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Prostitution is an issue that people will never be rid of. While any basic solution may help to curb the supposed issue, the prostitution rates will only rise given time.
Bare with me for a moment, and think before you judge. In the fictional culture developed by Joss Whedon in his TV series Firefly, the idea of "soliciting sex" has taken quite a different turn. Instead of the system we know for prostitutes that leaves far too much room for risk, they have quite an organized process. "The Academy" is an institution that teaches people the art of becoming a registered "companion" as they are called. Companions are then registered through the guild, and clients request a companion, or prostitute, through the guild. The companion is then allowed to choose their clients. The system on the surface seems like no more than a glorified pimping service, but by making a system so official and so respected, it gives people an alternative to selling their bodies on the streets. I should add that without the danger and dirtiness of the job, being a companion is a respectable profession, as opposed to a frowned upon act of desparation.

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