The Things You Always Wanted to Know From A Male Sex Worker in Amsterdam
In September 2015, we met with Lyle Muns, who is a male sex worker in Holland’s capital. We met each other at De Koffieschenkerij in Amsterdam Red Light District. Lyle is 21 years old and does sex work part-time. The rest of the week he’s busy studying Political Science. It was really interesting to overhear his stories and experiences to gain a enhanced understanding of prostitution in the Netherlands. Here’s what we asked him:
1 | When did you commence working as a sex worker?
Three years ago. Now I’m 21 so I started when I was 18.
2 | Where did you live back then?
I was born in Maastricht, in the South of the Netherlands. When I started working as a sex worker, I lived in a small village in Belgium and was going to school at the same time so that’s pretty contrary. I worked for a couple of months as a prostitute to save some money and alternated with traveling in South-America. Since one year now, I live, study and labor in Amsterdam.
3 | What is the difference between being a male sex worker in Bel
Men occupy Amsterdam brothel windows
Several men on Saturday displayed their half-naked bodies in some of the tall windows that make up Amsterdam's Red Light District.
The protest is part of a phone for equal rights in Europe's most liberal tourist destination, which is mostly inhabited by female and transgender female sex workers.
Prostitutes rent a room in the De Wallen neighborhood and use one of the 300 or so windows to advertise their services.
But despite making up 5% of the estimated 25,000 sex workers operating in the Netherlands, men are rarely seen.
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The so-called occupation of the Red Light District organized by the non-profit campaign collective My Red Light, which rents rooms to sex workers and advocates for improved rights and labor conditions.
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Campaigners urge that male sex workers also need safe spaces to operate from, noting that many men experience violence, abuse and exploitation while carrying out their work.
Organizers said the men taking part in the photoshoot are models and not available for sex.
Saturday's demonstration forms part of Amsterdam's G
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What is available in Amsterdam Red Light District?
1. Sex Perform and Adult Entertainment
Window Brothels: Sex workers stand in windows to offer their services. Prostitution is legal and regulated.
Erotic Shows: Places like Casa Rosso extend live erotic performances.
Sex Shops: Shops selling adult sex toys, lingerie, and other products.
Peep Shows and Strip Clubs: These offer quick adult performances for a fee.
2. Museums
Red Light Secrets Museum: Learn about the lives of sex workers and the history of prostitution.
Erotic Museum: Explore art and exhibits related to sex and erotica.
Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum: Study about cannabis and hemp history and culture.
Sex Museum: One of the oldest museums about sexuality.
3. Coffeeshops
You can buy and smoke cannabis legally in the Red Light District. Known coffeeshops include Bulldog and Green House.
