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"  Speaking of things that would be totally convenient for us if we wanted to have a one-night stand without letting a dude know where our apartment is (not that this has ever happened to me \u2014 I&amp;#039;m a virgin. What is sex?), Switzerland has instituted experimental &amp;quot;sex boxes&amp;quot; for their (legal) prostitutes. Specifically, wooden garages intended to provide shelter for hookers and johns who have to park their car in order to get a little pay-as-you-go nookie, according to ABC News. Of course, Switzerland has been way more liberal about sex work than we have stateside for a long time now (just ask anyone who&amp;#039;s taken a semester off to go to Amsterdam to &amp;quot;study abroad&amp;quot;), and honestly, their pragmatic attitude is pretty refreshing. Rather than turning a blind eye and insisting it shouldn&amp;#039;t exist due to some moral judgment call, Zurich carved out a budget of $2.4 million francs to create the sex boxes and another $700,000 a year to keep them up and running. And the facilities don&amp;#039;t just provide a discreet place for the men, but refuge for the prostitutes. Along with a laundry, shower, small tables, bathrooms, and lockers, the sex boxes include an on-site social worker for the women and a &amp;quot;panic button&amp;quot; in case one of the johns (or the pro) turns violent.  As far as I&amp;#039;m concerned, big ups to Switzerland. Like abortion, it&amp;#039;s time to acknowledge that paying for sex is gonna happen regardless of legality \u2014 it&amp;#039;s the least legislators across the world could do to make it as safe as possible for everyone involved, whether or not they personally agree with it or not. Want more from Anna? Follow her on Twitter. Image via Universal "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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