Thailand’s billion-dollar sex trade operates in plain sight, with massage parlours, nightclubs and girlie bars pulsing with activity in the country’s red-light districts – Nana, Soi Cowboy, Walking Street, Soi 6, Patpong, Bangla Road, etc. While technically illegal, a new Thai government-led plan aims to change that.

 

The proposed Protection of Sex Work Act would replace the 1996 Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act, which criminalises most sex work, with a law that affirms sex workers’ rights and their ability to sell sex. It will also clarify many of the muddy areas in the current legislation that isn’t clear on whether prostitution is illegal or not.

 

Jintana Janbumrung, director-general of the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development, which is spearheading the reform effort, believes this law will make sex work safer by giving sex workers legal status.

 

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Oh no!!!!!!! Would this mean no more BIB brown envelopes? 

while they are at it, should legalize sex toys as well 555 .... rubber inventory is high, the price of rubber is low, problem easy solved

 

Thailand considers legalising sex work with new bill

 

no more denial, finally  they acknowledge there are sex workers in Thailand   555

Oh fabulous! When grass/ganga was made 'legal', every other shop down my soi changed to weed shops. NOW, it won't be massage but brothels. So we'll have green and brothels and sod all else.

Edited April 11, 20233 yr by rabiedabruce

55 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

while they are at it, should legalize sex toys as well 555 .... rubber inventory is high, the price of rubber is low, problem easy solved

 

Tiny dick syndrome not sole preserve of Thai then.

49 minutes ago, rabiedabruce said:

Tiny dick syndrome not sole preserve of Thai then.

This is just a rubbish comment. Why not legalize sex toys? Answer is that religion, sorry Buddhism is not a religion (LOL), holds a lot of sway as do the ultra conservatives. This is a country that will pixalate a tongue on TV. Many years ago I saw an add on TV where this rather hot looking girl was in an icecream commercial. She was licking an icecream. Tongue was pixaleted. This was during one of those stupid soapies. Plenty of guns. Not pixalated. They only pixalate guns when they are being pointed at someone. Just so puerile.

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Edited April 11, 20233 yr by dinsdale

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand’s billion-dollar sex trade operates in plain sight, with massage parlours, nightclubs and girlie bars pulsing with activity in the country’s red-light districts – Nana, Soi Cowboy, Walking Street, Soi 6, Patpong, Bangla Road, etc. While technically illegal, a new Thai government-led plan aims to change that.

Tax kitty, best of luck with that.

Oh, shame on Thailand!

11 hours ago, dinsdale said:

This was during one of those stupid soapies.

They will now be legal????

Will there be vocational training colleges for the art and craft of sex working, with a diploma upon successful completion of the course?

All they need to do now is repeal the idiotic law on restrictive sales times for booze

What are we going to do now?

5 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

They will now be legal????

Most operate legally now anyway.  

How long is this Madness within Thai Gov going on for ! l know at least 5 decades always telling us no prostitution in Thailand R&R in early 70s saw plenty ???? myself  in Thailand going on Vietnam war !! Just legalise prostitution for girls at least simple as that ! All about Gov graft ????????????RTP +++  & Other high ranking criminals, Australia yes girls are taxed work legal brothels plenty of protection medical drug tests  etc,. streets workers l would say No most are drug addicts only fool goes there  . Strip clubs / go go bars yes taxed on what they earn its business owned or a company deduct tax per week out of salary / wages like any business Taxed on what they earn ! on the side sure possibly Zero tax Good luck to them , lots girls work surfer paradise use to live out of so called massage parlours mainly overseas students . Grow up Thailand 1 oldest profession in ????

Edited April 12, 20233 yr by Mad mick

I really hope this happens. These poor sex workers have no rights right now and many are just kicked around by so called employers, police and hospitals etc. Just a shame.

19 hours ago, dinsdale said:

This is just a rubbish comment. Why not legalize sex toys? Answer is that religion, sorry Buddhism is not a religion (LOL), holds a lot of sway as do the ultra conservatives. This is a country that will pixalate a tongue on TV. Many years ago I saw an add on TV where this rather hot looking girl was in an icecream commercial. She was licking an icecream. Tongue was pixaleted. This was during one of those stupid soapies. Plenty of guns. Not pixalated. They only pixalate guns when they are being pointed at someone. Just so puerile.

 

I've never felt the need for sex toys. I'm fantastic at foreplay.

20 hours ago, rabiedabruce said:

Oh fabulous! When grass/ganga was made 'legal', every other shop down my soi changed to weed shops. NOW, it won't be massage but brothels. So we'll have green and brothels and sod all else.

And the downside is what exactly?

1 minute ago, NanLaew said:

And the downside is what exactly?

You ever been to Dam Square?

21 hours ago, Mavideol said:

no more denial, finally  they acknowledge there are sex workers in Thailand   555

Have you got a link of a Thai person actually saying their are no sex workers in Thailand?

5 hours ago, Puccini said:

Will there be vocational training colleges for the art and craft of sex working, with a diploma upon successful completion of the course?

I think you meant to ask, "Will there be vocational training colleges for the art and craft of sex working, with a diploma upon successful completion of the course a happy ending?"

15 minutes ago, rabiedabruce said:

18 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

And the downside is what exactly?

You ever been to Dam Square?

Yes, why? Did you live there?