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What is Prostitution?Prostitution involves trading sexual services for money or goods (including food or drugs). Who is Involved?Girls and boys involved in prostitution come from a wide variety of backgrounds including "normal, average, every day" families. The youth can become involved with peers or boyfriends who bring them into a world that seems 'exciting' and 'glamorous'. These individuals are sex trade offenders and they prey on particularly vulnerable youth, offering them 'acceptance' and 'love'. The sex trade offenders will meet the youth's basic need for survival but not much more." Boys frequently begin prostitution at an older age and usually without a pimp. Some 'transactions' occur on the street, though they are more prevalent in clubs and other indoor venues. Boys may be either heterosexual or homosexual in their orientation, but they attract male johns. Reference: Children Involved in Prostitution Report by the Task force on Children Involved in Prostitution January 28, 1997 Reality Check
Reference: Handbook for Action Against Prostitution of Youth in Calgary : Victims not Criminals, 1995. Getting HelpThe law recognizes that children involved in prostitution are victims of sexual abuse and need protection. Programs and services are available to help children end their involvement in prostitution. If you are involved in prostitution and want help, or know of a youth in the sex trade, call:
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