What year was prostitution Illegal?

Question

Meaning ... back in the western days. or before was prostitution happening? and was it legal?

was it legal to sell sex!

Answer 1

YES A PLACE CALLED THE SHY ANNE CLUB WAS IN A WESTERN MOVIE?--SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF WE SAW THE BROTHEL.
TIDBITS OF INFO:
THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION BROUGHT DOWN PROSTITUTION IN THE USA BETWEEN 1910 AND 1915.

NEVADA STILL HAS 10 COUNTIES THAT ALLOW PROSTITUTION.

ALASKA WAS LEGAL TILL 1953

THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, NEW ZEALAND ALL CONSIDER PROSTITUTION LEGAL

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE CONSIDER IT A BUSINESS AND PIMPING IS ILLEGAL

HIV PROSTITUTION IS A FELONY CASE.

CASE FILE STORY TIME:
I ONCE TOOK A MADAM TO COURT. SHE HAD 26 GIRLS LIVING IN A MOTEL SHE HAD BOUGHT. THE GIRLS WERE ESCORTS AND WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO TRICKS TILL AFTER 2 AM WHEN THEY WERE ON THEIR OWN. SHE WAS VERY EDUCATED (1972-MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS). I ASKED HER HOW DID YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN A PROSTITUTION RING OR STING. SHE ASKED ME IF I KNEW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PROSTITUTE AND A BUSINESSMAN WAS. I SAID "NO" BUT I HAVE A FEELING I AM GOING TO FIND OUT".
SHE SAID A BUSINESS MAN ALWAYS SAYS "IT WAS PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU."

A PROSTITUTE WILL SAY: " IT'S BEEN A BUSINESS DOING PLEASURE WITH YOU."

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MISTRESS AND A PROSTITUTE?

GIFTS NOT MONEY

Answer 2

You have a few legitimate facets. In Canada, we de-criminalized prostitution decades in the past, however made a regulation towards "speaking for the needs of acquiring intercourse". The burden of the illegal activity of the act was once located onto the johns instead than the prostitutes. Now, I have got to admit, the procedure does not paintings all that good, however this can be a step within the correct course. I suppose despite the fact that, that there's a enormous change among pornography performing and prostitution. Sure, each contain fee for intercourse, however the whole lot else approximately it's distinctive. Prostitution has in most cases been obvious as unsuitable, and more often than not made unlawful. It is aspect of a procedure of abuse of females. Very in general humans who come to be prostitutes aren't doing it voluntarily, however are compelled to. If it rather have been simply one other industry transaction, then possibly it might be ok. But it is not. It is aspect of the lengthy status abuse of vigor, of females and typically even of youngsters. The intercourse alternate is essentially evil, and really tricky to make in any other case. Sex alternate staff must now not be handled as criminals, they're in general the sufferers.

Answer 3

ha well, actually, most of the areas in 'western days' that we think of were not states, but territories, governed by federal laws. there were no federal laws prohibiting prostitution in the wild west of the later 1800's. however, there was prostitution in all states despite it being illegal. most local law enforcement knew there was no real way to stop it, and that it was best handled by keeping it centralized. this worked well, and every so often, things would get out of hand. there would be an outcry, a crackdown, and things would 'finally return to lawfulness'.....which meant that they could look the other way again for awhile

Answer 4

Between 1910 and 1915 (excepting Nevada). http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-362487/Mann-Act

Answer 5

You mean it's not legal??