She lives in Wiesbaden, Germany. In fact, German men will often openly and proudly out themselves as sex buyers at abolitionist events. This is an obvious and alarming sign that decades of legalized prostitution have shaped society. Not to mention that society has covered over the fact that trafficking is absolutely still happening, despite legalization. We have to ask ourselves honestly what the implications of normalizing prostitution are and trafficking along with it , and whether we have done enough to push back.
When we uncover serious violations of human rights, as is the case in prostitution and trafficking, it is our responsibility to do something about it. If we take an honest look at the situation in Germany, it is clear that action is sorely needed. In addition to legalizing pimping, when the Prostitution Act came into effect in , it made it possible for prostituted people to become regular employees, subject to taxation and access to social benefits. But most prostitution can be found in apartments all over the city, which are allowed even in the areas where brothels are prohibited.
Most people are surprised to learn that micro-brothels exist right in their own neighborhood, because they lack the visibility of mega-brothels. Hamburg and Frankfurt, for example, are in the hands of the Hells Angels, whereas the United Tribuns control prostitution in Stuttgart and Villingen-Schwenningen.
Women are sold as products, so, as products, they should be as cheap as possible. Brothel owners fall over themselves trying to offer the best bargain:.
A flat-rate brothel chain made headlines when, on its opening day in , 1, men lined up to get in. It was shut down a year later for human trafficking. Competing for customers means that brothel chains offer gambling games with the chance of winning a free hookup. They can now even order women the way one would order a pizza thanks to a mobile app produced last year. A German film and entertainment company hosts and films gang bang parties with different themes, which they then sell to the public as pornography.
