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Sex work (https://en.homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0001276)

homoit0001276

Preferred Label

Sex work	English
Trabajo sexual	Spanish

Alternative Label

Prostitution

English

The exchange of sexual services, performances, or companionship for money or goods. Use to describe the broad spectrum of sex work, and use more specific terms if possible. For individuals who perform sex work, use "Sex workers" or narrower terms. For sex work undertaken by individuals who cannot or have not consented, use "Sex trafficking."	English
El intercambio de servicios, actuaciones o productos sexuales a cambio de una compensación material; incluye actividades que implican contacto físico directo entre quienes compran y quienes venden, así como estimulación sexual indirecta.	Spanish

Developed in collaboration with the Sex Work Activist Histories Project.	English
Traducción y revisión al español realizadas por Ernesto Cuba, Sofia Zamora, Sandy Alcantara, Mar Munné, Ana Portnoy Brimmer y el Comité Español de Homosaurus en 2024	Spanish

Issued (Created)

2019-05-14 07:04:21 UTC

Modified

2025-02-23 07:10:47 UTC

Broader

Sex industry [homoit0000011]

Related

Sex tourism [homoit0001275]

Sex trafficking [homoit0003743]

Sex workers [homoit0003758]

Narrower

Cam modeling [homoit0003768]

Escort services [homoit0000405]

Gay for pay [homoit0000494]

Phone sex work [homoit0003763]

Street sex work [homoit0003780]

Stripping [homoit0003764]

Sugaring [homoit0003792]

Survival sex work [homoit0003781]

Replaces

http://homosaurus.org/v2/sexWork

LCSH Exact Match

Sex work [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2022006936]

Hierarchy Display

Sex work

Escort services

Street sex work

Survival sex work

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