Prostitution is the sale of sexual services, such as oral sex or sexual intercourse, for money. A person selling sexual services is a prostitute, a type of sex worker. In a more general sense of the word, anyone selling his/her services for a cause thought to be unworthy can be described as prostituting him/herself. In the UK a prostitute is any individual, "who allows his/her body to be used for lewd purposes in return for payment". Prostitution - Overview and definitions. While prostitutes and thei ...

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• Prostitution - Escort/Out-call Prostitution
• Prostitution - Socio-economic and legal status of prostitution
• Prostitution - Legality of selling sex
• Prostitution - Advertising prostitution
• Prostitution - Regulated prostitution
• Prostitution - Prostitution of children
• Prostitution - Prostitution and illegal immigration
• Prostitution - Sex tourism
• Prostitution - Violence against prostitutes
• Prostitution - Human or sex trafficking
• Prostitution - Medical situation
• Prostitution - How common is prostitution?
• Prostitution - Politics
• Prostitution - Legal issues
• Prostitution - Feminism
• Prostitution - History

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Prostitution, Prostitution - Overview and definitions, Prostitution - Types of prostitution, Prostitution - Street prostitution, Prostitution - Escort/Out-call Prostitution, Prostitution - Socio-economic and legal status of prostitution, Prostitution - Legality of selling sex, Prostitution - Advertising prostitution, Prostitution - Regulated prostitution, Prostitution - Prostitution of children, Prostitution - Prostitution and illegal immigration, Prostitution - Sex tourism, Prostitution - Violence against prostitutes, Prostitution - Human or sex trafficking, Prostitution - Medical situation, Prostitution - How common is prostitution?, Prostitution - Politics, Prostitution - Legal issues, Prostitution - Feminism, Prostitution - History

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While prostitutes and their clients represent all sexes and all sexual orientations, the overwhelming majority of clients are male. Prostitution is rejected by most modern religions as being improper or sinful, and prostitutes are considered to be shameful or individuals of low standing in most societies; in some cultures, their customers are typically also looked down upon but are usually tolerated to a greater degree than the prostitute. The English word whore, referring to (female) prostitutes, is taken from the Old English ...

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Prostitution, Prostitution - Overview and definitions, Prostitution - Types of prostitution, Prostitution - Street prostitution, Prostitution - Escort/Out-call Prostitution, Prostitution - Socio-economic and legal status of prostitution, Prostitution - Legality of selling sex, Prostitution - Advertising prostitution, Prostitution - Regulated prostitution, Prostitution - Prostitution of children, Prostitution - Prostitution and illegal immigration, Prostitution - Sex tourism, Prostitution - Violence against prostitutes, Prostitution - Human or sex trafficking, Prostitution - Medical situation, Prostitution - How common is prostitution?, Prostitution - Politics, Prostitution - Legal issues, Prostitution - Feminism, Prostitution - History

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A call girl is a prostitute who is not visible to the general public, like a street walker, and who does not usually belong to an institution like a brothel. One must summon her, usually by calling a telephone number—hence the name call girl. Often, call girls advertise their services in small ads in magazines, although an intermediary such as an escort agency, pimp or a pander may be involved. Call girls can work either "incall," where the client comes to th ...

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• Call girl - Non-sex work
• Call girl - Call girls and celebrities
• Call girl - City tours
• Call girl - Internet
• Call girl - Sting operations
• Call girl - Public perception of call girls

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Atlantis was one of the largest German brothels, located in an industrial area of Altenstadt, some 30 km north-east of Frankfurt am Main. It was opened in the fall of 2000 and was closed by authorities in March 2004 because of charges of large-scale tax evasion, pimping and trafficking in women. It was reopened in October 2004, but closed again a few days later; as of 2005, the legal proceedings are ongoing. The brothel is a converted spa, with indoor and outdoor pools, jacuzzi, three saunas, professional massage parlors, and a ...

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Barebacking is a term that originated in gay slang for acts of anal sex performed between two anonymous or casual partners without the use of a condom. In addition to the term's use amongst men who have sex with men, some straight people have used the term to denote any type of penetrative sexual act without the use of a condom. This term is mostly used in first-world or developed countries with a strong gay subculture. Barebacking - Barebacking among gay men. Before the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of t ...

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• Barebacking - Rising popularity of barebacking amongst gay men and ensuing controversy
• Barebacking - Heterosexual barebacking and ensuing lack of controversy
• Barebacking - Bugchasers and gift givers
• Barebacking - Barebacking and prostitution

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Comfort women is a euphemism for women who were forced to work as sex slaves in military brothels in Japanese-occupied countries during World War II. In the Japanese language, ianfu (慰安婦, comfort women) is a term coined by Asahi Shinbun in the 1980s to refer to these wartime prostitutes. jūgun-ianfu (従軍慰安婦, "military comfort women"), those who served in Japanese military brothels during World War II in Japanese colonies and war zones, was also used, but is seen infrequently these days. (The word ian means 'comfort' in the sense of 'comfort someone for their arduous duties ...

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• Comfort women - Brothels as part of Japanese military policy
• Comfort women - Responsibility and compensation
• Comfort women - The ongoing debate over comfort women
• Comfort women - Military brothels human trafficking and sexual slavery in context
• Comfort women - United States
• Comfort women - Vietnamese and Viet Cong in Vietnam
• Comfort women - United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
• Comfort women - NATO

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Devadasi (in Sanskrit "servant of god") is a religious practice still found in some Hindu communities, especially in southern India, whereby at young girls are "married" to a deity or a temple. Devadasi proper should not be confused with rajadasis and other types of dancers. The institution of devadasi-like professions are also known by various other local terms. Several examples drawn from different regions and languages are: Andhra Pradesh: dogams and sanis Goa and Western India: bhavins ...

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• Devadasi - Colonial Era
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• Devadasi - Reasons for dedication in modern times
• Devadasi - Dedication process
• Devadasi - Life after dedication
• Devadasi - Sexual Slavery
• Devadasi - Social Status
• Devadasi - Additional information
• Devadasi - Statistical data

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A bitch is a female dog or other member of the canidae family. In colloquial use, the word bitch is often employed in a metaphorical sense to either insult a woman, or to describe one who is malicious, spiteful, domineering, intrusive, and/or unpleasant (it may also refer to an effeminate male). The former specialised meaning is retained and in widespread use among dog aficionados and breeders, but derogatory usage has become so prevalent ...

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• Bitch - Women reclaiming bitch
• Bitch - Bitch and sexual availability
• Bitch - My Bitch
• Bitch - Bitch Slap
• Bitch - Variants
• Bitch - To Bitch in Poker
• Bitch - The Bitch in Hearts
• Bitch - The Middle Seat of a Pickup Truck or Coupe

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Victoria Claflin Woodhull (b. September 23, 1838, Homer, Ohio– d. June 9, 1927, Bredon, Great Britain) was an American suffragette who was one of the early leaders of the American woman's suffragette movement in the 19th century. She became a colourful and notorious symbol for women's rights, free love, and labour reforms. Many of her speeches on these subjects where not written by Woodhull herself, but her role as a figurehead in these movements was powerful and controversial. She is probably most famous for her declaration to run ...

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• Victoria Woodhull - Female broker
• Victoria Woodhull - Newspaper editor
• Victoria Woodhull - Presidential candidate
• Victoria Woodhull - Views on abortion
• Victoria Woodhull - Publications

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Prostitution is legal in Germany, though it doesn't quite have the same status as a regular occupation. Income from prostitution is taxed at a slightly higher rate than income from normal occupations. Prostitutes even have to charge VAT for their services, to be paid to the tax office. In practice, prostitution is a cash business, and taxes are almost never paid and rarely enforced. Prostitutes are technically not allowed to advertise, but that prohibition is not enforced. All lower-strata newspapers carry daily ads for brothels and for women working out of apartments. In addition, sex shops se ...

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Prostitution in Germany, Prostitution in Germany - Forms and extent of prostitution, Prostitution in Germany - Trafficking in women, Prostitution in Germany - Legal situation, Prostitution in Germany - History, Prostitution in Germany - Politics, Prostitution in Germany - High profile crimes and scandals

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Traditionally, advertising the sale of sex ('soliciting') has been illegal, although the actual sale of sex itself was not proscribed. It was also illegal to run a brothel, and to live from the earnings of prostitution. Prostitution still went on, although because of the laws on soliciting, it usually maintained a thin pretense of being something else. Prostitutes advertised their services as escorts. Brothels advertised themselves as massage p ...

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Prostitution in New Zealand, Prostitution in New Zealand - History and current situation, Prostitution in New Zealand - Prostitution Reform Act, Prostitution in New Zealand - Child prostitution in New Zealand

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The male prostitute or hustler is a frequent stereotype in literature and movies from the 1960s on, and especially in movies and books with a gay perspective in which he may be considered a stock character. He also appears occasionally in popular music (like the photo spread for The Bravery), some contemporary fashion advertising and the visual arts. The most common stereotype of the hustler is as a sexy but tragic figure. This stereotype reveals both a fascination with the hustler as a sexual object and sadness or disdain with ...

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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 the Porte Dauphine in Paris), or in another public space (like a bus terminal, park or rest stop), in a bar (such as the former gay hustler bars Rounds in New York or Numbers in Los Angeles, or go-go bars in Thailand and the Philippines), a dance club, through print advertisements (such as "massage therapist" ads) or -- in recent years -- through the Internet (such as "students seeking generous ...

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Male prostitute, Male prostitute - Male prostitution, Male prostitute - The hustler in popular culture, Male prostitute - Books on hustling, Male prostitute - The hustler in literature, Male prostitute - The hustler in theater, Male prostitute - The hustler in cinema, Male prostitute - Films with a hustler as a main character, Male prostitute - Other films that include hustlers, Male prostitute - Documentary films, Male prostitute - The hustler in photography, Male prostitute - People who have engaged in male prostitution

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Various places in New Orleans, Louisiana have been proposed as the inspiration for the song, with varying plausibility. Only two candidates have historical documentation as using the name "Rising Sun"; both having listings in old period city directories. The first was a small short-lived hotel on Conti Street in the French Quarter in the 1820s. An excavation and document search in early 2005 found evidence supporting this claim, including an advertisement with language that may have euphemistically indicated prostitution. The second was a la ...

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The House of the Rising Sun, The House of the Rising Sun - Origin, The House of the Rising Sun - The real house?, The House of the Rising Sun - Lyrics, The House of the Rising Sun - Performances, The House of the Rising Sun - Trivia

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After the war, McMath and other veterans banded together to fight corruption in the Hot Springs city government which was dominated by illegal gambling interests. Hot Springs at the time was a national gambling mecca frequented by organized crime figures from Chicago, New York City and other metropolitan areas. Casinos flourished and hotels advertised the availability of prostitutes. Mobsters maintained political control by purchasing and holding hundreds of poll tax receipts, often in the names of deceased or fictitious persons, which would ...

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Sid McMath, Sid McMath - Early life, Sid McMath - War service, Sid McMath - Early career in politics, Sid McMath - Governor of Arkansas, Sid McMath - Defeat for third term and U.S. Senate, Sid McMath - Trial law practice, Sid McMath - Later life, Sid McMath - Historical evaluation, Sid McMath - Bold positions & political consequences, Sid McMath - Legacy, Sid McMath - Death

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Various studies in the early 1990s estimated that about 50,000 - 200,000 women work as prostitutes in Germany. The prostitutes' organization HYDRA puts the number at 400,000, and this is the number typically quoted in the press today. From other studies, it is estimated that between 10% and 30% of the male adult population have had experiences with prostitutes. Drug procurement. Every major German city has drug procurement prostitution, often near the railway stations, with sex taking place in the customer's car or in a ...

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Prostitution in Germany, Prostitution in Germany - Forms and extent of prostitution, Prostitution in Germany - Trafficking in women, Prostitution in Germany - Legal situation, Prostitution in Germany - History, Prostitution in Germany - Politics, Prostitution in Germany - High profile crimes and scandals

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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 January 2005, Clark County (which contains Las Vegas) is the only county in Nevada with a population of over 400,000, but Washoe County will soon reach that point as well [1]. Incorporated towns and cities in counties that allow prostitution may regulate the trade further or prohibit it altogether. As of July 2004, brothels are illegal in Carson City, Washoe County (which contains Reno), Douglas Cou ...

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Prostitution in Nevada, Prostitution in Nevada - Legal situation, Prostitution in Nevada - The legal brothels, Prostitution in Nevada - Illegal prostitution, Prostitution in Nevada - History, Prostitution in Nevada - Politics, Prostitution in Nevada - Museum

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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, a law was enacted to require weekly health checks of all prostitutes. Reno and Las Vegas had red light districts, when Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the suppression of all prostitution near military bases in 1942. When this order was lifted in 1948, Reno officials tried to shut down a brothel as a public nuisance, and this action was upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court in 1949. In 1951, both Reno and Las Vegas had closed their red light districts as public nuisances, but ...

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Prostitution in Nevada, Prostitution in Nevada - Legal situation, Prostitution in Nevada - The legal brothels, Prostitution in Nevada - Illegal prostitution, Prostitution in Nevada - History, Prostitution in Nevada - Politics, Prostitution in Nevada - Museum

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About 30 legal brothels existed in the state in January 2004, employing about 300 female prostitutes at any given time. All but the smallest ones operate as follows: as the customer is buzzed in and sits down in the parlor, the available women appear in a line-up and introduce themselves. If the customer chooses a woman, the price negotiations take place in the women's room, which are often overheard by management. The house normally gets half of the negotiated amount. If the customer arrives by cab, the driver will receive some 20% of whate ...

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Prostitution in Nevada, Prostitution in Nevada - Legal situation, Prostitution in Nevada - The legal brothels, Prostitution in Nevada - Illegal prostitution, Prostitution in Nevada - History, Prostitution in Nevada - Politics, Prostitution in Nevada - Museum

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