Overview of the legality and practice of prostitution in Cuba
Prostitution in Cuba is not officially illegal; however, there is legislation against pimps, sexual exploitation of minors, and pornography.[1] Sex tourism has existed in the country, both before and after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Many Cubans do not consider the practice immoral.[2] In Cuban slang, female prostitutes are called Jineteras,[2] and gay male prostitutes are called Jineteros or Pingueros.[3] The terms literally mean "jockey" or "rider", and colloquially "sexual jockey",[2] and connotes sexual control during intercourse.[4] The terms also have the broader meaning of "hustler", and are related to jineterismo, a range of illegal or semi-legal economic activities related to tourism in Cuba.[5] Stereotypically a jinetera is represented as a working-class Afro-Cuban woman.[6] Black and mixed-race prostitutes are generally preferred by foreign tourists seeking to buy sex on the island.[7] UNAIDS estimate there are 89,000 prostitutes in the country.[8]
Sex trafficking is a problem in the country.[9][10]
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