A brothel, also known as a bordello, cathouse, whorehouse, sporting house, gentleman's club and various other names, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sexual intercourse with clients.
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Legality
Main articles: Prostitution and the law and Prostitution by countryIn the past, brothels were very common. In most European countries brothels were made illegal after World War II. During the first half of the 20th century, France and Italy were famous for their brothels. France outlawed brothels in 1946 and Italy made them illegal in 1959.
Today, Amsterdam Amsterdam (pronounced /ˈæmstərdæm/; Dutch [ɑmstərˈdɑm] ) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan is well known for its red-light district and is a destination for sex tourism. Netherlands The Netherlands (pronounced /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ ; Dutch: Nederland, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ( listen)) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in North-West Europe. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany has one of the most liberal prostitution policies in the world, and, as such, it attracts sex tourists from many European countries and from the US.[citation needed]
In some countries brothels are legal and regulated, however, the existence of these licensed brothels did not stop illegal brothels from existing: according to a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, illegal brothels in Sydney Sydney is the largest and most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. With an approximate population of 4.5 million in the Sydney metropolitan area the city is the largest municipality in Oceania. Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders, now outnumber licensed operations by four to one;[1] according to a 2009 report, in Queensland Coordinates: 23°0′S 143°0′E / 23°S 143°E Queensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean only 10% of prostitution happens in the licensed brothels, the rest of 90% of prostitution remains either unregulated or illegal;[2] according to some estimates, there are 400 illegal brothels in Victoria Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west, and Tasmania to the south, across the Bass Strait. Victoria is the most densely populated state, and has a highly centralised population, with over 70% of Victorians.[3]
Business models
Window prostitution, in De Wallen, Amsterdam Amsterdam (pronounced /ˈæmstərdæm/; Dutch [ɑmstərˈdɑm] ) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population (including suburbs) of 1.36 million on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the sixth-largest metropolitan, Netherlands The Netherlands (pronounced /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ ; Dutch: Nederland, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ( listen)) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in North-West Europe. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and GermanyBrothels use a variety of business models:
- In others, the prostitutes are employees, receiving a small fixed salary and a portion of the money spent by the customer. (Maison close French for "closed house") The brothel owner receives the rest of the payment for services.
- In the regulated brothels in Nevada Nevada is the seventh-largest state in area, and geographically covers the Mojave Desert in the south to the Great Basin in the north. It is the most arid state in the Union. Approximately 86% of the state's land is owned by the U.S federal government under various jurisdictions both civilian and military. As of 2008, there were about 2.6 million, the prostitutes are contract workers who split their earnings with the house and are often expected to "tip" support staff (cleaners, limo drivers, etc.); they receive no benefits, such as health insurance, and no withholding for Social Security In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program taxes.
- In still others, the prostitutes pay a fee for use of the facilities, with the brothel owner not being involved in the financial transaction between prostitute and client (maison de passe, French for "trick house").
In cases of illegal brothels, the latter provides some level of plausible denial to the facility owner, who often (thinly) disguises the brothel as a massage parlor A massage parlor is a business where customers can receive a massage. Sometimes the term is synonymous with brothel as the term "massage" may be used as a euphemism for paid sexual favours, bar A bar is an establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises, strip club A strip club is a nightclub or bar where striptease is regularly performed by strippers, possibly offering related services such as lap dancing. While usually considered a lighter version of adult entertainment than sex shows, they are often the focus of morality campaigns and restrictive legislation. There are between 3,500 and 4,000 strip clubs or similar.
Military brothels
Further information: Comfort women Comfort women is a euphemism for women working in military brothels, especially those women who were forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, Bordel militaire de campagne, and Sexual enslavement by Nazi Germany in World War IIUntil recently, in several armies around the world, a mobile brothel service was attached to the army as an auxiliary unit, especially attached to combat units on long-term deployments abroad.
Because it is a touchy subject, military brothels were often designated with creative euphemisms A euphemism is a substitution with an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver, or to make it less troublesome for the speaker, as in the case of doublespeak. The deployment of euphemisms is a central aspect within the public application of political correctness. Notable examples of such jargon are la boîte à bonbons (English English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into South-East Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, and of: "the candy box"), replacing the term "bordel militaire de campagne". Women forced into prostitution by the Japanese occupation armies throughout East Asia were known as "comfort battalions". The prostitutes were individually referred to as "military comfort women" or jūgun-ianfu.
It is estimated that a minimum of 34,140 women from occupied states, particularly in Poland, were forced to work as involuntary prostitutes for the Nazis Nazism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany. It was a unique variety of fascism that involved biological racism and anti-Semitism. Nazism presented itself as politically syncretic, incorporating policies, tactics and philosophies from right- and left-wing ideologies; in practice, Nazism was a far right form of during WW2.[4]
While, during French and Japanese colonial campaigns of the 20th century, such employees were mainly recruited among the local populace of Northeast Asia and Africa.
Nevada brothels
The Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Mound House near Carson City The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the State of Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the 2000 census. Main article: Prostitution in NevadaIn the United States, the only state where brothels are legal is Nevada. Prostitution outside the licensed brothels is illegal throughout Nevada. Brothels are allowed only in counties with populations of fewer than 400,000 inhabitants, and not all qualifying counties have allowed them. Currently eight out of Nevada Nevada is the seventh-largest state in area, and geographically covers the Mojave Desert in the south to the Great Basin in the north. It is the most arid state in the Union. Approximately 86% of the state's land is owned by the U.S federal government under various jurisdictions both civilian and military. As of 2008, there were about 2.6 million's 16 counties have active brothels (these are all rural counties). As of June/July 2008, 28 legal brothels existed in Nevada.[5][6][7] All forms of prostitution are illegal in Las Vegas Las Vegas ; is the most populous city in Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. Las Vegas, which bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for the number of casino resorts and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, (and Clark County Clark County is a county located in Southern Nevada. The county had a population of 1,375,765 at the 2000 census, and a 2008 estimated population of 1,996,542, which accounts for over three-quarters of the population of Nevada. It contains the city of Las Vegas, the state's most populous city. Las Vegas has been the county seat since the county which contains its metropolitan area), Reno Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 218,000 and is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas. It sits in a high desert valley at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (and Washoe County Washoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 339,486 at the 2000 census; 2008 Census Bureau estimates listed a population of 410,443. Its county seat is Reno), Carson City The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the State of Nevada. The population was 52,457 at the 2000 census, and a few other places.
The brothels and their employees must register with the county sheriff and receive regular medical checkups. Brothels have existed in Nevada since the old mining days of the 1800s and were first licensed in 1971. The legendary Mustang Ranch operated from 1971 through 1999, when it was forfeited to the federal government following a series of convictions for tax fraud Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the tax regime to one's own advantage, to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. By contrast, tax evasion is the general term for efforts to not pay taxes by illegal means. The term tax mitigation is a synonym for tax avoidance. Its original use was by tax advisors as an, racketeering Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of "protection" against crimes that the racketeers themselves instigate if unpaid . A second well known example is the numbers racket, a form of illegal lottery, and other crimes.
Regulation
In some countries, prostitution is illegal, in other countries prostitution itself (the exchange of sex for money) is legal, but most activities which surround it (such as operating a brothel, pimping, soliciting in a public place etc) are prohibited, many times making it very difficult for people to engage in prostitution without breaking any law, while in a few countries prostitution is legal and regulated. The degree of regulation varies widely by country. Most of these countries favor brothels, at least in theory, as they are considered to be less problematic than street prostitution.
See also
- Sex industry
- Sex worker
- Soapland
- Spintria A spintria is a Roman token, possibly for brothels, usually depicting sexual acts or symbols
References
- ^ NSW papers urged to cut brothel ads, ABC news
- ^ Queensland sex industry still largely illegitimate, Brisbane Times
- ^ The Age 18/10/2008: Sex called off in hunt for illegal brothels
- ^ The Blessed Abyss: Inmate #6582 in Ravensbruck Concentration Prison for Women by Nanda Herbermann
- ^ Caron, Christina. "Nevada Brothels Hit Hard by Gas Prices". ABC News ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, June 23, 2008. Accessed April 24, 2009.
- ^ Associated Press The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to. "Nevada Brothels Feel Pinch of Higher Fuel Prices". KTVN Channel 2, June 27, 2008. Accessed April 24, 2009.
- ^ McKenna, Barrie (Toronto Globe and Mail). "Nevada brothel's 'shady' deal: Come often, get free gas". SFGate San Francisco Chronicle is Northern California's largest newspaper, and one of the largest in the United States, serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California, from the Sacramento area and Emerald Triangle south to San Luis Obispo County. It was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic, July 4, 2008. Accessed April 24, 2009.
Further reading
- DJ Tramp Steamer. 101 Brothels i Have Loved.
- Burford, E. J. The Bishop's Brothels. London: Robert Hale, 1993. ISBN 9780709051138.
- Ka-tzetnik 135633 (Karol Cetinsky). House of Dolls. Moshe M. Kohn (trans.). New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. A novel about the Holocaust, including a description of a brothel staffed by concentration camp inmates.
External links
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- "Inside a brothel"—interview by Richard Fidler with three brothel owners, June 2006 on ABC Local Radio (audio download available)
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Q. Brothels are tolerated in nearly all countries with the exception of UK. We have the highest per-capita prison population. The reason for imprisoning people instead of using other methods of sanction is usually " for the protection of the public". Rational and analytical responses preferred.
Asked by Paul R - Mon Jul 16 09:36:50 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Prison rates in the US are the world's highest, at 724 people per 100,000 and they have brothels in some areas At 145 per 100,000, the imprisonment rate of England and Wales is at about the midpoint worldwide. Scotland, where 135 people out of every 100,000 are in jail, is also above average. Northern Ireland, however, is among those countries with the lowest rates of imprisonment.
Answered by henke - Mon Jul 16 09:48:37 2007
