Dream Boy, The boys Seedy Gay Scene Neon late night bar signs over Bangkok nightlife bars and tourist sex club venues downtown Bangkok Thailand, Asia
In Thai society visiting prostitutes is considered common behaviour for men many women believe that the existence of prostitution reduces the incidence of rape and view prostitution as the lesser evil compared to husbands taking lesser wives mia noi or mistresses These working class prostitutes and their customers are far more likely to refer to themselves as rented wifes or lady bar than the English or Thai equivalents of the pejorative prostitute A study in 1990 1991 found that over 90 of male military conscripts aged 20 to 22 reported having visited a prostitute in the past Estimates of the number of prostitutes in Thailand vary widely and are subject to controversy One such estimate by Dr Nitet Tinnakul and reported in The Nation in January 2004 gives a total of 2 8 million sex workers in Thailand including two million women 20 000 adult males and 800 000 minors under the age of 18 Prostitution has been technically illegal in Thailand since 1960 when a law was passed under pressure from the United Nations The Entertainment Places Act of 1966 still in effect today makes it possible for Thais to render special services This is done for example by establishing such places as massage parlours where men come and look at women who are sitting separated by a glass wall and can pick and choose who they want The women come to the men s hotel room and massage them but in reality do more than that It is usually left for the customer to decide what kind of special service he really wants and because of those establishments are able to avoid being designated as illegal brothels This act was designed to pave the way for brothels to be legalized under the guise of massage parlours bars night clubs tea houses etc
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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