Baja Bernie
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Feeling safer????
July 21, 2005
Tijuana News
Massage Parlor Sex Legalized in Tijuana
Long practiced clandestinely, massage parlor sex is now a legally recognized
activity in Tijuana. In a unanimous vote this week, the Tijuana City Council
approved reforms to the municipal business code that officially recognize and
regulate sexual relations in businesses offering massages. Controlling sexually-
transmitted diseases was the principal reason cited for the council's vote.
Explaining the reform, Tijuana City Councilman Andres Garza Chavez said massage
parlor workers who practice commercial sex will be required to obtain a health
card subject to review by city inspectors.
"We are recognizing a social phenomenon that exists and always has existed in
the city," said Garza, "and with these modifications we are going to have the
legal tools to control it." The city council member added that prevailing
practices allowed message parlors to operate without any oversight. "Until now,
no administration has wanted to take up this issue, pretending that it didn't
exist and resulting in no controls," said Garza. "This is a watershed," he
said. "The idea is to limit this type of business."
Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon was absent from the city council session where massage
parlor sex was legalized, but Tijuana business leaders generally agreed with
the action. Jose Galicot, a member of the Tijuana Image Committee, said
legalization will put in place some controls over the sex market. "There is a
demand, and whoever wants to fill it will fill it," affirmed Galicot.
Humberto Jaramillo, the national vice-president of the Canacintra business
association, agreed that unregulated prostitution in massage parlors was a
public health issue. "Prostitution without any regulation can cause a grave
problem and authorities should regulate it," said Jaramillo. "Now it will be
public morals which decide whether this business grows or goes away."
However, Daniel Romero Mejia, the president of Tijuana's Business Coordinating
Council, said the legalization of massage parlor sex shouldn't lead to the
handing out of more business permits.
An estimated 7,000 sex industry workers currently ply their trade in Tijuana,
but less than half of them- about 3,000- have health cards which are supposed
to register exams indicating they are free from sexually-transmitted diseases.
Source: Frontera, July 20, 2005. Articles by Daniel Salinas and Fausto Ovalle.
Frontera NorteSur (FNS): on-line, U.S.-Mexico border news
Center for Latin American and Border Studies
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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pokey
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Actually..... with those rose colored glasses I bought from you Bernie, I been seeing the good people of Baja in a whole different light. Everybody
waves to me, nobody short changes me at the stores, the neighbors don't play loud music till the wee night hours, garbage pick up is on time and
all the women hanging out in las Coahuilas don't look like the skanky ho's that I'm so accustomed to, lol.
Keep Mexico weird
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Nicholita
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Whoa!
That is absolutely disgusting....there are always amusing things going on in TJ huh!! what do people think these days? seriously...?
-A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
\"The secret of success, without hard work, is still a secret\" --Doug Means
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
July 21, 2005
Tijuana News
Massage Parlor Sex Legalized in Tijuana
Long practiced clandestinely, massage parlor sex is now a legally recognized
activity in Tijuana. In a unanimous vote this week, the Tijuana City Council
approved reforms to the municipal business code that officially recognize and
regulate sexual relations in businesses offering massages. Controlling sexually-
transmitted diseases was the principal reason cited for the council's vote.
Explaining the reform, Tijuana City Councilman Andres Garza Chavez said massage
parlor workers who practice commercial sex will be required to obtain a health
card subject to review by city inspectors.
"We are recognizing a social phenomenon that exists and always has existed in
the city," said Garza, "and with these modifications we are going to have the
legal tools to control it." The city council member added that prevailing
practices allowed message parlors to operate without any oversight. "Until now,
no administration has wanted to take up this issue, pretending that it didn't
exist and resulting in no controls," said Garza. "This is a watershed," he
said. "The idea is to limit this type of business."
Mayor Jorge Hank Rhon was absent from the city council session where massage
parlor sex was legalized, but Tijuana business leaders generally agreed with
the action. Jose Galicot, a member of the Tijuana Image Committee, said
legalization will put in place some controls over the sex market. "There is a
demand, and whoever wants to fill it will fill it," affirmed Galicot.
Humberto Jaramillo, the national vice-president of the Canacintra business
association, agreed that unregulated prostitution in massage parlors was a
public health issue. "Prostitution without any regulation can cause a grave
problem and authorities should regulate it," said Jaramillo. "Now it will be
public morals which decide whether this business grows or goes away."
However, Daniel Romero Mejia, the president of Tijuana's Business Coordinating
Council, said the legalization of massage parlor sex shouldn't lead to the
handing out of more business permits.
An estimated 7,000 sex industry workers currently ply their trade in Tijuana,
but less than half of them- about 3,000- have health cards which are supposed
to register exams indicating they are free from sexually-transmitted diseases.
Source: Frontera, July 20, 2005. Articles by Daniel Salinas and Fausto Ovalle.
Frontera NorteSur (FNS): on-line, U.S.-Mexico border news
Center for Latin American and Border Studies
New Mexico State University
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San Franciso has sex clubs for years, under the eye of the CCHSF. It amounts to the same thing as TJ. The idea to license may help control HIV and
STD's. My 2 cents worth.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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pokey
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IMO prostitution is a proffession so unfairly outlawed that it seems to be absurd that we have to even discuss it.
How free is a person if they aren't allowed to provide a service that provides one of our essential joys??? I mean come on... think about it for
a second.... I mean wtf think about the absurdity of it. YOU CAN"T GIVE ME A BLOW JOB FOR $$$.
It 's your mouth... your lips..... your decision.... your proffession. What in the name of god can be wrong with that ???
Keep Mexico weird
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Bajaddict
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| Quote: | Originally posted by pokey
IMO prostitution is a proffession so unfairly outlawed that it seems to be absurd that we have to even discuss it.
How free is a person if they aren't allowed to provide a service that provides one of our essential joys??? I mean come on... think about it for
a second.... I mean wtf think about the absurdity of it. YOU CAN"T GIVE ME A BLOW JOB FOR $$$.
It 's your mouth... your lips..... your decision.... your proffession. What in the name of god can be wrong with that ???
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Easy now buddy, it's just a BJ! 
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Baja Bernie
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Pokey
Put your glasses back on, kick back, and ????? ask el Yankee for directions to stylish haunts in SF.
Try to let some people see the more pleasant side of life and they step on their custom glasses.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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yankeeirishman
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you bet ol boy!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
Put your glasses back on, kick back, and ????? ask el Yankee for directions to stylish haunts in SF.
Try to let some people see the more pleasant side of life and they step on their custom glasses. |
Baja Bernie ....you have no idea just how true that statement is! Bring up, The Playground (Otis St, SF) on your pc. Back in 1998 we owned several
clubs in SF......I can ask the new owners (now the Power Exchange) if they can spare you a free V.I.P. pass...
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I can't see how this is going to help prevent the spread of HIV. The way I understand it, it takes up to 6 months before the virus manifests itself to
the point that it's detectable in the blood. You can infect a lot of people in 6 months!
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Bruce R Leech
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"We are recognizing a social phenomenon that exists and always has existed in the city. "
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pokey
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Prostitution is legal in Mexico anyways... Extending the law to the massage parlor businesses only makes sense.
Keep Mexico weird
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Baja Bernie
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Yankee
Thank you for your kind offer but I believe that I will pass.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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Sharksbaja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
Thank you for your kind offer but I believe that I will pass. |
Thilly boy!
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