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Medellín, Colombia, bans sex work in two areas after U.S. tourist found with minors
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I didn't know Matt Gaetz took a trip to Colombia.
this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2024
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Tangentally related- British comedian and presenter Sue Perkins did a series called Perfectly Legal (it's on Netflix in the US, I'm sure it can also be acquired via the high seas) and she spends a lot of one of the episodes hanging out with some queer Colombian sex workers- adults though. It's a very entertaining and enlightening view of a country many people in the English-speaking world are unfamiliar with, and the rest of the series shows similar unusual parts of other Latin American countries.
I don't believe she was in Medellin specifically, but it will still give a glimpse inside the lives of Colombian sex workers. I tried to find an image of the people she was with, but I can't find them. There was a spectacular older trans woman with ridiculously huge fake breasts that the others thought of as a grandmother and she was awesome.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The mayor of Medellín, the second-largest city in Colombia, announced Monday a temporary ban on prostitution in two of its neighborhoods, days after an American tourist was discovered in a hotel room with two underage girls, according to The Associated Press.
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said the ban would affect Provenza and El Poblado, popular destinations for international tourists and local sex workers, and he cited concerns about sex trafficking involving minors.
The latest actions "strengthen the measures against sexual and commercial exploitation, especially of girls, boys and adolescents, in areas affected by this crime," according to the statement.
It also states that the mayor's office plans to meet with hotel, restaurant and bar owners "to establish rules around the issue."
At a news conference on Monday, Gutierrez said, “We have to recover control of this area — it is also very important for us to protect the community.”
Sex work that is conducted between two consenting adults is not illegal in Colombia, but local governments reserve the right to impose temporary bans on the activity if they pose a threat to public order, according to AP, which also reported that the 36-year-old American tourist was held in police custody and then released.
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