PROSTITUTION

Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual relations in

exchange for payment or some other benefit. Prostitution is sometimes described
as commercial sex or hooking. Depending on the jurisdiction, prostitution can be legal
or illegal (Wikipedia.com). According to Britannica Encyclopedia, it is the practice of
engaging in relatively indiscriminate sexual activity, in general with someone who is not
a spouse or a friend, in exchange for immediate payment in money or other valuables.
Prostitutes may be female or male or transgender, and prostitution may entail
heterosexual or homosexual activity, but historically most prostitutes have been women
and most clients men.

Prostitute is derived from the Latin prostituta. Some sources cite the verb as a

composition of "pro" meaning "up front" or "forward" and "situere", defined as "to offer
up for sale". Another explanation is that prostituta is a composition
of pro and statuere (to cause to stand, to station, place erect). A literal translation
therefore is: "to put up front for sale" or "to place forward". The Online Etymology
Dictionary states, "The notion of 'sex for hire' is not inherent in the etymology, which
rather suggests one 'exposed to lust' or sex 'indiscriminately offered.

Types of Prostitution

1. street prostitution

In street prostitution, the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at

street corners, sometimes called "the track" by pimps and prostitutes alike. They
usually dress in skimpy, provocative clothing, regardless of the weather. Street
prostitutes are often called "streetwalkers" while their customers are referred to
as "tricks" or "johns." Servicing the customers is described as "turning tricks."
The sex is usually performed in the customer's car, in a nearby alley, or in a
rented room. Motels and hotels that accommodate prostitutes commonly rent
rooms by the half or full hour.

2. Brothels
Brothels are establishments specifically dedicated to prostitution, often
confined to special red-light districts in big cities. Other names for brothels
include bordello, whorehouse, cathouse, knocking shop, and general houses.
Prostitution also occurs in some massage parlors, and in Asian countries in
some barber shops where sexual services may be offered as a secondary
function of the premises.
3. Escorts
 Escort services may be distinguished from prostitution or other forms of
prostitution in that sexual activities are often not explicitly advertised as
necessarily included in these services; rather, payment is often noted as being
for an escort's time and companionship only, although there is often an implicit
assumption that sexual activities are expected.
In escort prostitution, the act takes place at the customer's residence or
hotel room (referred to as out-call), or at the escort's residence or in a hotel
room rented for the occasion by the escort (called in-call). The prostitute may be
independent or working under the auspices of an escort agency. Services may be
advertised over the Internet, in regional publications, or in local telephone
listings.
4. Sex tourism
Sex tourism is travel for sexual intercourse with prostitutes or to engage
in other sexual activity. The World Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of
the United Nations defines sex tourism as "trips organized from within the
tourism sector, or from outside this sector but using its structures and networks,
with the primary purpose of effecting a commercial sexual relationship by the
tourist with residents at the destination"
5. Virtual sex
Virtual sex, that is, sexual acts conveyed by messages rather than
physically, is also the subject of commercial transactions. Commercial phone
sex services have been available for decades. The advent of the Internet has
made other forms of virtual sex available for money, including computer-
mediated cybersex, in which sexual services are provided in text form by way
of chat rooms or instant messaging, or audio visually through a webcam.

Causes of Prostitution

Reasons why some women become prostitutes:

1. Physiological and psychological traits - Prostitutes are seldom

nymphomaniac, although nymphomaniacs may become prostitutes. Some
of them are found to be emotionally unstable, psychopathic, neurotic,
suggestible, or addicted to the use of tobacco, alcohol and narcotic drugs.
They may be lonely and may lack association with the intimate family
circle.
 2. Economic Factors - They are financially hard up and indulge in the
business for fear of starvation. Their earnings are meager and cannot
maintain a decent life or cope with the domestic needs.

3. Home And Neighborhood - A great number of them comes from

broken homes, over-crowded homes with members of both sexes sleeping
in the same room, or having a male border or roomer. In some instances
the mother prostitutes and the father is a pimp and their daughters are
allowed to roam in the streets and being initiated in sexual intercourse.

4. Influence Of Contraceptives - The availability of contraceptives and

prophylactic treatment for infection make it possible to indulge in sexual
relationship w/o fear of pregnancy and infection.

Effects of prostitution:

1. Arrest and Imprisonment

2. Venereal infection

3. Social ostracism

4. Poor personal hygiene

5. Excessive use of alcohol

6. Irregular habit of eating and sleeping

7. Demoralization and physical deterioration

Methods of Control:

Typical responses to the problem are:

 banning prostitution completely

 introducing a system of registration for prostitutes that mandates
health checks and other public health measures
 educating prostitutes and their clients to encourage the use of barrier
contraception and greater interaction with health care

CHILD ABUSE
 Child Abuse refers to the willful infliction of pain and suffering on children
through physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment. The term child abuse normally
referred to only physical mistreatment, but since then its application has expanded to
include, in addition to inordinate physical violence, unjustifiable verbal abuse; the failure
to furnish proper shelter, nourishment, medical treatment, or emotional support; incest
and other cases of sexual molestation or rape; and the use of children in prostitution or
pornography (Encyclopedia Britannica). According to the World Health Organization
(WHO) child abuse and child maltreatment as "all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-
treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment or commercial or other
exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child's health, survival,
development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.

Types of Child Abuse

1. Physical abuse –refers to the intentional use of physical force against the child
that results in – or has a high likelihood of resulting in – harm for the child's
health, survival, development or dignity. This includes hitting, beating, kicking,
shaking, biting, strangling, scalding, burning, poisoning and suffocating. Much
physical violence against children in the home is inflicted with the object of
punishing.

2. Sexual abuse (Child Sexual Abuse) - is a form of child abuse in which an adult or
older adolescent abuses a child for sexual stimulation. Sexual abuse refers to the
participation of a child in a sexual act aimed toward the physical gratification or
the financial profit of the person committing the act. Forms of CSA include asking
or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities (regardless of the outcome),
indecent exposure of the genitals to a child, displaying pornography to a child,
actual sexual contact with a child, physical contact with the child's genitals,
viewing of the child's genitalia without physical contact, or using a child to
produce child pornography. Selling the sexual services of children may be viewed
and treated as child abuse with services offered to the child rather than simple
incarceration.

3. Psychological abuse - the production of psychological and social defects in the

growth of a child as a result of behavior such as loud yelling, coarse and rude
attitude, inattention, harsh criticism, and denigration of the child's personality.
Other examples include name-calling, ridicule, degradation, destruction of
personal belongings, torture or killing of a pet, excessive criticism, inappropriate
or excessive demands, withholding communication, and routine labeling or
humiliation.

4. Neglect - the failure of a parent or other person with responsibility for the child
to provide needed food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision to the
degree that the child's health, safety or well-being may be threatened with harm.
 Neglect is also a lack of attention from the people surrounding a child, and the
non-provision of the relevant and adequate necessities for the child's survival,
which would be a lacking in attention, love, and nurture.

Neglectful acts can be divided into six sub-categories:

 Supervisory Neglect: characterized by the absence of a parent or guardian which

can lead to physical harm, sexual abuse or criminal behavior;
 Physical Neglect: characterized by the failure to provide the basic physical
necessities, such as a safe and clean home;
 Medical Neglect: characterized by the lack of providing medical care;
 Emotional Neglect: characterized by a lack of nurturance, encouragement and
support;
 Educational Neglect: characterized by the caregivers lack to provide an education
and additional resources to actively participate in the school system; and
 Abandonment: when the parent or guardian leaves a child alone for a long
period of time without a babysitter.

Causes of Child Abuse

1. Poor parental behavior

2. Domestic Violence
3. Substance abuse
4. Poverty
5. Marital Strife
6. Unrealistic Expectation
7. Unintended pregnancy
8. Children with disabilities
9. Disciplinary methods
10.Unemployment
11.Financial Difficulties

Effects of Child Abuse

Child abuse can result in immediate adverse physical effects but it is also strongly
associated with developmental problems and with many chronic physical and
psychological effects, including subsequent ill-health, including higher rates of chronic
conditions, high-risk health behaviors and shortened lifespan

1. Emotional
 Child abuse can cause a range of emotional effects. Children who are constantly
ignored, shamed, terrorized or humiliated suffer at least as much, if not more,
than if they are physically assaulted. Abused children can grow up experiencing
insecurities, low self-esteem, and lack of development. Many abused children
experience ongoing difficulties with trust, social withdrawal, trouble in school,
and forming relationships

2. Physical

The immediate physical effects of abuse or neglect can be relatively minor

(bruises or cuts) or severe (broken bones, hemorrhage, or even death). In some
cases the physical effects are temporary; however, the pain and suffering they
cause a child should not be discounted. Rib fractures may be seen with physical
abuse.

The long-term impact of child abuse and neglect on physical health and
development can be:

 Shaken baby syndrome. Shaking a baby is a common form of child abuse that
often results in permanent neurological damage (80% of cases) or death (30%
of cases). Damage results from intracranial hypertension (increased pressure in
the skull) after bleeding in the brain, damage to the spinal cord and neck, and
rib or bone fractures.
 Impaired brain development. Child abuse and neglect have been shown, in some
cases, to cause important regions of the brain to fail to form or grow properly,
resulting in impaired development. These alterations in brain maturation have
long-term consequences for cognitive, language, and academic abilities.
 Poor physical health. In addition to possible immediate adverse physical effects,
household dysfunction and childhood maltreatment are strongly associated with
many chronic physical and psychological effects, including subsequent ill-health
in childhood, adolescence and adulthood, with higher rates of chronic conditions,
high-risk health behaviors and shortened lifespan. Adults who experienced abuse
or neglect during childhood are more likely to suffer from physical ailments such
as allergies, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, high blood pressure, and ulcers. There
may be a higher risk of developing cancer later in life, as well as possible
immune dysfunction.
 Exposure to violence during childhood is associated with shortened telomeres
and with reduced telomerase activity. The increased rate of telomere length
reduction correlates to a reduction in lifespan of 7 to 15 years

3. Psychological

Children who have a history of neglect or physical abuse are at risk of

developing psychiatric problems, or a disorganized attachment style. In addition,
 children who experience child abuse and/or neglect are 59% more likely to be
arrested as juveniles, 28% more likely to be arrested as adults, and 30% more likely
to commit violent crime. Disorganized attachment is associated with a number of
developmental problems, including dissociative symptoms, as well as anxiety,
depressive, and acting out symptoms. Kids who get abused often feel isolated,
fearful and untrusting, and these immediate emotional effects can transform into
lifelong consequences, including low self-esteem, depression and relationship
difficulties. Other psychological conditions associated with abuse are panic disorder,
dissociative disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress
disorder and reactive attachment disorder.

HOMOSEXUALITY

Homosexuality (from Ancient Greek ὁμός, meaning "same", and Latin sexus,
meaning "sex") is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between
members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an
enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to people of the
same sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions,
related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those
attractions (Wikipedia). According to Britannica Encyclopedia, it is the sexual interest in
and attraction to members of one's own sex. The term gay is frequently used as a
synonym for homosexual; female homosexuality is often referred to as lesbianism.

Causes of Homosexuality

1. Biblical explanation

a. Nature of man

In the beginning, man disobeyed his Creator, and as part of the

punishment for so doing both mankind and that which he was given stewardship
of was negatively affected. In addition to physical decay and the suffering and
natural death of living creatures being introduced into the world, (Gn. 2:17; 3:17-
19; Rm. 5:12,17; 6:23; ) the Fall resulted in the nature of man demonstrating a
certain proclivity to sin. However, this does not determine that a man must
practice a certain sin, nor does it justify man giving into this attraction to sin, as
God also gave man ability to resist sin. (Gn. 4:7)

Certain negative physical effects of sin are also seen as being progressive,
as with time more diseases and other aberrations seemed to have occurred, and
laws against incest later became necessary. In addition, as men continued to act
contrary to the basic moral laws which they knew innately and through creation,
conscience and oral tradition, a formal body of law was given through Moses,
which detailed and codified the immutable morality God enjoins upon man. (Ex.
20; Dt. 4:8,9; Lv. 18; Gal. 3:19) Addition laws include ceremonial laws which the
New Testament reveals were typological. For more information please see:
Leviticus 18.

As regards homosexuality, from the beginning of the Bible and throughout,

it consistently teaches that God only sexually joined opposite genders together,
sanctifying them in marriage, having created men and women uniquely
compatible and complementary.(Gn. 2:18-24; Mt. 19:4; 1Cor. 11:8-12)

In contrast to what God had ordained by design and decree, homosexuality

is one of many sins which are a result of man yielding to his sinful nature, and is
a form of fornication, although a most perverse kind. The prohibition of it is given
along with sexual relations with animals, (Lv. 18:23) and is clearly condemned
wherever it is manifestly dealt with. (Lv. 18:22; 20:13; Mk. 7:21; Rm. 1:20-27;
1Cor. 6:9; 1Tim. 1:10)

The Bible, as well as history, also evidences that while there are three
areas in which man sins, those of lust for pleasure, possessions and power, (1Jn.
2:16) individuals may differ as regards which type of sins present the greatest
temptation for them, with genetics playing at least a part in that. That judgment
upon a people who gave into a specific sin could result in a genetic predisposition
to that same sin among their offspring may be speculated, but it is not proven.

b. Environment

The Bible provides a clear link between the adherence of a family or a

nation to the laws of God and the moral choices of offspring. (Prov. 22:6) The
Bible also positively examples close father-son and familial relationships, and
may be seen to partially implicate detachment with rebellion. (Gn. 37-50; 2 Sam.
13-18) Studies today have shown that religious upbringing and culture can
strongly affect rates of homosexuality.

The record of Sodom, as well as accounts of nations elsewhere, testify

that living within the environment of people where iniquity abounds is conducive
to furthering the same iniquity among succeeding generations, resulting in the
necessity of Divine judgment when nations became given over to such. (Lv.
18:24; 20:22; Dt. 18:12; 28; Jer. 14:9,10; Rm. 2:2)

In Genesis 19, the city of Sodom is revealed as a place in which men

sexually lusted after men, from which the term "sodomy" was derived (like as
homosexuals use the term "gay", although this is contradictory in the end), and
Jude 7 refers to Sodom and its region being given to fornication, including that of
unnatural relations.

In Ezekiel 16:49 the general iniquity of Sodom and its "sisters" is given as
"pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness" and general indifference to
the needy. The next verse proceeds to inform that "the Sodomites were haughty,
and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw
good." The word for abomination here is tô‛êbah, which is not the word often
used for ritual uncleanness, but is often used for sexual sin, in particular sexual
sins and including sodomy. (Lv.18:22; 26-27,29,30; 20:13; Dt. 23:18; 24:4 1Ki.
14:24; Ezek. 22:11; 33:26) Sodom is also associated more with sexual sins than
with any other physical type of sin.

What the Bible, as well as secular history, reveals is that prevalent

homosexuality is concomitant with pride, affluence, increased free time, and
selfish indulgence and carelessness. Therefore, rebellion against God's laws and
order and the resultant environmental factors are seen to be a cause in
promoting sensuality and homosexuality.

c. Idolatry and judgment

In Romans 1, God, through the apostle Paul, condemns both male and
female homoeroticism, which, as a cultural practice, is shown to be a
manifestation and a result of idolatry, in which man progressively acted contrary
to that which God has revealed by creation, by design and normality. This is
morality which is confirmed by written decree (the Law), as the next chapter
declares. As a result of this continued rebellion, which was partly manifest in God
being reduced to an image like unto corruptible creatures (like as today with
homosexuals construing Christ to be homosexual, or sanctioning it, as well as
nature effectively being worshiped), "God gave them up to uncleanness through
the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between
themselves." (v. 24)

It is also stated that a certain afflictive punishment(s) of the body were

incurred by those men who engaged in relations with each other. (v. 27) Unless
repentance takes place, worse consequences will follow. (Rv. 21:28)

While some seek to render this chapter as only condemning homosexual

relations when done as part of idolatry, the condemnation is not due to its
association with paganism, rather as it inherently contrary to that which God
ordained, then it is a manifestation of false religion, regardless of its form,
though in ancient times in which religion was an inseparable part of culture, then
formal idolatry was what was more manifested. Romans 1 proceeds to show that
homosexuality is not alone as a fruit of idolatry, but that this particular pernicious
physical sin is one of many inherently evil things. (Rm. 1:28-32

In summary, God's eternal power is manifest in His creation (Romans

1:18-20). Nonetheless, certain people chose to worship the creature more than
the Creator (Romans 1:21-25). Therefore, God gave them up to homosexuality
and other sins and gave them over to a reprobate mind (Romans 1:26-32). As an
example of the truth of this teaching, feminists, wishing to deny the God-given
role of women, often engage in goddess worship and other forms of idolatry and
as a consequence are often given up to lesbianism.

Conclusion of Biblical explanation

What is revealed in the Bible is that homosexuality is a practice due to man

yielding to his sinful nature and disobeying the good laws of God, and misusing,
among other things, his sexual abilities. This disobedience itself is idolatry
(whatever holds your chief allegiance is your god, at least at that time), while
continued idolatry results in homosexuality as a practice, as God delivers one over
to perverse desires. In addition, individual and societal disobedience to the laws
of God creates an environment which is conducive to perpetuating and further
intensifying iniquity, which if continued, in time requires judgment. Studies today
have shown that Religious upbringing and culture can strongly affect rates of
homosexuality.

2. Environment and nurture

a. Parental relationships with offspring

The psychoanalytical theory is the historical position, which implicates a

detached, rejecting or absent father, often along with a close bond to the
mother, as working, on the conscious and unconscious level, against a secure
sexual identity. Also contributing to this can be a so called Emotional Incest
Syndrome, for example when a mother who has animosity toward the father, or
men in general, and who works to present him negatively, and to make the child
side with her.

b. Sexual abuse

Childhood sexual abuse is well attested to demonstrate a correlation to

the incidence of homosexuality among those affected by it. A large national
survey of almost 35,000 Americans showed that more than three times as many
men and women who had been sexually abused as children became
homosexuals, versus that of heterosexuals. Another study reported that 58
percent of male adolescents who later became homosexuals suffered sexual
abuse as children, while 90 percent who did not suffer sexual abuse identified
themselves as heterosexuals. In addition, 43 percent of male homosexuals
reported sexual activity with another male during the ages of 10-12, versus 9
percent of heterosexuals.

c. Educational indoctrination

As part of the liberal ideology in modern education, and as a result of

psychological tactics used by homosexual activists, schools have increasingly
fostered the promotion of homosexuality, whether as part of official policy
through homosexual activists working with or in schools. As a form of
indoctrination which begins at the kindergarten level, homosexuality is treated as
healthy and normal, with students at very impressionable ages sometimes being
influenced to experiment with homosexual behavior. This is often done under the
rubric of HIV instruction of preventing suicide by homosexuals, and preventing
homophobia.

d. Xenoestrogens and Xenoandrogens

Environmental chemicals, specifically sex steroids such as xenoestrogens

and xenoandrogens, change the brain's gender preference resulting in
homosexuality in nature. According to Melissa Hines, "This article reviews the
evidence regarding prenatal influences of gonadal steroids on human sexual
orientation, as well as sex-typed childhood behaviors that predict subsequent
sexual orientation. The evidence supports a role for prenatal testosterone
exposure in the development of sex-typed interests in childhood, as well as in
sexual orientation in later life, at least for some individuals... The empirical
record generally supports this model for a wide range of brain regions and
behaviors that differ on the average for male and female animals. For example,
treating female rodents with testosterone early in life decreases their female-
typical behavior in adulthood, and increases their male-typical behavior."

These chemicals are produced in quantities of billions of kg. per year, and
are used prominently in cosmetics and pesticides such as diethylstilbestrol (DES)
and DDT while appearing also in food and dust particles. When in the form of
phthalates they can be widely used in plastics including children's toys, food and
drink containers, and medical devices. Xenoestrogens and xenoandrogens alter
the brain's sexual differentiation in a number of species, including rams, ferrets,
zebra finches, gulls, primates, and rodents, resulting in the masculinization of
female brains/behavior (e.g. 'lesbian gulls') and feminization of male
brains/behavior.

According to Bernard Weiss, "disagreements arise partly from arguments

about the roots of homosexuality, and about questions of gender identity and
others that at one time would have seemed quite remote from neurotoxicology."
Due to concern over environmental health risks including cancer, thinning of bald
eagle eggshells, and reduced species reproduction, endocrine disruption was the
primary theme of the 27th International Neurotoxicology Conference.

Causes Male Homosexuality

a. Unhealthy Childhood Relationships with Females

Females can wound young boys by smothering, criticizing, controlling,

and ignoring proper boundaries. Some boys who have experienced such
wounding develop unhealthy relationships with women in adulthood in which
they either push them too far away or cling too closely to them, disrupting
their capacity for opposite-sex attraction

b. Distorted Concepts of Gender

Unhealthy childhood relationships with females can distort a man’s

view of the female gender, affect how he sees himself in relation to women,
damage his sense of masculinity, and prevent the natural development of a
sense of genderedness. This can leave the individual without a sense of the
opposite sex as complementary and attractive.

c. Feeling Incongruent with One’s Own Gender

Feeling incongruent with what a man believes his gender requires may
create a psychologically unstable situation, resulting in the unconscious mind
compensating through fixations or attractions toward males and masculinity.

d. Problems in Relationships with Other Males

During childhood, some boys disconnect from other males due to

negative experiences with males, negative stereotypes about males, and fear
of being seen as strange. This leaves their normal needs for same-sex
connection and bonding unmet, resulting in longings and cravings for male
closeness.

e. Sexual Conditioning
 Sexual desire can be conditioned through pairing specific stimuli with
sexual arousal. Male-on-male sexual abuse and early exposure to male
pornography may create or intensify homosexual arousal for some boys.

f. Sexual Abuse

In addition to its potential role in conditioning sexual arousal, sexual

abuse can create or intensify gender incongruity, disaffiliation from other
males, and—if the perpetrator is female—fear or hatred of women. It may
also create repetitive patterns of compulsive sexual behavior.

g. Certain Biological and Physical Issues

Research on direct biological and genetic causes of homosexuality is

inconclusive. But our experience suggests that certain biological factors can
have an important indirect impact by affecting other parts of the
developmental pathway.

h. Certain Emotional and Psychological Problem

Certain emotional and psychological issues may increase the likelihood

of developing homosexuality. These issues probably don’t play a causal role,
but may intensify the effect of other predisposing factors, particularly gender
incongruity, same-sex disaffiliation, sexual conditioning, and sexual abuse.

TYPES OF HOMOSEXUALS

1) The “secret homosexual” prefers to keep gay status hidden from

family, friends, and employers. 
2) The “blatant homosexual” is the “most visible of all homosexuals”
because they make their homosexuality public knowledge, whether
through dress, speech or mannerisms. Holmes & Holmes hypothesize that
drag queens are usually part of this group. 
3) The “adjusted homosexual” is quite content to be gay. The adjusted
gay admits to being gay, but doesn’t flaunt his homosexuality in the same
fashion as blatant homosexuals. (Is this the straight acting and appearing
homosexual?) 
4) The “institutional homosexual” does not have a gay self-image. He’s
involved in gay sex because he’s in prison, the military, or lives in a
seminary — places where he does not have access to the other sex. (And
I always thought gay men were attracted to the military and the seminary
because of the availability of same-sex partners and the lack of
competition from the other sex.) 
5) The “homosexual prostitute” is between 15 and 17 and has turned to
prostitution for economic reasons. (And he has no interest in gay sex
other than money, but, then, how does he perform sexually?) 
6) The “homosexual pedophile” is attracted to children.