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Sex Surrogates – Prostitution in Disguise?

Definition: Sexual surrogacy is a therapeutic practice designed to help a person become more comfortable with sex, their body, and/or the emotional and physical skills they need for intimacy.

In other terms. The client works together with a licensed sex therapist and a sex surrogate.

Sexual surrogacy is a controversial and commonly misunderstood form of therapy. Due to its potential ethical and legal complications, there is a lack of published research on sexual surrogacy.

Would you consider having sex with a surrogate under supervision of a sex therapist as a form of legal prostitution?

The client will be charged by the therapist and perhaps the sex surrogate to perform a sexual act that is basically not free of charge and thus cannot be considered as being “normal”.

What is your view on this controversial topic?
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Docdon23 · M
I am familiar with some of this work, and am now dating someone who actually did some work related to this. Why make it illegal? Why do we shame sex, a natural act that is how we all got here? People should have the opportunity to learn skills, and if needed to also get some basic needs met, in my opinion...sadly, many [people in our culture end up with less than satisfactory sex or relationships because we shame and guilt so much of this and make it taboo or even illegal...the Puritans would be proud...
Stephie · F
@Docdon23 In this case, the gap between legal prostitution and medical assistance is very narrow and also the US legal system, although tolerating sex surrogacy, does not promote it. It is also a conflicting topic among therapists.
Docdon23 · M
@Stephie I live near New York City. For over the last 12 years I have been going to tantra teachers in NYC, women who do things once considered illegal but now accepted in the city, even though some of their work does technically cross legal boundaries.