Sex on Sunday: outdoor sex work, police entrapment and cheating as good fun

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Kuniyoshi Utagawa: A Street Prostitute

Outdoor “street” work question answered by compassionatetara at Bound Not Gagged

. . . People just assume the worst whenever I speak of outdoor work. First, while 3am walking the street in the worst neighborhoods does happen, it’s not as common in street or ‘outdoor’ work as one might think. It’s much more common in big cities, but in smaller cities and towns it’s much less common. (I’ve only worked in smaller towns and cities). So, in outdoor work, there is homeless work, where you are always working, and your clientele is of the lower income variety. (I’ve done this work). It’s mostly a lot of trade for sex work, and not a lot of actual cash. Another type of work is opportunity work, i.e. someone hits on you while you are out doing your normal routine. Most every woman has had the beginnings of this experience but few turn it into an opportunity to make money . . .

What to Do if You’re Charged with Prostitution by David Michael Cantor

One of the strongest defenses to Prostitution is Entrapment. Entrapment occurs when an undercover Officer gets a person to agree to something they would not ordinarily agree to by coercing them or overbearing their will. For example, if an undercover police officer utilizes the service of a “private dancer” or “escort”, and then begins offering extremely large amounts of money to induce the dancer or escort into a sex act, this can be argued as Entrapment.

A different view of cheating and corruption: All’s Fair in Love and Soccer by Henry Carey for Foreign Policy

Cheating and working the referees are part of what make the beautiful game fun to watch.

Africa: A Call for Sex Workers’ Rights in Continent by Chi Mgbako

Despite strong anti-prostitution sentiment on the continent, calls have begun to emerge for the realisation of sex workers’ rights in Africa. South African sex workers have advocated for the decriminalisation of prostitution in their country. There are examples of sex worker collectives forming in Cameroon, Zambia, Kenya and Senegal.

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