Amsterdam’s world-famous red-light district could look very different going forward as the Dutch city prepares to vote on an ordinance that would permanently close brothel window curtains. The plan, proposed by the liberal D66 party, would mean the brothel curtains stay shut, and instead of sex workers being able to entice potential customers from the window, clients would book appointments using a QR code on their smartphones. Some sex workers have voiced opposition to the plan, arguing it will hurt their business and make them less safe by preventing them from assessing potential dangers a client might pose.
“How can I attract clients with the curtains closed?” a sex worker asked. “They say it is for my protection, but that is nonsense. If someone denigrates me, I denigrate them back. It isn’t an automatic service I negotiate. If drunk people come, I don’t let them in.” In addition to addressing the curtains in the red-light district, the measure will make other changes to crack down on “nuisance tourism,” including banning marijuana smoking in public areas, closing bars at 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m., and closing window brothels at 3 a.m. instead of 6 a.m.
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Check out more about a law that would ban sex workers from enticing customers from brothel windows: https://nypost.com/2022/12/20/amsterdam-looks-to-ban-red-light-district-sex-workers-from-windows/
