What if... Sex work was deciminalised for all and fully legalised

[Mrbean76]

I've wondered for some time what it would mean for escorts and punters if sex work was deciminalised and legalised.
We still live in the dark ages in this country when it comes to such things and I don't think it will happen in my lifetime
but hopefully one day sex work will be regarded as just that, as work ,a profession.

Firstly what would it mean for escorts if their profession was legalised. Would you be happy to pay tax on your declared earnings?
Do you think you would be safer ? Would you feel more respected and accepted? Would you continue to work from hotels or apartments
or would you feel more comfortable working in a brothel? Would you increase your prices ?

As a punter the current legal situation doesn't overly concern me, I'm as careful as I can be and any of the ladies I've met are escorting
of their own free will and are smart independent business women. Would punters punt more often if it was legalised? Would you feel less
ashamed ? not that I think you should feel ashamed of course. Would you be willing to pay more ?

[Carolyne]

Yeah ,in many countries, Germany ,Switzerland ,Netherland escort only can work with registration,regulated and paying tax ,it is not a bad idea .Also I think if they legalise and says pay tax as a normal work reduce the stigma ,and I will feel more accepted .

[Mrbean76]

Yeah ,in many countries, Germany ,Switzerland ,Netherland escort only can work with registration,regulated and paying tax ,it is not a bad idea .Also I think if they legalise and says pay tax as a normal work reduce the stigma ,and I will feel more accepted .

We've a long way to go in this country but hopefully one day we'll catch up with the countries you mentioned

[mighty899]

I would imagine the prices would be a lot less. If there was no stigma then lots more ladies would be up for it and not travel and not pay extortionate hotel prices so they could still make good profit with a lower rate

[Pdxbear]

I would imagine the prices would be a lot less. If there was no stigma then lots more ladies would be up for it and not travel and not pay extortionate hotel prices so they could still make good profit with a lower rate

I agree prices may potentially go down on a local level; but fancy hotels and the opportunity to meet ladies from all over the globe in your downtown area would bring more upscale pricing as well. More spouses or girlfriends would get into the threesome w a hot stranger scene too I imagine.
Plus hopefully less STIs to contend with.

[Punter08]

It would be great. I imagine it would make things a hell of a lot safer for the service providers as well.

[Meursault]

I would imagine the prices would be a lot less. If there was no stigma then lots more ladies would be up for it and not travel and not pay extortionate hotel prices so they could still make good profit with a lower rate

Even if it were legalized, there would still be stigma. Homosexuality is legal and is still stigmatized.

Unless the majority of women who want to be in love to have sex, change to being escorts, only then would the stigma dissappear.

The majority of stigma against escorts comes from other women who perceive escorts as going against the curve.

[S94310]

I've wondered for some time what it would mean for escorts and punters if sex work was deciminalised and legalised.
We still live in the dark ages in this country when it comes to such things and I don't think it will happen in my lifetime
but hopefully one day sex work will be regarded as just that, as work ,a profession.

Firstly what would it mean for escorts if their profession was legalised. Would you be happy to pay tax on your declared earnings?
Do you think you would be safer ? Would you feel more respected and accepted? Would you continue to work from hotels or apartments
or would you feel more comfortable working in a brothel? Would you increase your prices ?

As a punter the current legal situation doesn't overly concern me, I'm as careful as I can be and any of the ladies I've met are escorting
of their own free will and are smart independent business women. Would punters punt more often if it was legalised? Would you feel less
ashamed ? not that I think you should feel ashamed of course. Would you be willing to pay more ?

it would be as the song goes happy days are here again la la etc

[Carolyne]

Even if it were legalized, there would still be stigma. Homosexuality is legal and is still stigmatized.

Unless the majority of women who want to be in love to have sex, change to being escorts, only then would the stigma dissappear.

The majority of stigma against escorts comes from other women who perceive escorts as going against the curve.

In other mentioned countries people doesn't care much about escorts ,only in Ireland ,where this is still problem. Girls working in the window,on the street just in a pants and top ,but no woman goes there and send them away .Nobody cares ,just in Ireland where for example neighbours can complain,complain about what ?you are inside a flat ,no one sees nothing ,but people still complain.

[Meursault]

In other mentioned countries people doesn't care much about escorts ,only in Ireland ,where this is still problem. Girls working in the window,on the street just in a pants and top ,but no woman goes there and send them away .Nobody cares ,just in Ireland where for example neighbours can complain,complain about what ?you are inside a flat ,no one sees nothing ,but people still complain.

I am speculating here but two things:

One the poorer the countries, the less stigmatized escorting is.

Two, in some countries you have areas of a city where escorts are allowed to hang about. I dont think you have places like that in ireland. I recall a place in Limerick city a few years ago that was shut down pretty quickly.