To browse Academia. This paper presents a comprehensive typology of the sex industry based on primary data collected between and for a UK Home Office-funded study.
Typologies of the contemporary sex industry in England and Wales have tended to be limited to particular sectors or have been developed from a specific disciplinary perspective or theme e. Situated in the context of international sex industry typologies, this paper seeks to address this gap. The data was supplemented with insights from a systematic literature search. This work aims to assist with programme and policy planning in the UK context.
Our methods can assist in developing typologies in other contexts. Policy discussions relating to the selling of sex have tended to fixate on two spaces of sex work: the street and the brothel. Such preoccupation has arguably eclipsed discussion of the working environment where most sex is sold, namely the private home.
Considering the inconsistent way that Home Occupation Sex Services Premises HOSSPs are regulated in this city, this paper discusses the implications of selling sex beyond the gaze of the state and law. It is concluded that working from home can allow sex workers to exercise considerable autonomy over their working practices, but that the safety and legality of such premises must be considered in the development of non-punitive prostitution policy.
The European Journal of Women's Studies, This article examines male street prostitution in Manchester, England, and draws some comparisons to its female counterpart in this city. The data also indicate that it is incorrect to speak of a monolithic male street market or sector in Manchester because sellers shift between settings street, bar, escorting , unlike the female street sector.
