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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:  A tattoo artist works in Def Tattoo 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:  Vendors 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:  Suitcase and bag vendors 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:  Tourists 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
    PatpongNightMarket007.jpg
  • 08 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street food vendor in the Patpong night market along Patpong Sois 1 and 2. The night market is a major tourist shopping area in Bangkok. The Patpong area used to be famous as an adult entrainment district but now its night market is equally famous.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokOct09012.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout in the doorway of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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:  Silom Road near 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 at a bus stop near 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
    PatpongNightMarket003.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout in the doorway of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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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  • 08 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street cleaner in the Patpong night market along Patpong Sois 1 and 2. The night market is a major tourist shopping area in Bangkok. The Patpong area used to be famous as an adult entrainment district but now its night market is equally famous.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor pushes his carts of merchandise through 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:  S tourist passes a stand selling sunglasses 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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  • 08 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Merchants set up their market stalls in the Patpong night market along Patpong Sois 1 and 2. The night market is a major tourist shopping area in Bangkok. The Patpong area used to be famous as an adult entrainment district but now its night market is equally famous.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokOct09009.jpg
  • 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
    PatpongNightMarket034.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout in the doorway of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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:  A tattoo artist works in Def Tattoo 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:  A tattoo artist works in Def Tattoo 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:  Tourists 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:  A vendor on her cell phone 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
    PatpongNightMarket018.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman crosses a street 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
    PatpongNightMarket015.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Suitcase and bag vendors 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:  People 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:  A tattoo artist works in Def Tattoo 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:  Dancers in the Black Pagoda, an adult oriented business 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:  Dancers in the Black Pagoda, an adult oriented business 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: A "tuk-tuk," or three wheeled taxi, parked 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:  A woman sits in the second floor dining room of a restaurant on Silom Rd near 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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  • 08 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at a shrine in the Patpong night market along Patpong Sois 1 and 2. The night market is a major tourist shopping area in Bangkok. The Patpong area used to be famous as an adult entrainment district but now its night market is equally famous.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout in the doorway of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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
    PatpongNightMarket030.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A snack vendor walks through 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:  A woman sets up her shop 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:  The entry way of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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:  A tout in the doorway of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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:  A snack vendor walks through 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
    PatpongNightMarket010.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "tuk-tuk," or three wheeled taxi, parked 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
    PatpongNightMarket006.jpg
  • 08 OCTOBER 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Merchants set up their market stalls in the Patpong night market along Patpong Sois 1 and 2. The night market is a major tourist shopping area in Bangkok. The Patpong area used to be famous as an adult entrainment district but now its night market is equally famous.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokOct09008.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor on her cell phone 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
    PatpongNightMarket017.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tout in the doorway of the BB Bar, which calls itself a "fetish and bondage" 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
    PatpongNightMarket028.jpg
  • 4 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor checks messages on her smart phone 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
    PatpongNightMarket014.jpg
  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The night market in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A hostess at the "Bar-Bar" ("for your fetish fantasies") tries to lure customers into the bar  in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle vendor does business in front of the "SuperStar Bar" in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle vendor does business in front of the "SuperStar Bar" in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Bangkok141.jpg
  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle vendor does business in front of the "SuperStar Bar" in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A hostess at the "Bar-Bar" ("for your fetish fantasies") tries to lure customers into the bar  in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Bangkok145.jpg
  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A hostess at the "Bar-Bar" ("for your fetish fantasies") tries to lure customers into the bar  in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Bangkok144.jpg
  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man pushes a stroller through the night market in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 MAY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman walks past the "Pink Panther," one of the bars in the Patpong adult entertainment district 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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  • 29 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists on "Soi Cowboy" one of the red light districts in Bangkok, Thailand. 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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  • 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
    BangkokAfterDark0911002.jpg
  • 29 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists on "Soi Cowboy" one of the red light districts in Bangkok, Thailand. 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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  • 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
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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
    BKKAfterDark0121017.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers in the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok get their hair and makeup done before going to work in the go-go bars and brothels in the 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
    BKKAfterDark0121012.jpg
  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A sex worker gets ready for work near the Nana Entertainment Plaza, 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
    BKKAfterDark0121006.jpg
  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A sex worker gets ready for work near the Nana Entertainment Plaza, 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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  • 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
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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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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Ladyboy (transgendered) entertainers try to draw customers into the Cockatoo bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district in Bangkok. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy. 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:  Ladyboy (transgendered) entertainers try to draw customers into the Cockatoo bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district in Bangkok. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy. 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:  Ladyboy entertainers check themselves in the mirror in front of the Cockatoo bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district in Bangkok. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy. 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:  Ladyboy (transgendered) entertainers try to draw customers into the Cockatoo bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district in Bangkok. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy. 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112020.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A souvenir vendor walks through the red light district of Soi Cowboy trying to sell knick-knacks to tourists. 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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  • 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 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
    ThailandSexTrade005.jpg
  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A sex worker leaves a "short time hotel" near the Nana Entertainment Plaza, 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
    BKKAfterDark0121010.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 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: 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
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Ladyboy entertainers check themselves in the mirror in front of the Cockatoo bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district in Bangkok. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy. 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112022.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
  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Traffic in front of the Nana Entertainment Plaza, 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
    BKKAfterDark0121003.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:  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
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Ladyboy (transgendered) entertainers flirt with customers they try to draw into the Cockatoo bar in the Soi Cowboy red light district in Bangkok. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy. 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112030.jpg
  • 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112029.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A tuk-tuk driver on Sukhmvit Road between the red light districts of Nana and Soi Cowboy. 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112010.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Interior of 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112004.jpg
  • 12 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112002.jpg
  • Mar. 21, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle cart does business with some of the workers on "Soi Cowboy" one of the adult entertainment districts in Bangkok, Thailand.  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
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  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A sex worker waits for a client in front of the Nana Entertainment Plaza, 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
    BKKAfterDark0121015.jpg
  • 21 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers in the Nana Entertainment Plaza, a red light district in Bangkok, pray and make offerings at a shrine at the entrance to the plaza. 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
    BKKAfterDark0121001.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: 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: 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
    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
    Nana0118001.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman who sells garters to workers in the red light district of Soi Cowboy walks down the street between "Ladyboy" entertainers and tourists. In Thai, the ladyboys are called kathoey. Many work in the entertainment and night life sectors of the Thai economy.  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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112024.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Tourists wander through the Soi Cowboy red light district 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112013.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Interior of 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112009.jpg
  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers in the Nana Entertainment Plaza in Bangkok get their hair and makeup done before going to work in the go-go bars and brothels in the 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112006.jpg
  • 12 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
    NanaSoiCowboy0112003.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
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