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Prostitution is the oldest " profession" in the world-- that's what they say. According to Havocsope, total prostitution revenue is $186 billion worldwide, with 40-42 million women prostituted. The number itself is staggering, but the reality is hard to grasp with the statistics only. Bomnal's memoir Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff is a personal record of her twenty years in prostitution and a firsthand report of the industry people call " sex trade" with a clear statement that prostitution is not a profession, but oppression. Bomnal's personal history starkly presents a…mehr

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Prostitution is the oldest " profession" in the world-- that's what they say. According to Havocsope, total prostitution revenue is $186 billion worldwide, with 40-42 million women prostituted. The number itself is staggering, but the reality is hard to grasp with the statistics only. Bomnal's memoir Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff is a personal record of her twenty years in prostitution and a firsthand report of the industry people call " sex trade" with a clear statement that prostitution is not a profession, but oppression. Bomnal's personal history starkly presents a larger picture of the prostitution industry: how the pimps trap women with " advance payments"; the physical and sexual abuse of the " clients"; and the close relationship between the police and brothels. This system built upon the exploitation of women makes it so easy for women to take a step into the industry and much harder to seek escape from it. At this point, the boundary between " forced" versus " voluntary" prostitution is pointless-- all it takes is one misstep.
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Bomnal is a Korean writer and anti-prostitution activist. After enduring the long, cold winter of prostitution, she returned to society in the season of spring, when all things begin to bloom again - hence her name Bomnal, which means 'spring day' in Korean. Reinterpreting the violence she experienced, she now works with passion in the anti-prostitution movement alongside fellow survivors. Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff received the 2021 Culture for Sexual Equality Award of Korea.