survival sex

English

Noun

survival sex (uncountable)

1. Prostitution of oneself in order to acquire funds for food, shelter or drugs.
   • 1994, Anna Marsh, Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sancations for Adults in the Criminal:

     Many programs have clients who engage in prostitution or "survival sex" to support their drug use.

   • 2005, Stuart Gillespie, Suneetha Kadiyala, HIV/AIDS, And Food And Nutrition Security:

     Need for structural response to build capacity and livelihoods, to prevent survival sex and exploitative power relations.

Translations

type of prostitution