Prostitution

Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, manual sex, oral sex, etc.) with the customer. The requirement of physical contact also creates the risk of transferring infections. Prostitution is sometimes described as sexual services, commercial sex or, colloquially, hooking. It is also described as gender-based violence. It is sometimes referred to euphemistically as "the world's oldes

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travel to engage in sexual activity

facilitation or provision of prostitute

phone conversation describing sex activities

offer of sexual services in exchange for money or other types of exchange

sexual rite performed in the context of religious worship

prostitution set in a public place

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international day observed annually on June 2

money-for-companionship relationship

1950 United Nations treaty

prostitution ring

Female tourists travel to engage in sexual activities

act of engaging in prostitution for an extreme need

commercial experience that blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and a romantic relationship

showcase for prostitutes

person that consumes and pays for sex

support for people with disabilities to have sexual access to their own bodies

acts of violence against prostitutes

building-less brothel system

transactional sex among non-human animals

Australian sociologist and trans rights activist

COYOTE is an American sex workers' rights organization. Its name is a backronym for Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics, a reflection of the fact that sex work tends to be stigmatized primarily because of society-imposed standards of ethics. COYOTE's goals include the decriminalization (as opposed to the legalization) of prostitution, pimping and pandering, as well as the elimination of social stigma concerning sex work as an occupation. Its work is considered part of the larger sex worker movement for legal and human rights.