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Essay / Effects of Sex Tourism in Thailand - 1908
This can also be considered a form of sexual servitude. These brides leave their homes, their families, their culture and very often their children to commit themselves to lifelong sexual and domestic service to one man (Angeles & Sunanta, 2009). They count on the fact that this man will treat them well, but they have no guarantee that this is true. Many women discover too late that their new “husband” is actually a sex trafficker in disguise (Huda, 2006). Even truly married women are not equal partners. Their husband is entirely dominant in that he holds all the economic and situational power in the relationship. The new bride must continue to earn her place in the marriage, more like a pet than a real