Sex work: a brief history
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Sex Work, Marks From Homosexuality Reality
Sex work was put forward as a way of saving the population in renaissance italy. You see that ickcromsery sising, isn't it? It comes down to this uneasy idea that the church has: 'Of course we don't like it' But if men don't have access to sex, they'll do much worse,' she says. She also uncovered stories of women who were tortured and even killed for working in brothels during world wars.
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