I have known, personally, many prostitutes...

In fact, I have worked in the trade myself (as have a few others here). There are many misconceptions about prostitutes and prostitution - just as there are many about BL's - and often the misconceptions are spread by the *very same people* who spread the crap about us. Perhaps you should look into the subject a little more. Try googling: prostitution OR prostitute site:amazon.com ... as there are some good materials written BY prostitutes ABOUT prostitution - what it is like, what it means to them, etc. I have an encyclopedia about the topic *somewhere* on my disk. :-( You might try googling for something like that. Amazon probably has it. Please excuse me, as I may sound a little patronizing in the following. There are a *lot* of things under the sun. No-one is an expert on any one of them. But it is important for us to be careful that the "programming" of our youth does not affect our attitudes. Especially on topics involving "morality". Sorry if I patronized a little. But it is true... Cheers! [And there is that old saying, "Judge not, that you not be judged" ...] BTW: Bob Marley's first recorded song was "Judge Not". Listen to it sometime. Not the mix with "Coffee" but the original one.