The fact that it is illegal is being used to steal money from providers. These are where the "pimps" have gone to become legit.
And of course providers continue to be treated as sub-human, and are denied any recourse, legal or otherwise.

Canada had it right for a while (thanks to tireless and largely thankless work by a Dominatrix), but then they enacted new laws, which had enough of the female lobby on board to make it stick.

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