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title: "7 Sex Industry Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Sex Industry quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Sex Industry sayings and thoughts."
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> [Young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking face an incredible climb as they try and exit the commercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-ellis/young-women-who-have-experienced-commercial-sexual-exploitation-and/)

[Stephanie Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-ellis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/980/stephanie-ellis-33129_climbs_young-women-who-have-experienced-commerc_74702.png)

> [When I started my own business, I funded it as a naked model. I still think that the sex industry can, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-crabapple/when-i-started-my-own-business-i-funded-it-as-a-naked-model-i-still/)

[Molly Crabapple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-crabapple/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/molly-crabapple-17140_business_when-i-started-my-own-business-i-funded_534791.jpg)

> [This is the hardest thing to articulate: I think that there is a legitimate space for sexual commerce. And like every other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-gira-grant/this-is-the-hardest-thing-to-articulate-i-think-that-there-is-a/)

[Melissa Gira Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-gira-grant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/melissa-gira-grant-15196_business_this-is-the-hardest-thing-to-articulate_1323475.jpg)

> [“Sustainable Development is more than meeting the needs of today and the future generations; to my understanding this definition better fits sex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-f-moonzajer/sustainable-development-is-more-than-meeting-the-needs-of-today-and/)

[M.F. Moonzajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-f-moonzajer/)

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> [“Bangkok is one of the world's great cities, all of which own red-light districts that find their ways into the pages of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burdett/bangkok-is-one-of-the-world-s-great-cities-all-of-which-own-red-light/)

[John Burdett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burdett/)

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> [There are brothels now that are run a certain way, and women make educated choices to become part of the sex industry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-morton/there-are-brothels-now-that-are-run-a-certain-way-and-women-make/)

[Samantha Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-morton/)

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> [The first step in understanding the sex industry is to understand the customers, the johns. ... These men have already violated moral…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-parker/the-first-step-in-understanding-the-sex-industry-is-to-understand-the/)

[Joseph Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/joseph-parker-4125_argument_the-first-step-in-understanding-the-sex_2883259.png)

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