why is selling food legal but selling sex is illegal?

National hypocrisy

I don't think I'll eat at your restaurant ever again .....................................

Because sex is sex and food is more necessary

Good question. Just so long as the woman is doing it on her own, is not being trafficked, and is not operated by a pimp, what difference should it make. If prostitution were legal, they would pay taxes, be mandated to see a doctor, and get certain rights.

Because selling sex is considered prostitution, and that is a crime. Food is essential for life, sex isn't.

Sex is only necessary to create more humans. I haven't had it for years and I'm perfectly OK. If I hadn't had food for years I certainly wouldn't be.

Anyway, this can be only about where YOU live. Where I live, it's perfectly legal to sell sex. You just can't legally advertise it, profit from someone else having sex for pay (that's called "living off immoral earnings"), or do anything else that would sexually exploit someone else or cause public offence - but the actual act of selling sex is fine. If it's illegal where you are, then it's time your country stopped listening to religion so much and realised it's ridiculous to impose its morals on everyone. It's only moralising that convinced lawmakers to make it illegal.

As an illustration of this, nearly 30 years ago in the UK there was the case of CIR v Aken. Ms Aken was a prostitute who was self-employed, found clients only by private recommendation, in short she did everything right. The only problem was not paying her income tax, which is why this case was brought by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue. She tried to argue that if she paid tax, the Inland Revenue would be breaking the law on living off immoral earnings. Nice try, said the judge, but prostitution is a trade under Schedule D Case I of the Income Tax Acts so pay up, Madam!

In any case, if you're going to be logical about this, it should also be illegal to make porn - the actors are being paid to have sex. Or is the argument that they just get paid for whatever else they're doing in the film?

Sex is not "necessary" for an individual to survive. Food is.

Making prostitution legal also encourages human trafficking.

There are many with disabilities and never have sex, in the normal sense, in their lives. Besides you can use your own hand if you are so inclined instead of sex with a partner.

I sometimes will offer men money for them to give oral on my strap on and let me sodomize them with it. If they do not take the money or I do not have any, I will just take it from them. Are you an adult male? If so give me your name and number so we can have some fun.

Sex isn't necessary for life. You could live your entire life and never have sex. But I do agree that prostitution should be legal.