Re: Which countries have legalized prostitution? What are your thoughts

Honey, you said it better than I ever could have.  Thank you for the post.  Co-sign me to it all.

See you in Canada...

Hugs,
TS Jamie

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I think it is legal throughout most of Nevada, though there are county and city ordinances restricting it in cities like Las Vegas.  I'm not sure about other US areas that may maintain it's legality. There's no federal ban on prostitution, although there may be restrictions about transporting across state lines to commit a crime.  I'm not sure if that is covered by the Mann Act as I'm no lawyer.

Anti-prostitution legislation may be supported by, but isn't necessarily solely supported by the moralists and misogynists.  Legislators and law enforcement in my experience rationalize that this type of behavior correlates to other criminal behavior:  misogynistic violence, theft, slavery, etc.  Their intention is to 'protect' you from the evils that they perceive are magnetically attracted to prostitution.  It's much like anti-drug legislation.  According to stereotype drugs make you a less productive citizen, prone to committing violent crime and theft, etc.  I think you believe the criminalization leads to the crime as do I.  They believe the prostitution leads to the crime.  The difference between the prostitute and the athlete is that athletics does not lead to violent crime in their mind, where prostitution does.

I would take issue on your stance regarding streetwalkers.  Just as legislators have no right to abrogate your version of whoring, you have no right to abrogate a streetwalkers.  If you want to 'zone' streetwalking someone who doesn't like streetwalking has the power to 'zone' it out of existence.  Just because you think it is a nuisance doesn't give you the right.  When do we start 'zoning' the homeless, panhandlers, or the ugly because we rationalize that they are a nuisance?  Secondly where do we 'zone' them?  Likely economically depressed areas, because the rich certainly don't want that shit walking on their sidewalks.

I'm for maximum personal freedom and liberty. I interpret your solution as no different than the moralists and misogynists supposed attack on your profession.  In the 'zoning' example, you are grabbing the reigns of power and telling people how to live and what is right and wrong and where they can ply their trade just like the moralist you are complaining about.  Instead of being subjected to the moralist's utopia, you are forming your own utopia and forcing it on me.  I would rather shrink governmental power than just shift the same power to the hands of someone else with a different, yet no less oppressive agenda.

Well put Miss Jasmine. I have always been of the belief that everyone's best interests would be better protected if prostitution were legalized.

As the "moral" majority slowly but surely becomes the minority, perhaps we will become enlightened and realize that we can better protect everyone concerned through legalization / decriminalization.  Professional and client would have legit forum to complain in the event of crimes against them, a means to insure the health of professionals, not to mention positive impact on local economy via the local business tax that would go hand in hand with legalization, which I have to believe would far exceed whatever income is generated resulting from fines imposed on sex workers, as well he savings from the reduction in investigation, arrest and incarceration.

While not perfect, Nevada seems to have done something right over the years. As long as Buffy and Biff run local governments, I fear not much will change, until of course Biff gets caught up in a local sting and it is discovered that Buffy is the local Mamasan. Hypocricity is alive an well in our "enlightened" county.

I would say to anyone who visits Germany when you leave the Bahnhoff (train station) in Frankfurt go straight out the front and head down one of the streets across the plaza from there.. Along the side/cross streets at least 3 deep you will find 'meat market' hotels with more than enough heat to keep you happy..

Back in my past life even I could not resist the hottie temptations found there and I was not even into women..

If you visit Nurenburg be sure to tour the wall.. Go left at the main entrance once past the first set of building on a warm day the girls will call to you for favors..

Oh such is life in a real 'free' place...

Then of course there is Amsterdam.. Where damn near any lady out and about will see you for a few dollars.. Just stop and say 'hi' swing by a coffee house and get 'cozy' and 'comfortable' before retiring for some fun...

Turkey has some really great but hidden brothels.. You should find these on line prior to your trip there as I say they are UTR.. "Strangely" Turkish soldiers are usually the best source of this info..

The only first hand knowledge I have of a country that has legal prostitution is Costa Rica, which I visited in October of 2006.  Prostitutes there must register with the police and carry their ID card, which verifies that they are 18 or over when they work.  There are very severe penalties for having sex, paid or not, with anybody under 18 in CR.

The most interesting thing about Costa Rica is not just that prostitution is legal, but that it is commonly accepted as a perfectly reasonable way for a young woman to make some money while she is going to college or to supplement her income while she is beginning her career.  There is by and large no stigma attached to working as a prostitute.  

Unfortunately, the situation in regard to TS girls is not so pleasant.  They have a very bad reputation for participating in "cash and dash" and client muggings.  Although I have no first hand information, I would guess that this happens because they are excluded from the legal prostitution arrangements which the GG's benefit from.

Rhode Island...

I'm not positive, but I think Rhode Island or one of those itty bitty states around there has legalized prostitution in some form.

Maybe one of our intenet researchers can verify and further educate us on this.

Hugs,
TS Jamie