Hey all! My first venture into actually creating a topic...

I came across an article about the prostitution that is legal in Nevada which led to me to engage in research and debates. I wanted to know what my fellow Lush Readers thought about it.

Background information: In certain areas of Nevada, specifically towns with a population of less than 40,000, prostitution may be legal as long as all financial transactions occur within a licensed brothel. There's a whole lot of legal jargon that goes into more detail but that's the overall gist.

Since this form of sex work is (at least somewhat) sanctioned by the government, there are certain controls in place. There are various medical tests the workers must take on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. Also condoms/dams are mandatory for all types of sexual contact.

My question is, What are YOUR thoughts on legalized prostitution?
1. Can it be a solution for the rampant illegal street prostitution and or sex trade?
2. Are the workers (mostly women) "victims of the sex industry"?
3. Does the condom requirement make legal prostitution a more plausible occupation for men and women?

And I'd love to hear any other opinions you may have.

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-------Ok, I guess there's no better place to be honest than here...

I've done extensive research into this because I'm interested in becoming a legal prostitute.
Not for the money, or the quick sex, or because I have a pimp (because I don't).

It's because I want to share my ability to pleasure people.
It's as simple as that.
But there are a lot of implications that go along with this...
Morals, ethics, long term consequences, health, etc
How screwed up I must be to want to sell my body right?!


Here's the thing though. I consider myself to be pretty normal. I'm in college, and I have a steady job.
For all you know, I could be your neighbor, your friend,.. maybe even your daughter.

I want to assert my sexual freedom in the safety of a legal environment, and if I can make a profit from it - well, even better.

I guess that's all I got to say for now...

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savage,
supernatural,
and I embrace its every form."
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I pretty much agree with everything you've said here, Ruthie. Keeping in mind, though, that if prostitution actually were decriminalized on a large scale here in the US, it would become just another commodity of labor, to be institutionalized by whoever had pockets deep enough to form the most efficient corporation for the purpose. Just like carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and all other forms of skilled labor, you would find some "sole proprietor" brothels run by independents, but by and large, all the really profitable brothels would be run by corporations that specialize in marketing and advertising, and they would maximize their profit margins by exploiting their employees as much as they possibly could -- for the sake of the almighty dollar.

I do think that legalized (and especially regulated) prostitution would be good for America overall. We would have to carefully watch the politicians who wrote the laws governing it lest it become as rife with corruption as every other government-regulated facet of society.

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I have always supported a woman's right to take full ownership of her sexuality. I do not look down on her for keeping her virtue or for sharing her body with whomever she desires for whatever reason she chooses.
If a woman wishes to have sex for love, lust or personal gain it should be her choice. Governments should have no say in how she chooses to share her body. Isn't that the same argument te gay community makes?

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Prostitution is legal in New Zealand. I would think that if your working in an establishment then the health checks would indeed be mandatory. Your there to make money and its not good business practice to have irresponsible workers who don't or won't have the checks you will soon be out of a job and the establishment wll get a tainted reputation ... Not good for business. The concept of safe work practice comes to mind body and soul. You could become self employed and work out of suburbia on the inner city which would make it easier for foot traffic, or you could indeed work with more elite clients nice to have an option. Whatever your option you do take it pays to look after yourself regardless.

This is a lot like the debate over marijuana. In the grand scheme of things, would the world be a better place if nobody ever got high? Probably. But since that does not seem to be a realistic possibility, it's probably better to make it legal and then try to at least regulate it.

To my way of thinking, prostitution is not a good thing. It is dangerous for the prostitutes, not a great thing from a moral/ethical standpoint, bad from a public health perspective, and the world would certainly be a better place if all sex was happy and consensual, and not the subject of cash transactions. But since eliminating prostitution does not seem to be a realistic possibility, the "down sides" might be kept to a minimum if it was legal and regulated. For all sorts of reasons, illegal prostitution is a very, very dangerous thing.

Carolinafun said it better than I could ever imagine anyone else ever saying.

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If you think that all "legalized" prostitution will be just like going to a therapist, you are not living in the real world. Perhaps there are some prostitutes who view themselves that way, and for whom it is a "calling." But I would bet those will always be a minority. The majority of prostitutes will always be young women who are selling themselves for financial reasons, and who are treated like products in the process, for others to buy, sell and profit from. I'm not passing moral judgment on the women for doing it: like everyone, they are probably just dealing with their circumstances, and trying to get by as best they can.

To be clear, I'm in favor of legalizing it, because I think the legal version would be better than the underground, illegal version. But I don't kid myself into thinking that legalized prostitution will be a sunny, happy, wonderful thing.

I never said that's how others will view it - I said that I see it that way. I can only wish that the rest of America would come around to seeing things my way. And I don't try to put myself in the place of one of these girls and guess what their motivations are. I'm still curious about why you think the entire institution is immoral and unethical, yet you favor legalizing it. At least we agree on one thing: Legalized prostitution would be better for the workers than the present state.

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I feel the issue of legalized prostitution should be viewed in the light of two dimensions.
1. Any service or commodity in demand can never be stopped by imposing bans or prohibitive laws.
Even in Saudi Arabia, Alcohalic drinks and girls for fun are available, though illegal. No one can stop the supply of a commodity or service which is demanded in a society.
2. Clamping prohibitive laws on service like prostitution is against human freedoms and indiviual rights.
Why ban a commodity or service which will contine to be available, wether legal or illegal.
Especially it is fundamental human right to choose whatever profession or service one likes to have.
I will surely second the opinion that laws should be there to make the service available without harming or endangering health of others.

I've never had, been, or met a prostitute. But I agree with all freedom so long as you're not knowingly hurting anyone. I don't see the problem in legalizing prostitution.

It definitely should be legalized.It can provide a larger tax base,cut down on stds and reduce hea lth care costs,and employment at fair prices.It can reduce crimeand no one has ever been able to legislate morality.

I would say any boss who insisted you visit a brothel would be in line for a sexual harassment suit. Any business associate who insisted on that would be someone I wanted to do business with. I could use as an example, a boss or business associate who insisted you drink alcohol, even though you were an alcoholic.

For your third question, I think I would support my spouse unless I had good reason to doubt his/her word. As to the last, I don't see that happening a whole lot more than it already does. If people are predisposed to pay for sex, they will do it whether it is legal or not.

I think legalizing prostitution (and marijuana for that matter) would make streets safer, provide something else for the government to tax and raise revenue, and make it safer for the people involved in the trade.

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There is no mark of self,
And no mark of others,
No mark of living beings,
And no mark of a life.

-- The Diamond Sutra

Fully endose your views.
Governments should be more concerned about their taxation and mainainting the health of the girls and men in order to earn them more taxes.
Even otherwise, consenting adults are not and should not be prosecuted for making love or fornication anywhere in USA.
The only difference is the issue of money involved.
The deal will either be in kind or cash & surely no consenting party would disclose it to government, thus avoiding the taxes involved.

And I do think it should be legal!

So your idea of winning the drug war is to legalise pretty much everything? Because that's what you're saying with the statement I highlighted. Hell, then we can stop prohibition on anything. Do you really think that's a good idea?

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