Prostitution is defined as promiscuous and mercenary sexual behavior with emotional indifference between the partners. There isn’t a more specific definition because people perceive it in different ways. Someview it as a dehumanizing act while others see it as an occupation that performs a usefulservice to society. Because people aren’t always able to act out their sexual feelings howthey want, prostitution allows them to express these desires.Most people think that the actual sex act is what is illegal. But it’s actually the solicitationto perform that sex act for money or other valuables that is illegal.In the United States, "it" is legal in only one of the fifty states, Nevada. The laws of the stateof Nevada forbid prostitution in counties with populations exceeding 250,000. Street-solicitation is illegal; only in licensed establishments, called brothels, can you legallypay for sex.Condoms are required for intercourse as well as oral sex. The women that work in Nevada's brothels get regular medical checkups. By law, Nevada brothels can't advertise, so it is no wonder that you've never heard of thembefore. And you can find them listed in the Yellow Pages. Many people assume that the only people who become prostitutes are poor, uneducated,single women who can’t get a regular job. This is sometimes true, but often times, thewomen may have part-time jobs and engage in prostitution for extra money. Some of thewomen are even married with families.Although prostitutes range in age and ethnicity, most arrests targeted people in their 20s thatwere white.There are many international aspects of prostitution that many people are not aware of. Often times, organizations try to coerce or persuade women with money to go to othercountries Women are even kidnapped and taken against their will to be sold to privateparties as sex slaves.In Thailand, there is also a major problem of underage prostitution. It is a widel...
