Amsterdam’s mayor has a controversial plan to move legal prostitution from the city’s historic red light district to a suburban “erotic center.” Hundreds of angry locals who do not want a “mega brothel” in their neighborhood found themselves on the same side as sex workers who want to stay in their red neon booths. The mayor has proposed three sites for a 100-room erotic center in the city’s south, to shutter the current red light district that has been at the center of complaints in the area.
But sex workers insist they want to stay in the red light district—which has been a center for prostitution since the 16th century. While it would take several years before any new “erotic center” will take shape, the city municipality is aiming to decide on the location by the end of the year. The city also launched a “Stay Away” campaign aimed at “nuisance” tourists who visit the city for sex and other debauchery.
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