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Wallen-bewoner vs CDA politicus:
‘Kom jij vertellen dat het hier anders moet?’
#amsterdam
#holland
#nederland
#politiek
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Hi
@twitter
, why did you suspend
@WhoresofYore
's account? People love that account! (RT if you want it back!)
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This is Kate Lister - sex work expert, historian & owner of
@WhoresofYore
. She is also part of the Amsterdam Audio Tours app in which she explains more about the word “whore” and “the oldest profession in the world”. More info:
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Today we'll publish an interview with sex work expert, historian & lecturer dr. Kate Lister (from the Twitter-account Whores of Yores)
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#Amsterdam
, Red Light District, 1972.
A sex worker on the Zeedijk street. In that time, many sex workers had nicknames. This woman (Leen) was called Parijse Leen (Paris Leen in English) because she once took a taxi from Amsterdam to Paris.
#sexwork
#TBT
#History
#Throwback
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This is Dr. Kate Lister, a sex (work) historian & university lecturer. In our new Red Light District audio tour she explains more about the so called oldest profession in the world.
#Travel
#Apps
#Amsterdam
#TravelTuesday
#TravelNews
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Phil Bloom poses in Amsterdam. She was the first person to appear completely nude on Dutch television, on 28 July 1967 - today 50 years ago.
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Prostitution has been part of Amsterdam since the 13th-century. Most window brothels were introduced from the 1950s. Here you see two Dutch prostitutes in 1958 waiting for customers in a window brothel. The quote: 'The only thing we need now is a man who pays 100 guilders'.
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Amsterdam, 1915. One of the last portraits of Mata Hari (1876-1917).
She was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan (prostitute) who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I and executed by firing squad in France.
#History
#Netherlands
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Did you know that all window brothels in Amsterdam's Red Light District contain security systems, like panic buttons? The area also has dozens of police cameras which are being monitored 24/7 and there's lots of social control too.
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This is what window prostitutes looked like in the 1970's. Back then, mini-skirts were really popular in Amsterdam. However, this was very different in the 1950's - when all women wore long dresses, because in the 50's it wasn't "normal" yet to show too much skin.
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@ashwanikapoor_
@WhoresofYore
Cool! The first condom shop of the world was founded, 32 years ago, in Amsterdam by the way. It’s called the Condomerie:
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This woman was selected as winner of Amsterdam’s Miss Red Light District in 1968. The women on the right were also candidates.
#SexWork
#sexworkhistory
#tbt
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Martine & Louise Fokkens worked as window prostitutes for 50 years! The twins from Amsterdam started in their early 20's, usually worked 6 days a week & retired some years ago. How many clients do you think they had?
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Many foreign prostitutes want to work in
#Amsterdam
because they know it's safe here, because they can earn much money over here and because Amsterdam is a great city to live in. They want to change their lives and many do that in Amsterdam.
#sexworkers
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Martine & Louise Fokkens (who worked as window prostitutes for 50 years) holding a 10.5” sex toy, based on Amsterdam's iconic traffic barriers called "Amsterdammertjes".
#Netherlands
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A 99-year-old Dutch woman has fulfilled a "bucket list" dream - by spending time in a police cell. She had not committed any crime though.
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Every day we see that lots of men are being refused by window prostitutes. A perfect sign that the ladies are not forced? We think yes!
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#news
Over 200 prostitutes are protesting in Amsterdam against the opening of more Red Light District brothels with just real sex dolls.
#BREAKING
#Netherlands
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Meet Martine & Louise Fokkens - Dutch Twins Who've Worked as Prostitutes for 50 years!
#TuesdayMotivation
#Amsterdam
#TravelTuesday
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Georg Emanuel Opitz (1775 – 1841, Czech-born German) made this erotic postcard & called it "Domestic Harmony". What do you reckon?
#art
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This is what
#Amsterdam
's Red Light District was like in the 1960's:
#Netherlands
#History
#filemonopdewallen
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CNN interviewed Martine & Louise Fokkens, twin sisters who worked as sex workers for 50 years and also host tours for our company:
#Travel
#sexwork
#travelguide
#Amsterdam
#travelbloggers
#tourism
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#funfact
The majority of our customers are female. Apparently women are more interested in getting info about Amsterdam's Red Light District
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#SexWork
is everywhere. Also in your country. It will never disappear. Improve the situation worldwide through legalization or decriminalization. (RT if you agree)
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#Amsterdam
, Red Light District, 1990's. A sex worker on the right in front of a live sex show that was called "sex paradise". She's taking a break and her feet too.
#Tbt
#ThrowbackThursday
#Netherlands
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Mariska Majoor is one of Holland’s most well known and respected sex worker experts. She even got a royal distinguishing in 2017 for all the work she’s done. In our exclusive interview with her we’ll talk about prostitution:
#sexwork
#Amsterdam
#news
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10 Questions For Sex Work Expert Dr. Kate Lister:
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A behind the scene photo of Louise Fokkens, who was interviewed yesterday by famous comedian Jim Jefferies for his new show on Comedy Central. Louise and her 75-year old twin-sister both worked as prostitutes for 50 years and Jim obviously wanted to know more about this.
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Wallenbewoner Tegen CDA politicus:
‘Jij wilt prostitutie weg, maar jij woont hier niet.’ Bron:
#Amsterdam
#Wallen
#Sekswerk
#Politici
#Nieuws
#Bevrijdingsdag
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#Amsterdam
's Red Light District now and then.
Picture on the left was taken in 1916 - 100 years ago.
#TravelTuesday
#Throwback
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An Interview With The Founder Of World’s First Condom Shop:
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How can prostitution be improved in the Netherlands?
“...Without social acceptance, sex workers won’t get their rights, even with good legislation. Things can only really change when people see a sex worker as...."
#interview
#sexwork
#news
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Dr Kate Lister Talks About How Language Can Stigmatize Sex Workers In App:
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Did you know that sex workers in the Netherlands can get free std-checks?
#Amsterdam
#sexwork
#filemonopdewallen
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Whatever happens, Amsterdam remains a beautiful city ❤️
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Prostitute in the 70's: "Sex work is more fun than sitting in the office with a lower salary."
@WhoresofYore
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Amsterdam, 2001. The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
#DidYouKnow
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Holland, 1890. George Hendrik Breitner (an important figure in Amsterdam Impressionism) portrait Marie Jordan.
#art
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An Interview With Sex Work Expert Kate Lister:
Do you think that sex work should be legal everywhere around the world, just like as in the Netherlands?
"No. I think sex work should be fully decriminalized like in New Zealand"
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#sexwork
#amsterdam
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Amsterdam, 1968.
A Dutch prostitute together with her boyfriend & pimp having some fun.
#History
#Netherlands
#Sexwork
#filemonopdewallen
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Did you know that Holland's most famous prostitutes are Jewish twins who were born during
#WWII
?
@WhoresofYore
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The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh was born on the 30th of March, today 165 years ago. He once said: I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.” 13 Pictures of the Red Light District by Van Gogh:
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Jeune Prostitutee et Mousquetaire By Pablo Picasso. Date: 1968.
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In the past, many brothels in Amsterdam used to have a painting on the wall that depicted a crying gypsy boy - it was thought to bring luck
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@marinamaral2
On the corner of the Eerste Schinkelstraat / Schinkelkade in Amsterdam stood the Dutch Cocaine factory, where cocaine was made from Indian coca leaves. Completely legal from 1900 to the early 1960s. Source:
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#Amsterdam
, Red Light District, 1959.
This is what most prostitutes worn in that time; over the knee skirts.
#throwback
#History
#Travel
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Martine Fokkens in 2012. She is a famous Dutch sex worker who've worked in prostitution for 50 years!
#Throwback
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#Amsterdam
's Red Light District, 1990's.
Picture made by Huub Prickaerts who lived in the RLD in those days.
#history
#netherlands
#travel
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In the 1950's, street prostitution was still allowed in Amsterdam's Red Light District. This is how the ladies waited for potential clients
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This is one of reasons why you should visit Amsterdam ❤️
And yes, this is the Red Light District too!
#travel
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Amsterdam, Red Light District, year 1900 & 2016. Our guide shows what the area used to look like & the things that have stayed the same.
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Amsterdam During the Wild 1990's - Confessions of a Sex Worker:
#interview
#Netherlands
#redlightdistrict
#History
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Some prostitutes are entertaining a customer in a brothel. Painted by Jean-Louis Forain in 1878.
@WhoresofYore
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In the 1950's, prostitutes walked on the streets of Amsterdam's Red Light District and met men next to the church. More pictures:
#netherlands
#history
#sexwork
#filemonopdewallen
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2) This picture of Amsterdam's Red Light District was made in 1940 by Bernard Eilers. On which street though?
#ThrowbackThursday
#quiz
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#Amsterdam
’s Red Light District was lovely and lively yesterday. Even though sex workers may only start from July 1st, people already want to see this beautiful neighborhood
#travel
#corona
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George Hendrik Breitner - Dutch photographer & painter - photographs a naked model and himself. Circa 1900.
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This is the Red Light District of Amsterdam. Here you'll find the oldest buildings & the oldest streets of the city. And also the oldest profession in the world!
#TuesdayThoughts
#TravelTuesday
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