Prostitution has been called "the world's oldest profession". It has also been said that prostitution is as old as the world. In the simplest of definitions, prostitution is nothing but a contract between consenting people. This contract is for one or more individuals to provide sex to another in exchange for payment. It has also been observed between animals; in chimpanzees and in penguins.
<Tab/>Prostitution used to be quite common in the upper classes of more traditional societies, like traditional Europe, England, South-America, and even the American South. …
