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{{quote|{{smallcaps|Often Licked, Never Beaten}}|One of the mottos of the [[Discworld|Guild of Seamstresses]].}}
This is an organization that supervises, um, you know. Working girls. Ladies of the night. Women of negotiable affection. Those in the oldest profession. Those who turn tricks for goods and/or money. They who walk certain streets. Soiled Doves. Women who follow camps. Girls who are on call. Courtesans. In groups: A Tray of Tarts, a Blazon of Strumpets, an Anthology of Pros. Or pick another [[Hurricane of Euphemisms|euphemism]]. In other words: ''[[Brutal Honesty|Prostitutes.]]''
Certainly a [[Weird Trade Union]]. Sometimes the [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]] will be a member.
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== Anime And Manga ==
* Casca from ''[[Berserk]]'' was taken in the protection of a band of prostitutes in a refugee camp when she wandered away from the protection of the elf cave that Guts left her in. So protective are they of the wayward, insane girl that they bandaged Casca up as a syphilis victim in order to keep the lecherous eyes of men off of her, as they did not force her into prostitution due to her condition. The girls are led by Luca, [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold|one of the few genuinely nice characters]] in the Berserkverse, who acts much more as a [[Team Mom|mother figure]] rather than a madame, splitting her shares evenly among the other girls and coming to their aid in the most dangerous of situations.
== Comics ==
* The prostitutes of Old Town in ''[[Sin City]]'', who've banded together into an army to keep the police and pimps out of the district.
* In the ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire|Buck Godot Zap Gun for Hire]]'' stories by [[Phil Foglio]], Buck's friend Louisa dem Five runs a brothel, the Velvet Fist -- and has established, as of the "Gallimaufry" arc, a Velvet Fist franchise on the title [[Space Station]].
== [[Fanfic]] ==
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== Literature ==
* [[Kushiel's Legacy]] by Jacqueline Carey: Prostitution is a sacred profession; there is no shame in it whatsoever, and the prostitutes (male and female) are all [[High
** Wait...how can you be ''sexually'' erudite?
*** It's amazing what some people can do with a labial-palatal consonant.
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** Appropriately, the organization takes it's left-wing, or "red" roots very seriously. It is one of the powerhouses of Dutch politics, and has done valuable work in multiple areas, including law enforcement, workplace safety regulations and public healthcare reform.
* Religious institutions have often taken on the role of "supervisor of the brothels," typically maintaining standards of cleanliness of facilities and ensuring the welfare of the prostitutes. In some cases, this was because the religious authorities held a "better allowed, safe, and under our control than prohibited, dangerous, and out of our hands" attitude towards the practice; in other cases, this was because the prostitution was a religious ritual/duty.
** In London the brothels of Southwark were owned by the Bishop of Winchester.
** But in Paris and Lyons in medieval France, they were part of the guild dealing with baths, which led to moral censors deciding to completely close the public baths in France as well in the 17th century.
** Slightly further in the past, most of the..."quality" prostitutes were found in temples.
*** The term devadasi originally described a Hindu religious practice in which girls were "married" and dedicated to a deity (deva or devi). In addition to taking care of the temple, and performing rituals they learned and practiced Bharatanatyam and other classical Indian arts traditions, and enjoyed a high social status. Over time, the institution became identified with prostitution.
* The temple prostitution of Ishtar is [[Older Than Dirt]]. Makes sense, as Ishtar was ''literally'' the goddess of sex.
** And of War, but not of Childbirth.
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