Editing Prostitution in Germany (section)

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[[Image:A German prostitute's self-portrait in a brothel.jpg|thumb|220px|A German prostitute's self-portrait in a brothel]]
[[File:Bordell - meister mit den bandrollen.jpg|thumb|220px|Engraving from the [[15th century]], [[Master of the Banderoles]]]]
'''Prostitution in Germany''' is legal, as are other aspects of the [[sex industry]], including [[brothel]]s, advertisement, and job offers through [[human resources|HR]] companies. Full-service sex work is widespread and [[Prostitution law|regulated]] by the [[Politics of Germany|German government]], which levies [[taxation in Germany|taxes]] on it.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Act Regulating the Legal Situation of Prostitutes – implementation, impact, current developments |publisher=Social Research Institute of Applied Sciences Freiburg |url=http://www.cahrv.uni-osnabrueck.de/reddot/BroschuereProstGenglisch.pdf |access-date=4 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430232956/http://www.cahrv.uni-osnabrueck.de/reddot/BroschuereProstGenglisch.pdf |archive-date=30 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, the government adopted a new law, the [[Prostitutes Protection Act]], in an effort to improve the legal situation of sex workers, while also now enacting a legal requirement for registration of prostitution activity and banning prostitution which involves no use of [[condoms]].<ref name=registrationobligated>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmfsfj.de/resource/blob/117624/ac88738f36935f510d3df8ac5ddcd6f9/prostschg-textbausteine-en-data.pdf|title=The new Prostitute Protection Act (Das neue Prostituiertenschutzgesetz)|publisher=Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth|accessdate=20 December 2021}}</ref> The social stigmatization of sex work persists and many workers continue to lead a [[double life]].<ref name=tampep/> [[Human rights in Germany|Human rights]] organizations consider the resulting common exploitation of women from [[Eastern Europe|Eastern]] and [[Southeast Europe|Southeastern Europe]] to be the main problem associated with the profession.