Prostitution
Courtney Haedtke
Kevin Hoffman
Westley Wamsley
Prostitution, What is it?
“The practice of engaging in relatively indiscriminate sexual activity in general, with individuals other than a spouse or a friend, in exchange for immediate payment in money or other valuables.”
» Encyclopedia Britannica
Types of Prostitution
• Internet Businesses
• Brothels
• Strip Clubs
Internet Businesses
• Relevant for publicity
• Internet chat rooms
Brothels (US)
• Establishment where anymore that two prostitutes reside is considered a brothel
• Winona Brothel law
• Only legal In Nevada
• Laws popped up on prostitution after the banning of most brothels
Bunny Ranch
• Established in 1981; outside of Las Vegas
• Employee’s over 500 women
• Average cost is $314 per hour
• Prices are established individually with the girls
• Most customers are from out of state
• Most effective publicity is the internet
Bunny Ranch
• It is required of all employee’s to have a weekly check up with the doctor and require all customers to wear a condom
• Most women come in excited about their jobs but they have their bad days too
• Our average customers are middle aged males
Strip Clubs
• Minnesota– 25 established Strip Clubs/Topless Bars
• 2 within 10 miles of Winona
• Wisconsin– 69 established Strip Clubs/Topless Bars
• Stepping stone for prostitution
Laws in the Tristate Area
• No touching is allowed
• In Minnesota Topless Bars allow alcoholic beverages; but fully nude strip clubs can’t serve alcohol beverages
• In Iowa you can bring in your own alcoholic beverage (excluding hard liquor)
• They serve alcohol at both topless bars and fully nude strip clubs
Sex Trafficking
• “The illegal moving or selling of human beings across other countries and continents in exchange for financial or other compensation.” >>Encyclopedia Britannica
Sex Trafficking
• Initiation
• Control– Abuse– Drugs– Confinement
• Movement
• Money
Debate
• Does it corrupt/mentally harm people?
• Does it threaten relationships?
• Are there benefits?
• Political?
A Few Facts
• Prostitution carries the death penalty in many Muslim countries
• In Japan, vaginal prostitution is illegal, but fellatio is legal
• In Turkey, street prostitution is illegal• In Sweden, it is legal to sell sex but it is illegal to
be a pimp• In all but two U.S. states the buying and selling
of sexual services is illegal and classified as a misdemeanor
Questions?