ABSTRACT
In the first German criminal code, prostitution was not indictable but it was considered immoral and contracts under civil law were ineffective. The provision of sexual services outside of licensed brothels was considered a criminal offense. On July 7, 2016, the German Bundestag passed the law for the regulation of prostitution and the protection of persons working in prostitution, the Prostituiertenschutzgesetz, or Prostitution Protection Act. The so-called "run house" is not known everywhere in Europe and again is common in Germany. Sex workers rent a room. With open doors, they wait for clients who walk through the house and then provide sexual services in this room. Almost all active sex workers, consultation facilities, and aid organizations opposed this campaign. They published a large-scale announcement in a popular German daily newspaper, wrote open letters, demonstrated, and appeared in talk shows to rebut the opinion distributed by the campaign.
