Learn about Grisélidis Real (1929-2005), a Swiss writer, painter and prostitute, and her struggle as an activist in favour of prostitutes' rights.
Salamanca, Bilbao, Valencia, Cartagena, Mérida, Badajoz, Melilla and, of course, Barcelona. All these cities are not only twinned because they belong to the same country. They are, too, because they all have what has been called “Chinatown.” In this article we talk about the main characteristics of these neighborhoods and present some theory about the reason for their name.
Jennifer Ristine, author of the work "Mary Magdalene: Perceptions from Ancient Magdala," maintains that Mary, the famous believer of Jesus, was not a prostitute, but a wealthy woman from Magdala, a seafaring town in the old Galilee.
In this article we talk about the basic characteristics of prostitution during the Spanish Civil War and we mention some of the measures that both sides took regarding it.
Imperia Cocagna (or Cognati) was a famous Roman courtesan of the 15th century. Learn about his life and his participation in the Council of Constance in 1414.
Nepali badi caste: hereditary prostitution in Nepal that marks the past and future of women born into it. Uma Badi, born in 1965 in Thapagaun
Get to know the titles, the protagonists, directors and plots of some of the most famous films about male prostitution in the History of Cinema.
The eventful life of Madame Claude, surely the most famous French madame, who died just over six years ago, was made into a film by French director Sylvie Verheyde. In this article we talk about that movie and about the figure of Madame Claude.
If we take a look at the history of cinema, it won't take long to find a series of titles that, in different decades, have structured their plot around the adventures of a sex worker. In this article we review some movies about prostitutes
The Sexual Freedom Law includes an article that establishes the prohibition of the advertising of prostitution. The article expresses the will of the coalition government between PSOE and United We Can to promote an abolitionist policy regarding prostitution.
