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Greeks 'Just Don't Feel LIke Having Sex' Amid Economic Downturn

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Pornography, Video, Greece, Sex Industry, Reuters, Greece Debt Crisis, Greek Sex Industry, Greek Bailout, Austerity Measures, Sex Toys, Business News

* Sex shops say business has plummeted * Greece imports its erotic toys * Return to drachma could spell death of industr...

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Prostitute Or Sex Trafficking Victim: Is There A Difference?

Jane Wells | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Human Trafficking, Prostitution, Dominque Strauss-Kahn, 000 Men, Sex Trafficking, 10, Dsk, Sex Industry, Impact News

"I challenge you to tell the difference between a nude prostitute and a classy lady in the nude" said the lawyer (of Dominique Strauss-Kahn). "The de...

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More Mothers Working As Phone Sex Operators, Strippers, Prostitutes

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Video, Sex Industry Recession, Sex Industry, Sex Trade, Prostitution Recession, Stay at Home Moms, Phone Sex Business, Extra Income in Recession, Mothers Phone Sex Operators, Business News

Thousands of mothers in the United States are currently earning extra income by working as phone sex operators and a rapidly increasingly number of mo...

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German Prostitutes Now Being Taxed On A Per-Night Basis

SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG/Worldcrunch | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Prostitution, German Prostitutes, Sex Industry, Sex Workers, Germany, Legal Prostitution, World News

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Anti-Porn Activist's Ugly Attempts To Provoke Outrage

Monica Shores | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gail Dines, Anti-Pornography, Andrea Dworkin, Sex Industry, Feminism, Porn, Style News

No conclusive data exists on the harm pornography does directly to the men (or women) who view it, or to the partners of men (or women) who view it. I...

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When 'Help' is the Problem: Questioning 'Human Trafficking' Policies in the Gulf

Pardis Mahdavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dubai Human Trafficking, UN Human Trafficking, Trafficking, Sex Industry, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, Dubai, World News

Current human trafficking policies are having a detrimental effect on those they are designed to help. There is a sharp disconnect between stereotypes of the typical "trafficked victim" and the reality of forced labor and migration globally.

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Sex Workers Turn To Facebook To Recruit Customers

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wired recently published the results of a multi-year study, that examined the increasingly prominent role of social networking and mobile technologies...

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Inside a Strip Club

Tom Matlack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strip Club, Sex Industry, Good Is Good, Strippers, Porn, Los Angeles News

It's important to distinguish fact from fiction when it comes to the sex industry. Where I had previously seen it as a black-and-white issue, I began to see shades of gray: all sex work is not the same.

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Sex Industry Convention Bringing Celebrity Mistresses To Town

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pornography, Tiger Woods Mistresses, Exxxtacy 2010, Sex Industry, Jesse James Mistress, Adult Entertainment, Chicago, Chicago News

After years of struggling with high costs, Chicago's convention business has turned around in recent months, with three major new expos coming to the ...

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Adventures in Pornland

Gail Dines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pornography, Exploitation of Women, Sex Industry, Sociology, Womens Studies, Sexual Exploitation, Adult Entertainment Expo, Feminism, Books News

When I started to write Pornland, my first thought was: How can I find the words to describe just how brutal mainstream Internet porn has become?

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Brilliant Film Premiers Monday in NYC, Offering Solution to Global Child Exploitation

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not often does a filmmaker present both an untenable social problem - and its solution. Not often is its filmmaker an artist as well as a banker and ...

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French Politician Calls For Return Of Brothels

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prostitution, Sex Industry, UMP France, France Brothels, French Prostitution, France, Chantal Brunel, Brothels, France Prostitution, World News

Chantal Brunel, a French MP and member of Nicolas Sarkozy's party, has called for a return to a system of licensed brothels in the country. "Women se...

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Emma Thompson's 'Journey' Exhibit Spotlights Sex Trafficking

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trafficking, Emma Thompson, Sex Industry, Art Exhibit, Trafficked Women, Sex Trade, Violence, Sex Trafficking, New York City, Human Trafficking, Video, Impact News

Two-time Academy Award-winning British actress Emma Thompson is focusing her attention on the issue of human trafficking of women and young girls by c...

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Swine Flu Hits Sex Industry

The Mex Files | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the street, the only mask is a condom. So says Fátima, a 40 year old Parque Sullivan "strolling hostess" interviewed by AFP....

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Becoming A Dominatrix To Supplement Income

The Daily Beast | Tracy Quan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, US Economic Crisis, Female Employment, Sex Industry, Economic Crisis, Economy, Dominatrix, Business News

As the economy takes a spanking, many women are turning to freelance fetish work to supplement their incomes. "I've seen it before," says Linda, "dur...

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China's Rapid Economic Growth Has Led To More Male Prostitutes

Chinadigitaltimes.net | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his short video "China's Male Prostitutes," Tom Bannigan interviewed two male prostitutes and Tong Ge who is from Beijing Gender Health Education I...

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Geisha Guys And The Latest Japanese Love Trends

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011

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At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne. She looks at him and laughs. ...

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