant or even perverse. Historically, the "gold digger" mentality has been f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Debt Bondage: Encyclopedia Ii - Debt Bondage - Historical Background To Bonded Labor
Prior to the early modern age, feudal and serfdom systems were the predominant political and economic systems in Europe. These systems we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harm Reduction: Encyclopedia Ii - Harm Reduction - Sex
Harm reduction - Safer Sex Programs. Many schools now provide safer sex education to teen and pre-teen students, some of whom engage in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - History
Influences on queer theory include (among others) Gloria Anzaldua, Audre Lorde, Monique Wittig, Jonathan D. Katz, Ester Newton, Andy Warh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Debt Bondage: Encyclopedia Ii - Debt Bondage - Historical Peonage
Peonage means an unfree labor system where laborers are bound in servitude until their debts are paid in full. Those bound by such a syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Debt Bondage: Encyclopedia Ii - Debt Bondage - Historical Peonage
Peonage is a system where laborers are bound in servitude until their debts are paid in full. Those bound by such a system are known, in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - The Role Of Biology
Queer theorists focus on problems in classifying every individual as either "male" or "female," even on a strictly biological basis. For ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - The Role Of Language
Some people aligned with queer theory work from a Lacanian point of view. This proposes that biological aspects are not relevant to those...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Queer Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Queer Theory - Media And Other Creative Works
Many queer theorists have created creative works that reflect theoretical perspectives in a wide variety of media. For example, science f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children: Encyclopedia Ii - Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of Children - Observations On Csec From Recent Ipec Rapid Assessments
While it is practically impossible to know the true extent of the problem, given its hidden and illegal nature, International Labour Orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex-positive Feminism: Encyclopedia Ii - Sex-positive Feminism - Major Political Issues Related To Sex-positive Feminism
Sex-positive feminism - Pornography. The issue of pornography was perhaps the first issue to unite sex-positive feminists, though curre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Prostitute: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Prostitute
  Prostitute [177] To dream that you are in the company of a prostitute, denotes that you will incur the righteous scorn of fri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brothel Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Brothel
Brothel Dream Symbols: A need or desire to incorporate those aspects you once considered unwanted or undesirable but are in reality pa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Harlot Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Harlot
Harlot: Also Prostitute: Adultery; temptation; snare; covetousness; worldly church; enticement; unfaithful Israel or church; loves God...   » Read the article