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December 2007 BBC NEWS “Our aim is simple: to get rid of the criminal part of the Red Light District” AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Authorities announced a major crackdown on organized crime in Amsterdam’s Red Light District on Thursday, for the first time bringing national police investigators and tax authorities to bear on what had long been seen as a local problem. With its scantily clad prostitutes posing in brothel windows and coffee shops oozing the pungent aroma of marijuana smoke, the area’s seediness has always been part of its attraction. But the district is a magnet for petty criminals and, authorities believe, human traffickers, drug lords and mobsters who take advantage of the situation to launder money. Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and coffee shops are licensed to sell small amounts of marijuana. But prostitutes don’t have cash registers and drug vendors don’t give receipts, making it easy for them to launder money for crime lords. Authorities said they hope to detect and prosecute money-laundering by building a national database of tax returns and other information that would allow them to compare cafe and brothel owners’ legal income to assets they hold around the country. And local authorities promised to enforce other existing laws more strictly. “Our aim is simple: to get rid of the criminal part of the Red Light District,” said Justice Ministry spokesman Wim van der Weegen.
Detailed accounted laws enforced Last year, the city used the law to order the closure of one-third of all brothels in the Red Light District that were unable to comply. But Amsterdam’s District Court blocked the closures while brothel owners fight the decision. That case is still making its way through the courts. Minor drug dealers operate on the street with impunity. Drug lords and human smuggling rings are believed to control the area, and the city has witnessed a series of gangland killings in recent years. Prostitution group praises move The Red Thread, a prostitutes’ rights organization, welcomed the announcement. “We’ve been pleading for something like this for years,” spokeswoman Metje Blaak said.She said Amsterdam police had agreed to respond quickly to any calls for help from prostitutes who are being harassed by criminals. If the men can’t identify themselves, they’ll be in trouble for violating the country’s national ID law, introduced in 2003; and if they are criminals, they’ll be arrested. “The hope is just that this will chase them away from the area,” she said. BBC NEWS
Visitors flood Amsterdam's red-light district AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam's sex workers came to work early yesterday to offer a free look at the city's famed red-light district. Hundreds of wide-eyed visitors queued in the sunshine to enter the dimly-lit sex clubs and peep shows that draw thousands to the city and to snoop around prostitutes' neon-lit boudoirs. "I think the open day is a great idea," said Love, an erotic dancer at Amsterdam's Banana Bar, who was on hand to answer questions and pose for photographs in fluorescent negligee. "It is especially interesting for women. If they learn what we do here they will realise it is not a big deal if their husbands or boyfriends want to come here."
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Organisers staged the open day to counter bad publicity surrounding the 800-year-old district after harrowing reports of forced prostitution, human trafficking and organised crime. More than 30 brothels are fighting closure after officials revoked their licences last year over suspected links to money laundering and drug dealing. But tourism authorities say the district - a warren of narrow alleys and canals lined with sex shops, brothels and neon signs - is as big an attraction as Amsterdam's art museums and coffee shops, where marijuana is freely smoked and sold. Every night visitors throng the streets, agog at scantily clad women sitting behind huge red-lit windows, and who sell their services for as little as 50 euros. He laughed as visitors posed in the tall street-facing window or bounced around on the mattress. Amsterdam's window-prostitutes are self-employed tax payers, hiring their own windows at around 110 euros per night. |
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...RED LIGHT DISTRICT History..
In October, 1999 the Dutch Parliament overturned the 1912 law against brothels.
A news report from the "© Associated Press ®" explained the rationale behind Parliament's move to legalize what already existed in The Netherlands:
"The new Dutch law is aimed at guaranteeing cleaner and safer working conditions for the country's estimated 30,000 prostitutes and allowing police to focus their crackdowns on the employment of illegal immigrants and underage girls and boys."
During the day it is difficult to know when you are entering the district. The red light district is a real neighborhood. People live here. People work here. People pass through here on the way to work, to one the many schools in the district, or just passing through on their way to somewhere else.
The ladies in the windows... the boys in the clubs are here also. After dark is when the red lights shine brighter, and the place is a lot more exciting.
The RedLIGHT district is basically a safe area. As you should anywhere, always keep your eyes open and your money out of sight, but the RedLIGHT district is not as dangerous a place as you might think It is on the contrary, a pleasant, open-spirited and exciting place to be. If you are intimidated to much to have sex with a stranger you can grab a seat at one of the numerous cafe's lining the lanes and watch the passing parade of gawking tourists...
...that's what we do for recreation sometimes on sunny days, we watch you....as the real show is on the streets.
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Straight Guys and Prostitutes
Amsterdam has hookers just like every city and town around the world. Unlike most cities, here they sit in windows with red lights glowing. Not that you were thinking about it, but the going rate starts at € 50 for what is called a 'suck and fuck' (always with a condom). It takes about fifteen minutes, and probably won't be the most romantic experience you've ever had. Naturally there also are more expensive call girls who work for escort services who will charge you a lot more for a 'date.'
The most famous and upscale brothel in Amsterdam is Yab Yum at Single 295.
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The boys don't sit teasing you in windows ...They are primarily available from boy escort services and "Boy's Clubs"
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Hi Guys,
First thing I did after getting settled into my apartment...
I called a rent boy service you recommended and had an escort sent to me for € 145 an hour. His name was Steve and although he said he was Dutch, he didn't look it: black hair, almost Eurasian features, tan skin; mid 20s, 6'4", handsome and muscular, with a large cock. He arrived with a bag full of every possible toy and prop, and we had a really wild scene (he was definitely top). At one point I was almost frantic with pleasure, when he stuck poppers under my nose and asked slyly what would be the most exciting thing I could think of doing, and when I told him (never mind--it was really far out) he immediately did it. It was great.
I also went to a "house of boys" called "Boys for Men" on Spuistraat a couple of times. Each time the person running the place that night was more attractive than any of the available boys, who tend to be quite young and rather too fey for my taste. I only did something once and by chance, because the boy I had been set up with for some reason decided he didn't want to go through with it. (I never understood what was going on, because my Dutch isn't too good, but he apparently told the manager that he didn't think the personal vibes between us were good, even though we had had a pleasant conversation on my first visit and he was the one that they had recommended to me.)
The manager then suggested substituting Richard, a very pretty, slender blond who looked about 16; he was not what I would normally consider my type, but since it was my last night in town I decided to go ahead, for 275nlg. He took me to a basement "dungeon", and the angelic looking child turned out to be a wild top who needed no coaching at all to push all my buttons: it was worth every florin, and was probably the best sex I've had all year.
(It also reminds me of all the commentary on tipping:
I only tip escorts who work for a service, since I have no way of knowing how much or little of the fee they get to keep for themselves, and I only do it if they are good, so he got a generous tip, and Eric only got a complaint to the service about his attitude.)
I have never used a service anywhere else in Europe, but the next time I go to Thailand I hope to try a service there. Once again, thanks for providing a wonderful service to all of us.
Porn shops
No one should be embarrassed or scared to poke their heads in a sex shop. These are legitimate stores run by real businessmen who pay their taxes and love their kids. You won't be ripped off or intimidated or ridiculed.
If you're looking to spice up your relationship, the most beautiful shop in the red light district is Absolute Danny. No dildos and blow up plastic fuck dolls to be scene, just a mix of "underwear and outerwear where fetish meets lingerie". Everything is very expensive. Nearby the Casa Rosso's main theater at Oudezijds Achterburgwal 78. Open 7 days week-long 12-8, and on Sunday 12-6. Tel: 020-421-0915
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Expect exactly what the signs promise. After haggling about the price with the multilingual doorman (discounts can usually be negotiated), you will be seated in a small cabaret theater. One can expect most of the following: a vaginal muscle demonstration that involves gripping objects or dildos, a male stripper, a lesbian 69 number, and the grand finale: real live sex. But set your sights right. In the long run, it will probably turn out to be more interesting than erotic. But no matter how you slice it, a man and a woman will come on stage, engage in mechanical foreplay, work the gentleman to typical porno-style 3/4-erection, and have sex before your eyes. Write about that in your postcards home!
If you are interested in a higher-quality experience, the best show in the red light district is at the Theater Casa Rosso (Oudezijds Actherburgwal 106). No haggling about the price here; everybody pays the posted Ù60. But you get a choreographed, reasonably sexy show starring attractive men and women in a clean, well-lit theater. Lots of woman go to this show.
Not hot enough for you?, Head down the street to the Banana Bar (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 37). This is a place where naked women alternate between filling your drinks and performing erotic parlor tricks, including their famous banana routine. The action happens on the bar right in front of your face. Ù75.nlg includes all you can drink for an hour and an experience you may try to forget but won't be able to unless you are seriously drunk or stoned. Best to go when its busy when there's more action as the Banana Bar is a place where someone has to pay to start a performance. Whether you want to be the focus of the show or near the person who is the focus of the show is up to you. The bachelor party mentality is most evident at the Banana Bar. Clothed women, (except lesbians) and gay boys will most probably feel out of place.
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Some good advice
For Rent Boys & Rent Girls & their Clients
For clients
Don't promise anything you can't keep.
Don't exploit a state of need.
Agree on the price, the duration and the place beforehand.
If you can't reach an agreement, quit the conversation.
Don't insist on sexual practices that the boy didn't agree to, or doesn't want.
Don't use violence.
Boys and Girls who offer sex for money are not merchandise.
For your money expect sex, not love.
Don't promise love.
Don't boast around with your money or wealth.
Get informed about the boy or girl if you don't know them.
Nobody is able to be a lover, a social worker and a father all in one. It may lead to great disappointment on both sides if you try to.
If you have trouble with a boy or girl, visit the counseling organizations.
Condoms protect against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Always use them.
If you experience violence, ask friends for help. Have the courage to go to the police.
For the Boys & Girls
Don't promise anything you can't keep.
Don't exploit anybody, and don't let anybody exploit you.
Agree on the price, the duration and the place beforehand.
Keep this agreement. If you can't reach an agreement, go away.
You and your client are not just partners in business & you're also human beings.
Don't use violence and don't allow others to use violence on you.
Don't do sexual practices you don't like.
Don't insist on practices your client doesn't like.
Don't promise him love.
Always tell somebody else where you go, and with whom.
Your client isn't your father, nor is he your lover or your social worker. Don't bother him with your problems.
If he is being unfair or violent, tell us. Warn the other boys.
Use condoms. Practice safe sex. If you notice something suspicious on a client, go away from him.
Prostitution is a job, not a crime here.
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