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"Cathouse" redirects here. For the television series of this name, see Cathouse: The Series. Cathouse The Series is an HBO television series that documents the professional lives of the workers at the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal Brothel

A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. In some places, brothels are legal, and in many countries, places such as massage parlor are allowed to function as brothels, with varying degrees of regulation and repression. A massage parlor is a business where customers can receive a Massage. Depending on zoning, brothels may be confined to special red-light districts or 'tolerance zones'. Zoning is a term used in Urban planning for a system of land-use Regulation in various parts of the world including North America the United Kingdom A red-light district is a neighborhood where Prostitution and other businesses in the Sex industry flourish

18th century illustration of Sally Salisbury stabbing a client in a brothel.
18th century illustration of Sally Salisbury stabbing a client in a brothel. Sally Salisbury (c1692 &ndash 1724 real name Sarah Pridden and also known as Sarah Priddon, was a celebrated prostitute in early 18th-century London

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History

Brothels have been known for most of recorded history. Early incidences include temple prostitution in many Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. Religious prostitution, sacred prostitution or temple prostitution is the practice of having Sexual intercourse (with a person other than one's spouse The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East.

By the time of the ancient Grecian and Roman civilizations, brothels were established and sometimes licensed institutions, with the latter first being recorded in Athens in 594 BC. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Public sources of the time applauded the installation of said brothel by Solon, as this was deemed to reduce the disruptions caused by sexually unfulfilled transients (sailors, workers), as well as bringing money into the public purse. Solon ( ancient Greek:, c 638 BC&ndash558 BC was an Athenian Statesman, Lawmaker and Lyric poet. This first official brothel was soon followed by many others, and also influenced the creation of special schools in which various classes of prostitutes (from slavegirls to future courtesans) were trained for their profession. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another A courtesan in mid-16th century usage referred to a mistress or trained artisan of dance and singing especially one associated with wealthy powerful or upper-class [1]

Business models

Brothels use a variety of business models:

In those countries which restrict or forbid prostitution, the latter provides some level of plausible denial to the facility owner, who often (thinly) disguises the brothel as a massage parlor, bar or similar facility. Plausible deniability refers to the denial of blame in loose and informal chains of command where upper rungs quarantine the blame to the lower rungs A massage parlor is a business where customers can receive a Massage. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption Allowing such brothels may also be a form of face-saving by politicians who are unwilling or unable to fully enforce laws against prostitution.

Military brothels

Further information: Comfort women, Bordels Mobiles de Campagne, and Forced prostitution in German armed forces

Until 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. Comfort women is a Euphemism for women forced into Prostitution and Sexual slavery for Japanese military brothels during World War Forced prostitution by the Nazi state for sexual gratification of German soldiers and members of other Nazi controlled organizations became prevalent in occupied Europe during World For example, during French and Japanese colonial campaigns of the 20th century, such employees were mainly recruited among the local populace of Southeast Asia and Africa; often, some of the women were underage. In law the term minor (also infant or infancy) is used to refer to a person who is under the age in which one legally assumes Adulthood and is legally Because it is a touchy subject, military brothels were often designated with creative euphemisms. A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak Notable examples of such jargon are la boîte à bonbons (French for "the candy box"), replacing the term "BMC". French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people 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. Comfort women is a Euphemism for women forced into Prostitution and Sexual slavery for Japanese military brothels during World War

Nevada brothels

In the United States, the only state where brothels are legal is Nevada (see List of brothels in Nevada and Prostitution in Nevada). This is a historical list of the legal brothels in Nevada. They are arranged by name within location (the nearest town or named place within each County that licenses such establishments Nevada is one of only two US states that allow some legal Prostitution; in most of its counties, Brothels are legalized and heavily regulated Brothels are allowed in counties with populations of less than 400,000 inhabitants, and not all qualifying counties have allowed them. County governments license and regulate brothels within their boundaries. The brothels and their employees have to 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. As of 2007, thirty brothels existed in Nevada. 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, racketeering, and other crimes. This article is about the Nevada brothel Mustang Ranch is also the name of the biggest brothel on the island of Majorca. Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the Tax regime to one's own advantage in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law A racket is an illegal business usually run as part of Organized crime.

Due to the county population rule, all forms of prostitution are illegal in Reno and Las Vegas, and prostitution not occurring in a licensed brothel is illegal anywhere in Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally

Regulation

Various countries have fully legalized prostitution (as opposed to only tolerating it) in the last decades, including countries such as the Netherlands, Germany and New Zealand. Prostitution in the Netherlands is legal and common A majority of the women working in prostitution are foreigners and the country is fighting against Human Prostitution in Germany is legal and widespread In 2002 the government changed the law in an effort to improve the legal situation of prostitutes Prostitution and Brothel keeping are legal in New Zealand. Until 2003 advertising the sale of sex ('soliciting' running a brothel and living from the earnings Most of these countries seem to favor brothels, at least in theory, as they are considered to be less problematic than street prostitution. Street prostitution is a specific form of Prostitution in which the sex worker operates from the street Laws regarding prostitution often include strict regulations for brothels, for example specifying that they may not be situated in certain zones (such as in residential areas or near schools) and usually prescribing various forms of health inspections. Actual regulations vary widely. [3]

In popular culture

Movies and television shows depicting brothels include:

See also

Bibliography

External links

References

  1. ^ Salamis, Tarts, Paedophilia and Pornikotelos - Hellenic Star, Thursday 7 September 2000
  2. ^ Liberating sex slaves in India - New Internationalist, Issue 390, June 2006
  3. ^ A summary of the prostitution regulations in the EU member states (from the website of the European Parliament)
Richard Fidler (born November 13, 1964) is a well-known Australian Republican and Australian ABC TV and radio presenter ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned Radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. New Internationalist is a magazine from New Internationalist Publications, a Co-operative -run publisher based in Oxford England. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU

Dictionary

brothel

-noun

  1. A house of prostitution
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