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seekingpeace ago

Please, language is important. They are not "child prostitutes," they are underage and cannot give consent - they are child rape victims.

gamepwn ago

I know they are raped. It is prostituting them though, these children are sold for profit. That does not mean it is not child rape it means the people are selling them. I know my language.

mrohm ago

Some were willing. Or rather, some wanted to make money for rent, drugs, instruments, shows, etc. Many were runaways from abusive homes, or kicked out for being gay.

Both Lexicon Devil and We Got the Neutron Bomb have interviews with them (both books are oral histories). They considered it just a part of their lives.

I'm NOT saying that it was okay or acceptable, only that people did things like that back in the 70s and early 80s. They preferred servicing a couple of Johns to getting a "straight" job.

The 70s and early 80s were a very weird time.

Commence the down votes.