PROSTITUTION

HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION (2400BC – 499)

• Sumerian record earliest practice of
prostitution
• Kar.Kid – Female Prostitute
• Kurgarru – Male Prostitute
• Hammurabi’s code that mention the rights of
prostitutes and their children (1780 BC)
• Legal Brothels in China (600 BC) by Kuang
Chuang
• Trained Hetairai in Ancient Greece (400 BC)
 WHAT IS 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.
• A person who works in this field is called a prostitute,
and is a kind of sex worker. Prostitution is one of the
branches of the sex industry.
 FORMS OF PROSTITUTION
Direct Form
1. Street: Clients solicited on the
street, park or other public
places.
2. Brothel: Premises explicitly
dedicated to providing sex.
3. Escort: Client contacts sex
worker by phone or via hotel
staff.
Indirect Form
1. Bondage and Discipline: Sexual
fantasy through role play
2. Lap Dancing: A development
involving erotic dancing at close
quarters.
3. Massage Parlor: Premises
ostensibly dedicated to
providing massage.
 FORMS OF PROSTITUTION
Direct Form
4. Private: Clients contacts
sex worker by phone.
5. Window or Doorway:
Brothels with sex workers on
public display.
Indirect Form
4. Travelling Entertainers:
Persons involved in
entertainment may also
provide sexual service.
5. Beer Girls: Young women
hired by major companies to
promote and sell products in
the bars.
REASONS TO PROSTITUTION (WOMEN)
• Some women have stated that they are attracted by the large
sums of money they can earn while they are still young
• Others see it as a way to pay for university education and
further advancement. Most state that they intend to leave
the business once they have earned the amount they want or
need
• They also see themselves as helping men save their marriages
by supplying something they cannot get at home, or helping
them chase away loneliness when they are on business trips
 REASONS TO PROSTITUTION (MEN)
• Believing they are ugly and unable to have sex without
paying for it
• Wanting sex but without all of emotional involvement
that comes with a girlfriend, marriage and family;
wanting casual sex with no obligations attached
• Being convinced that their genitalia is too small and
that any average woman would laugh at and reject
them
LEGALIZATION
OF
PROSTITUTION
 VIEWS ON LEGALIZATION OF
PROSTITUTION
• It Would Make Sex Workers Healthier
• Legal Prostitution Would Reduce Violence And
Sex Crimes
• It Would Protect Minors (children and girls)
• It Could Help Us Fight Against Human-
Trafficking
• Prostitution Is A Victimless Crime
 VIEWS ON LEGALIZATION OF
PROSTITUTION
• It Could Save The Country A Lot Of Money
• Legalization Could Benefit A Government
Through Taxes
• It Would Give The Sex Workers Employment
Rights
• Prostitution Can’t Be Prevented
• Sex Workers Have The Right To Their Body