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  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman stands in the entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119003.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman stands in the entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119002.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman stands in the entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119001.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118014.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118012.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118011.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to DC10, a "go-go bar" in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118013.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People drink at a portable bar in a red light district off of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade015.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People drink at a portable bar in a red light district off of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade014.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men walk through "Soi Cowboy," a red light district lined with go-go bars and brothels, in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade018.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men walk through "Soi Cowboy," a red light district lined with go-go bars and brothels, in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade016.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman who works as a tout tries to draw men into a bar on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok.  Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119012.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men walk through "Soi Cowboy," a red light district lined with go-go bars and brothels, in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade017.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Sex workers in front of a bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119009.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A sex worker talks to a man in front of a bar in the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119004.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Entrance of the Nana Entertainment District, a warren of bars and brothels in central Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade013.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Entrance of the Nana Entertainment District, a warren of bars and brothels in central Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade012.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Entrance of the Nana Entertainment District, a warren of bars and brothels in central Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade011.jpg
  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Entrance of the Nana Entertainment District, a warren of bars and brothels in central Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ThailandSexTrade010.jpg
  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who sells dresses and clothes to entertainers and sex workers in Bangkok's nightlife areas walks down Sukhumvit Soi 22.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who sells dresses and clothes to entertainers and sex workers in Bangkok's nightlife areas leaves a convenience store after buying an energy drink at a convenience store on Sukhumvit Soi 22.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Bangkok0421051.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A beggar crawls past tourists on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119015.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A child tries to sell roses to tourists on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119014.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A child tries to sell roses to tourists on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119013.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor sells barbecued meat on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. The bottom of his menu says "Jesus Loves You." Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119011.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor sells barbecued meat on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. The bottom of his menu says "Jesus Loves You." Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119010.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Children's plush toys for sale on Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119008.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A sex worker uses the stairs between the 2nd and 3rd levels of the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119007.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A sex worker uses the stairs between the 2nd and 3rd levels of the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119006.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A sex worker uses the stairs between the 2nd and 3rd levels of the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BKKAfterDark0119005.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The entrance to the Nana Entertainment Plaza on Sukhumvit Soi 4 in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118016.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The entrance to the Nana Entertainment Plaza on Sukhumvit Soi 4 in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118015.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker gets ready for her shift in a dressing room in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118010.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker gets ready for her shift in a dressing room in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118009.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker gets ready for her shift in a dressing room in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118008.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Transgendered sex workers walk down a corridor in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118007.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker waits for customers in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118006.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker waits for customers in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118005.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker waits for customers in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118004.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker waits for customers in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Nana0118003.jpg
  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker waits for customers in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A transgendered sex worker waits for customers in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sex worker poses for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sex worker solicits business in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sex worker solicits business in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sex workers solicit business and pose for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sex workers solicit business and pose for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sex workers solicit business and pose for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sex workers solicit business and pose for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sex workers solicit business and pose for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sex worker poses for photos in the Nana Entertainment District in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Go, the owner of 23 Bar and Gallery in Bangkok spins music from behind the bar.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Go, the owner of 23 Bar and Gallery in Bangkok spins music from behind the bar.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A worker in a "go-go" bar strings Christmas light on a tree in front of bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women who work in a go-go bar on Soi Cowboy, one of the red light districts in Bangkok, Thailand, wait for customers in front of the bar. Soi Cowboy, along with Nana Entertainment District and Patpong, are the districts that first brought Bangkok fame as a sex tourism destination. The areas got their start during the 1960's when American servicemen serving in Vietnam came to Thailand on R&R.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A worker in a "go-go" bar strings Christmas light on a tree in front of bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A worker in a "go-go" bar strings Christmas light on a tree in front of bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers in a Nana Entertainment Plaza go-go bar relax in the hallway in front of the bar. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers in a Nana Entertainment Plaza go-go bar relax in the hallway in front of the bar. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People in front of a go-go bar that advertises dancers from Russia on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman sells flowers in front of a go-go bar on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A man walks into a go-go bar near Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The entrance to Cockatoo, a transgendered go-go bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok. Soi Cowboy is one of the notorious Entertainment Districts in Bangkok. Entertainment District has emerged as euphemism for red light district. Prostitution is officially illegal in Thailand but it is widely condoned. For western men, Soi Cowboy, along with Soi Nana and Patpong are among the most well known entertainment districts in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A foreign exchange booth next to a go-go bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok. Soi Cowboy is one of the notorious Entertainment Districts in Bangkok. Entertainment District has emerged as euphemism for red light district. Prostitution is officially illegal in Thailand but it is widely condoned. For western men, Soi Cowboy, along with Soi Nana and Patpong are among the most well known entertainment districts in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women walk down an alley past a go-go bar in the Patpong Night Bazaar in Bangkok. Patpong was one of Bangkok's notorious red light districts but has been made over as a night market selling clothes, watches and Thai handicrafts. The old sex oriented businesses still exist but the area is now better known for its night shopping.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women walk down an alley past a go-go bar in the Patpong Night Bazaar in Bangkok. Patpong was one of Bangkok's notorious red light districts but has been made over as a night market selling clothes, watches and Thai handicrafts. The old sex oriented businesses still exist but the area is now better known for its night shopping.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman who works in a "go-go bar" walks down Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman who works in a "go-go bar" walks down Soi Cowboy, a red light district in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is technically illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker tries to draw tourists into Baccara, a go-go bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout tries to draw tourists into Suzie Wong, a go-go bar on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A shrine in front of a go-go bar in the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Workers in a "go-go" bar eat dinner in front of an illuminated snowman on Soi Cowboy in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers at the Shark, a go-go bar on Soi Cowboy, one of the red light districts in Bangkok, Thailand, carve barbecued piglets for a customer appreciation barbecue. Soi Cowboy, along with Nana Entertainment District and Patpong, are the districts that first brought Bangkok fame as a sex tourism destination. The areas got their start during the 1960's when American servicemen serving in Vietnam came to Thailand on R&R.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2002 - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA: Cowboys play craps at the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 10, 2002 during the National Finals Rodeo. The Gold Coast hosts several cowboy and western themed events, including trophy presentations and dances, during the NFR. The casino is packed every night with cowboys who go to the rodeo or watch live feeds of the rodeo in the casino's bars and then step out of the bar to gamble. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JULY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout tries to get tourists to go into a bar on Khao San Road, in Bangkok. Khao San Road is Bangkok's original "Backpacker Ghetto" and is still a popular hub for travelers, with an active night market and many street food stalls. The Bangkok municipal government plans to shut down the street market by early August because city officials say the venders, who set up on sidewalks and public streets, pose a threat to public safety and could impede emergency vehicles. It's the latest in a series of night markets the city has closed.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  Parked schoolbuses in the Des Moines Public School schoolbus barns. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Children walk back to their parents waiting in a car after picking up bags of food in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SARAH MERCER-SMITH, with the Boys & Girls Clubs and working with the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC), brings bags of food to a family in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines after giving bags of food to a family. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  JAELA DAVISON, 13, puts bags of food she got at a food distribution in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A mother and daughter walk back to their car after getting a bag of food from a Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) food distribution in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  SARAH MERCER-SMITH (center) and GRADY FOX (right) both with the Boys & Girls Clubs and working with the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) brings bags of food to a family in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines after giving bags of food to a family. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: CARRIE LARUE, of the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) takes bags of food to a family waiting in their car in the parking lot of Carver Elementary School in Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools are closed for at least 30 days because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Des Moines area religious organizations and food banks are working together to bring free food to children in at risk communities. Volunteers and workers are practicing "social distancing" by leaving the food packages on the pavement and recipients pick up the packages. Tuesday, the Governor of Iowa ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  The Science Center of Iowa, in Des Moines, is closed because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. Tuesday, the Governor ordered all restaurants and bars to close or go to take out only. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and all schools in Iowa are closed for at least 30 days.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  A customer waits for his beverage in a Starbucks in downtown Des Moines Monday. The Starbucks, like all Starbucks, has put away its chairs and gone to take out only. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and restaurants to switch to take out or delivery only. The State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A sign on the door to the Des Moines Public Library announcing the library's closure Monday. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. The Iowa Department of Public Health has urged all public buildings, like libraries and schools, to close, and restaurants to switch to take out or delivery only. The State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person walks through the empty rotunda in the State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The deserted main hallway, near the public entrance in the basement of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A security guard looks out a window at the State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A public health employee in protective clothing at the health screening tent on the east side of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A public health employee in protective clothing at the health screening tent on the east side of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol013.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: An Iowa state employee in front of the Department of Public Health screening tent on the east side of the State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol011.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The Iowa Department of Public Health screening tent on the east lawn at the State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol009.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A public health employee in protective clothing at the health screening tent on the east lawn at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol008.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A public health employee in protective clothing at the health screening tent on the east lawn at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol007.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A public health employee in protective clothing helps a person into a health screening tent on the east lawn at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar..      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol006.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Police tape at the south stairs of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines to prevent people from going into the building. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol004.jpg
  • 16 MARCH 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The health screening tent on the west side of the State Capitol in Des Moines. Because of numerous reports of Coronavirus in Iowa, the governor is suspending the legislative session for 30 days. It was scheduled to run until mid-April. Sunday night, the Governor announced that the state health department had recorded "community spread" in Des Moines. As a result the State Capitol instituted mitigation measures that included mandatory health screening for everyone going into the building, canceling group tours of the building, and closing the souvenir shop and snack bar.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CoronavirusStateCapitol002.jpg
  • 13 JANUARY 2019 - NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND:  Female monks at Wat Songdhammakalyani participate in a chanting service before going out on their alms rounds. The Sangha Supreme Council, Thailand's governing body of Buddhist monks, bans the ordination of female monks, but hundreds of Thai women have gone abroad, mostly to Sri Lanka and India, to be ordained. There are about 270 women monks in Thailand and about 250,000 male monks. There are 7 monks and 6 novices at Wat Songdhammakalyani in Nakhon Pathom. It was the first temple in Thailand to have female monks. The temple opened 60 years ago and has always been a temple of women monks. Women can be ordained as novices in Thailand, but to be ordained as a full monk would require the participation of 10 female monks and 10 male monks, and male monks in Thailand are barred from participating in women's ordination ceremonies.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 JANUARY 2019 - NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND:  Female monks at Wat Songdhammakalyani participate in a chanting service before going out on their alms rounds. The Sangha Supreme Council, Thailand's governing body of Buddhist monks, bans the ordination of female monks, but hundreds of Thai women have gone abroad, mostly to Sri Lanka and India, to be ordained. There are about 270 women monks in Thailand and about 250,000 male monks. There are 7 monks and 6 novices at Wat Songdhammakalyani in Nakhon Pathom. It was the first temple in Thailand to have female monks. The temple opened 60 years ago and has always been a temple of women monks. Women can be ordained as novices in Thailand, but to be ordained as a full monk would require the participation of 10 female monks and 10 male monks, and male monks in Thailand are barred from participating in women's ordination ceremonies.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    WomenMonks007.jpg
  • 13 JANUARY 2019 - NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND:  Female monks at Wat Songdhammakalyani participate in a chanting service before going out on their alms rounds. The Sangha Supreme Council, Thailand's governing body of Buddhist monks, bans the ordination of female monks, but hundreds of Thai women have gone abroad, mostly to Sri Lanka and India, to be ordained. There are about 270 women monks in Thailand and about 250,000 male monks. There are 7 monks and 6 novices at Wat Songdhammakalyani in Nakhon Pathom. It was the first temple in Thailand to have female monks. The temple opened 60 years ago and has always been a temple of women monks. Women can be ordained as novices in Thailand, but to be ordained as a full monk would require the participation of 10 female monks and 10 male monks, and male monks in Thailand are barred from participating in women's ordination ceremonies.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    WomenMonks006.jpg
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