survival sex

English

Noun

survival sex (uncountable)

  1. Prostitution of oneself in order to acquire funds for food, shelter or drugs.
    • 1994, Anna Marsh, Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sancations for Adults in the Criminal:
      Many programs have clients who engage in prostitution or "survival sex" to support their drug use.
    • 2005, Stuart Gillespie, Suneetha Kadiyala, HIV/AIDS, And Food And Nutrition Security:
      Need for structural response to build capacity and livelihoods, to prevent survival sex and exploitative power relations.

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