1st Edition
Paid Sexual Encounters among Men A Study in Ethics and Law
By Timothy F. Murphy
Copyright 2026
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book analyzes the ethics of men buying and selling sex to one another. It gathers in one place key ethical and legal issues that bear on the justification for the criminalization of male prostitution.
At present, prostitution – the solicitation or offer of paid sexual encounters – is criminalized in virtually the entire United States. Male prostitution is poorly studied across academic... Read more
Introduction
1. Transactional Sexual Relationships
2. The Meaning of Sex for Relationships
3. Benefits, Harms, and Morality
4. Status Equality in Paid Sexual Encounters
5. Consent and Constraints on Consent
6. The Reach of the Public into the Private
7. Morality at the U.S. Supreme Court
Conclusions
Biography
Timothy F. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. He has written extensively on ethical issues facing sex and gender minorities in healthcare.
