TYPES OF PROSTITUTION

There are many types of prostitution. Below are some of them:
a.                  Female Prostitution
b.                  Male prostitution
c.                   Child prostitution
d.                  Online prostitution
e.                  Street prostitution
f.                    Sex tourism prostitution

Female prostitution: This is the most famous type of prostitution. Here, apparently, the sex worker is of the feminine gender, whether old or young, single or married.
The female prostitute can be:
i.                    Homosexual
ii.                  Heterosexual; or
iii.                Bisexual
The homosexual female (Lesbian) prostitute, solicits and engages in sexual relations with the same sex for an agreed consideration.
A heterosexual female prostitute engages in sexual activity with the opposite sex, while the bisexual is open to consensual relationship with both sexes.

Male Prostitution: This is the sale of sexual services by a male to either male or female clients[41]. Male prostitutes could also be homosexual or bisexual. Male prostitutes offering services to male clients are called hustlers or rent boys. Those offering to female clients i.e heterosexual male prostitutes are better known as “gigolos”. For the gigolos, financial incentives are usually the primary reason as with all forms of prostitution, though hustling may confer a sense of self worth or social status. Clientele in this regard are not restricted to homosexual men but include married men and women, single men and women, businessmen, experienced homosexuals, etc

Child Prostitution: This refers to the use of children as commercial sex workers. The definition of a child prostitute can vary depending on who is making use of the term. Under many laws, a child is defined as anyone under the age of eighteen.
The operational protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography to the Convention on the Rights of a Child states that the prostitution of children is;
“The practice whereby a child is used by others for sexual activities in return for remuneration or any other form of consideration”[42].The remuneration or other consideration could be provided to the child or to a patron. Generally, the prostitution of children means that a party other than the child benefits from a commercial transaction in which the child is made available for sexual purposes on the prompting of an exploiting intermediary (called a “pimp”) who contends and oversees the child’s activities for profit[43].
It must be noted that a pimp is not restricted to child prostitution. The pimp is an abusive individual who negotiates an exchange directly with a child in order to receive sexual gratification.

Online Prostitution: This is one of the latest forms of prostitution as well as the easiest. This form of prostitution shields the identity of both parties, where explicit conversations and sometimes photographs are exchanged.
According to Siegal Larry J, [44] use of internet by prostitutes and customers is now common. He stated that prostitutes may use adult boards or create a website of their own contract details such as, email and postal addresses. Adult contact sites, chats and on-line communities are also used. He also noted that this has brought increased scrutiny from law enforcement agents, public officials and activist groups towards on-line prostitution.
In 2009, Craiglist came under fire for its role in facilitating online prostitution and was sued by some 40 US State Attorney Generals, local prosecutors and law enforcement officials[45]. In on-line prostitution, consideration is negotiated through the use of credit cards or money transfer. This form of prostitution is made possible due to the access of computers and internet facilities and the development of high technology both in electronics and communication.
The advantage of online prostitution over all other forms of prostitution is the preservation of dignity of the participants and the avoidance of stigma associated with prostitution in our society.

Street Prostitution: This is the most popular type of prostitution. Here apparently, the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at street corners. They usually dress in provocative, skimpy clothing, regardless of the weather.
The 2009, UN Report on TIP stated that in Russia and other countries of the former USSR, street prostitution takes the form of an open-air market. “lot lizard” is a commonly encountered special case of street prostitution[46]. Lot lizards mainly serve those in trucking industry at truck stops and stopping centers. This is very evident in place like Spear n’deo Junction in Ebonyi State.

Sex Tourism Prostitution: The world Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations defines sex tourism as:
Trips organized from within the tourism sector, or from outside this sector but using it’s structures and networks with the primary purpose of effecting a commercial sexual relationship by the tourist with residents at the destination.

Often times, the term “sex tourism” is mistakenly interchanged with the term, “child sex tourism”. As opposed to regular sex tourism, which is often legal, a tourist who has sex with a child prostitute will usually be committing a crime in the host country under the laws of his own country and against international law.

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