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survival sex en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Prostitution of oneself in order to acquire funds for food, shelter or drugs.
    • Need for structural response to build capacity and livelihoods, to prevent survival sex and exploitative power relations. 2005, Stuart Gillespie, Suneetha Kadiyala, HIV/AIDS, And Food And Nutrition Security:
    • Many programs have clients who engage in prostitution or "survival sex" to support their drug use. 1994, Anna Marsh, Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sancations for Adults in the Criminal: