Prostitution

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A prostitute is a person, most of the time a woman, who has sex with people for money. Prostitution is sometimes called the "world's oldest profession". There have been stories of it in almost every culture and society.

Prostitutes are sometimes called hookers, whores, hos, street walkers, sex workers, and escorts. Some of them walk the streets looking for customers or work at a building called a brothel. Their boss (the person they work and make money for) is a called a "Madame" (if they are a woman) or a "Pimp" (if they are a man). The city of Amsterdam is famous for its legal brothels in the Red Light District (a part of a city where prostitution is common).

Many countries have laws about prostitution. Some countries have made prostitiution illegal. Prostitution happens in many places all over the world.

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