Rachel R.Valdez Theology12 Bstm1C Mrs. Gornez What Is Prostitution? Prostitution Is the Act or Practice of Providing Sexual Services to Another

RACHEL R.VALDEZ THEOLOGY12

BSTM1C MRS. GORNEZ

WHAT IS PROSTITUTION?

Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including "john". Prostitution is one of the branches of the sex industry. The legal status of prostitution varies from country to country, from being a punishable crime to a regulated profession. Estimates place the annual revenue generated from the global prostitution industry to be over $100 billion.

KINDS OF PROSTITUTION

1. Street: Clients solicited on the street, park or other public places. Serviced in side streets, vehicles, or short stay premises.

2. Brothel: Premises explicitly dedicated to providing sex. Better security than street. Often licensed by authorities.

3. Escort: Client contacts sex worker by phone or via hotel staff. Most covert form of sex work. Relatively expensive because of low client turnover. Service provided at client’s home or hotel room.

4. Private: Client contacts sex worker by phone. Similar to escorts except services provided in sex worker’s premises. A variant in London and other big cities is 'flat' prostitution—high cost services in rented, serviced, inner city units.

5. Window or doorway: Brothels with sex workers on public display. Windows preferred in cold climates, doorways in warmer places.

6. Club, pub, bar, karaoke bar, dance hall: Clients solicited in alcohol vending venues and serviced on site or elsewhere.

7. Other all-male venues: Clients solicited in all-male venues such as barbershops, bathhouses, saunas, and mining camps. Serviced on site or elsewhere.

8. Door knock or hotel: Unattached males are approached in their hotel rooms or boarding houses

9. Transport (ship, truck, train): Sex workers may board...