Sex show

"Girl on girl" live sex show in Spain

A sex show is a form of live performance that features one or more performers engaging in some form of sexual activity on stage for the entertainment or sexual gratification of spectators. Performers are paid either by the spectators or by the organisers of the show.[1][2] A performance would involve an actual or simulated autoerotic performance or sexual activity with another performer. The performance can be on a theater style, or it can be in a peep show style. An increasingly popular form of sex show is a webcam performance in which the viewer is able to view and interact with webcam performers in real time.

Sex shows are distinguished from entertainment such as striptease, pole dancing or lap dance, which do not involve sexual activity other than undressing and dancing nude or semi-nude. Sexual activity at sex shows is also distinguished from regular prostitution in that the performers usually engage in sex acts only with other performers and not with spectators or paying customers. Sex shows can overlap with other sectors of the sex industry. For example, a strip club may also offer live sex performances, and a prostitute may offer to perform sex acts with another prostitute for the gratification of a patron.

Legality

Sex shows are subject to varying laws such as licensing requirements and locations are subject to local zoning regulations.[3] Some jurisdictions regard a sex show as prostitution.[4] The content of a sex show may also be subject to national and local obscenity and other laws. Some areas allow striptease, but no sexual activity, others may allow only simulated sexual activity or autoerotic activity, while others allow anything that is legal in recorded pornography to be performed live. Generally, as of 2010, autoerotic activity is the most common legally-available kind of live sexual activity. In some cities and countries throughout the world, live sexual activity between multiple performers are legal. Webcam performances are largely unregulated.

Sex shows in popular culture

Literature

Yukio Mishima wrote a short story published in 1966 called Three Million Yen where a sex show is a surprising part of the story. A young couple roams a department store, bickering about finances and trying to kill time until they meet with an unknown woman. They talk of children and saving enough to begin their adult lives. When the reader finally encounters the unknown woman, it transpires that the couple are being paid to have sex in front of upper-class clientele. The story provides a shocking contrast between the conservatism of the young couple and the way in which they make their living.

In The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster Hector Mann works for half a year in sex shows.

Film

In the film Requiem for a Dream, the character Marion is coerced into performing in a private sex show in exchange for heroin.

In the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the main character "Sweetback" performs in a sex show.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dita Von Teese Got Her Unpaid Fee From Erotica Limited". Celebrity-mania.com. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. ↑ "UK parliament hosts erotica event". Theaustralian.com.au. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  3. ↑ E.g., in the United Kingdom, sex establishments require a Sex Establishment Licence from the City Council under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, and a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003.
  4. ↑ news.com.au: Coffee shop girls face charges over sex shows February 08, 2010


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