brothel
Sign in to savethumb|Joachim Beuckelaer, Brothel, 1562 thumb|right|The Pascha (brothel)|Pascha brothel in [[Cologne, Germany, is the largest brothel in Europe. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the poster had the Saudi Arabian flag and Iranian flag blacked out after protests and threats.]] A brothel, strumpet house, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. For legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub parlors, studios, or by s
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A brothel is an establishment where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes, also known by various other names like bordello or house of ill repute. These businesses exist in different legal and cultural contexts around the world, and are sometimes described publicly under alternative names for regulatory or social reasons.
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14 sectionsContents
- {{anchor|Current legal status}} Legal status
- History
- Europe
- East Asia
- India
- United States
- Military brothels
- Sex doll brothel
- See also
- Notable brothels
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Joachim Beuckelaer, Brothel, 1562 thumb|right|The Pascha (brothel)|Pascha brothel in [[Cologne, Germany, is the largest brothel in Europe. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the poster had the Saudi Arabian flag and Iranian flag blacked out after protests and threats.]] A brothel, strumpet house, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. For legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub parlors, studios, or by some other description. Sex work in a brothel is considered safer than street prostitution.
== Legal status==