Sex Industry Faces Online Threat??

[svengali]

I saw an interesting article on the sex industry in the "West" earlier this week.

The suggestion was that younger people are hooking up online for casual sex and starving the sex industry of its main source of clients, ie horny young men. The article suggested that the brothels of the future will be "boutique" places which will offer "prettier prostitutes" (I hate that word:angry1: ) and classier surroundings designed to appeal to an older, more discerning and, presumably less computer savvy demographic.

It is an interesting possibility but I do not believe it is true in Perth; not yet anyway. It seems to me that we have a proliferation of cheap and nasty places and with the Government still dithering over the new laws I would guess no-one will sink major money into upgrades just yet.

How do the rest of you see this? Are people really bonking internet contacts to that extent and, if so, what will that mean for the future of our sex industry?

 

[**Mel**]

It is an interesting subject and there are many differing opinions in regards to this....
I was inteveiwed by WIN News, which aired Thursday night asking me my opinion on this very same question actually...
My response to this is that I believe that yes the access to online dating and the services that are available these days without even having to make a phonecall or leaving to privacy of your own home have in many ways affected the industry. I believe that society in general is becoming much more sexually aware and experimenting in many sexual acts that have been hugely taboo in the past.
In my personal opinion, which has been debated by a few so far, this has also greatly benefited the Sexual Services Industry. It has lead to working girls educating themselves, seeking training, advice and sexual experience in many sexual services that in the past they would have perhaps been happy to leave to the "experts".
Here at Langtrees our ladies are New Generation Ladies, which in my personal view has hopefully started off the new breed of Sexual Service Experts!! :headbang:
Ladies now at few high class establishments now attend regular training and workshops within their workplace, have complete and up to date working kits which has them ready and able to spend time with a huge variety of clientele, I personally see gone are the days when a lady can get away with carry a tiny little bag with a tube of lube and a handful of condoms.
I think this is a step in the right direction and I hope that the Ladies do continue to improve professionally and personally, for I believe that this is what can save the Sexual Services Industry and turn it into a more improved, high class, educational, sexually open and aware service industry that can shake all taboos in the future and people can no longer feel ashamed but boast that they are clients.....It is the noughties not the nineties :3some:
Afterall sex is the most natural and wonderful thing in the world, the sooner we accept that the better we all shall be...

I hope this has given you a little insight into how I see the sex industry going, Svengali. Thanks for the post, I look forward to reading a few different opinions here.... x x x

 

[svengali]

It would be nice if this is, indeed, the direction we are heading in.

However, I think it will be a long time before we see "Sexual Service Expert" listed in the occupational course booklets at T.A.F.E. or U.W.A. It will be even longer before sex worker visits replace "da footy" as a Monday morning water cooler topic.

The best we can hope for I think is that, with legal certainty about their status, the operators will be encouraged to spend some money on upgrading their premises. Perhaps, too, some of the dodgier places, particularly those operating in residential areas, will be closed down.

If this happened there would be fewer but better places around and the available talent would not be spread so thinly. Anyway, given this Government's reluctance to act on this matter I will not be holding my breath waiting for anything to happen.

 

[**Mel**]

Yes I also agree with you there Svengali.
I am a member of the WA Prostitution Law Reform Group and together with an extremely dedicated and hard working group of members from all orginisations that can have a huge impact on helping improve the industry, ranging from Madams, sex workers, Dept of Health, Dept of Liquor and Gaming, Worksafe, Dept of Planning and Infrastructure, local government and a variety of staff from brothels including myself, receptionist and Sexual Health Coordinator for Kalgoorlie and Burswood Langtrees.
The team has spent the last few months drafting the new Code of Practice and I will say if it is passed in Parliament in a few weeks, the entire industry shall benefit greatly from every aspect. One section of the Code is improving the state of premises that arent up to scratch, improving conditions for all workers and a tonne of Occupational Health issues that must be adhered to. So you may just be suprised, your Monday morning footy chats might also soon include talk of the visits your mates spent in establishments after their game hehehehe
Please have faith that the industry is changing for the better. I personally have made it my mission to make even a small contribution into making an improvement. The fight is definately worth every bit of effort :boxing:
Great things come to those who wait Svengali xx

 

[pippa]

Apparently in New Zealand, they are actually contemplating including a training course for sex workers in their universities!! It's true, I read it somewhere recently!

 

[svengali]

Apparently in New Zealand, they are actually contemplating including a training course for sex workers in their universities!! It's true, I read it somewhere recently!

To borrow a footy expression: "I'd like to see that!!"

 

[Robyn]

Yes it's true, the industry is evolving and it's a good thing :angel1:

Robyn xXx