Sex, Love and Money in Cambodia

Hoefinger, Heidi

doi:10.4324/9780203550786

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“…Prostitution and filles publiques (public women) during the French Colonial Era have been well-documented (Derks 2008;Sandy 2015) and in 1885, the French metropole instituted the first anti-prostitution decrees in Cambodia, which gave colonial police the power to arrest prostitutes and close brothels, despite that those very men were avid consumers (Jacobsen 2008). This contradictory practice continues today-those supposedly there to enforce the law are many times the biggest offenders, with authorities carrying out raids and arrests while simultaneously owning brothels, collecting bribes, and purchasing (or demanding for free) the services of sex workers (Hoefinger 2013;Hudgins 2005).…”

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“…Because economic and educational opportunities are generally lacking in Cambodia-regardless of sexuality or gender identity-many cisgendered women choose employment in the sex and entertainment sectors, as well, since the work is often considered more lucrative than other available options for low-skilled women, such as garment factory work, street-trading or domestic work (Derks 2008;Hoefinger 2013).…”

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“…In this paper, non-heteronormative sexual behaviors, gender nonconformity, pornography, sex work, HIV and trafficking could be viewed as moral panics, which then legitimate the sexual humanitarian interventions implemented in order to control and contain them. government-sponsored rehabilitation centers where they experience violence and violations of their human rights (Human Rights Watch 2010;Hoefinger 2013;.…”

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“…"loss of face" (Derks 2008;Hoefinger 2013). Within this dichotomous understanding of gender, two of the most significant factors contributing to the experiences of LGBT persons and sex workers today are (1) this emphasis on gender norms and the sexual purity of women/girls; and (2) the importance placed on the traditional heteronormative male-dominated family unit.…”

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“…A few participants still remained in the guesthouses that were spared, so research there continued. For more information, see Chapter 2 in Hoefinger (2013).…”

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“At-Risk” or “Socially Deviant”? Conflicting Narratives and Grassroots Organizing of Sex/Entertainment Workers and LGBT Communities in Cambodia

Hoefinger

Srun

2017

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Cambodia has experienced rapid economic development and increased globalization in the last two decades, which have influenced changes in sexual attitudes and politics. Yet deeply embedded patriarchal structures that promote adherence to traditional values, gender binaries, and sexual purity of women impede progress in the recognition of the rights of sex/entertainment workers and LGBT communities. Using the framework of sexual humanitarianism, this paper outlines the ways in which these constraints are compounded by two dominant conflicting narratives that place these groups as either at-risk and vulnerable or socially deviant, and deemed in need of interventions that protect and control. Drawing on over a decade of empirical research on the sex/entertainment industries, and broader gender/sexual landscape in Cambodia, as well as current social activism of the authors, this paper also describes the ways LGBT and sex worker communities are engaging in shared organizing and self-advocacy as strategies to address their needs and the consequences left in the wake of sexual humanitarian interventions. In order to contextualize their deeply-rooted legacy in Cambodia, the paper also provides an overview of past and contemporary gender/sexual norms and diversity, and concludes with a call for governments and policymakers to expand support for grassroots movements and to listen more closely to the voices of LGBT and sex worker communities so that the political and social needs of these groups can be addressed.

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“…A few participants still remained in the guesthouses that were spared, so research there continued. For more information, see Chapter 2 in Hoefinger (2013).…”

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