{"id":12686,"date":"2026-01-01T00:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/?p=12686"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:27:17","slug":"interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Prostitution Expert Mariska Majoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Questions_for_Mariska_Majoor_about_Prostitution_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District\"><\/span>10 Questions for Mariska Majoor about Prostitution &amp; Amsterdam Red Light District<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Mariska Majoor is one of Holland&#8217;s most well known and respected sex worker experts. She even got a\u00a0royal distinguishing in 2017 for all the work she&#8217;s done. In our exclusive interview with her we&#8217;ll talk about prostitution, her interesting experiences in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District, the future of the area, new projects she&#8217;s working on and much more.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table des mati\u00e8res<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#10_Questions_for_Mariska_Majoor_about_Prostitution_Amsterdam_Red_Light_District\" >10 Questions for Mariska Majoor about Prostitution &amp; Amsterdam Red Light District<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#What_compelled_you_to_start_the_Prostitution_Information_Centre\" >What compelled you to start the Prostitution Information Centre?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#When_and_why_did_you_decide_to_leave_prostitution\" >When and why did you decide to leave prostitution?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#What_are_some_of_the_most_interesting_and_important_insights_you_got_whilst_working_for_the_PIC_and_PROUD\" >What are some of the most interesting and important insights you got whilst working for the PIC and PROUD?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#How_do_you_see_Amsterdams_Red_Light_District_develop_in_the_next_10_years\" >How do you see Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District develop\u00a0in the next 10 years?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#Which_advice_would_you_give_to_someone_who_wants_to_start_out_as_a_sex-worker\" >Which advice would you give to someone who wants to start out as a sex-worker?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#How_can_prostitution_be_improved_in_the_Netherlands\" >How can prostitution be improved in the Netherlands?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#How_did_it_make_you_feel_to_get_a_royal_distinguishing_in_2017_for_all_your_work_as_a_sex_worker_activist\" >How did it make you feel to get\u00a0a royal distinguishing in 2017 for all your work as a sex worker activist?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#Youve_previously_stated_in_an_interview_that_%E2%80%9Cstanding_in_a_window_brothel_can_be_real_good_for_your_confidence%E2%80%9D_can_you_elaborate_a_little_further_on_that_quote\" >You&#8217;ve previously stated in an interview that &#8220;standing in a window brothel can be real good for your confidence&#8221;, can you elaborate a little further on that quote?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#On_which_projects_are_you_currently_working_and_for_what_purpose\" >On which projects are you currently working and for what purpose?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#Do_you_think_youll_ever_return_to_the_Red_Light_District_of_Amsterdam_never_mind_in_what_role\" >Do you think you&#8217;ll ever return to the Red Light District of Amsterdam, never mind\u00a0in what role?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#Did_you_enjoy_this_article_about_Mariska_Majoor\" >Did you enjoy this article about Mariska Majoor?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/interview-ex-sex-worker-mariska-majoor\/#Also_read\" >Also read:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_compelled_you_to_start_the_Prostitution_Information_Centre\"><\/span>What compelled you to start the Prostitution Information Centre?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mariska Majoor: &#8220;That is already more than 23 years ago. I wanted to do something in the neighbourhood and decided, very impulsively, that there should be an information centre about prostitution (the term sex worker didn\u2019t exist back then).<\/p>\n<p>The name Prostitution Information Centre (PIC) was quickly devised and I found it to be a very logical name. It was clear to me back then that most of the prejudices about this subject exist because people know too little about it, and that what they do know is mostly one sided and too negative.<\/p>\n<p>A place with information, given by someone with experience in the field, seemed like a good plan. And I still think that. that is why I am very happy that it still exists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_and_why_did_you_decide_to_leave_prostitution\"><\/span>When and why did you decide to leave prostitution?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I started working at the age of 16 and worked until my 20th. I slowly got tired of it and found that it was time for me to do other things. I picked up my school again and started my own company with prostitution as expertise. My first project was the magazine Pleasure Guide, A mini-magazine about prostitution. The topic continued to interest me so I never really got out of it\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12697 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Sex-Worker-Activism.jpg\" alt=\"Mariska Majoor Sex Worker Activism\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Sex-Worker-Activism.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Sex-Worker-Activism-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Sex worker<\/em><em>a<\/em><em>ctivism in the Netherlands. Picture source: Facebook.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_some_of_the_most_interesting_and_important_insights_you_got_whilst_working_for_the_PIC_and_PROUD\"><\/span>What are some of the most interesting and important insights you got whilst working for the PIC and PROUD?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I was very young when I started with the PIC and still had to learn a lot. I actually had a big mouth. During the years and through the enormous amount of conversations I had with people from all over the world, I gained an ever-deeper insight into the world that I thought I knew everything about.<\/p>\n<p>Contacts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/sex-workers\/\">travailleuses du sexe<\/a> from other countries made me realise that circumstances, laws and culture are different, but that the stigma on this profession is more or less the same everywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Which has enormous negative effects for sex workers: social exclusion, a double life and often, because of bad and hypocritical legislation, they have to work under dangerous and unhealthy conditions. B<\/p>\n<p>ecause there was no good advocacy for sex workers in the Netherlands in 2014, I set up the PROUD association with a group of like-minded people. Even though the situation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/10-things-didnt-know-netherlands\/\">Netherlands<\/a> is not so bad compared to many other countries, there are also a lot of wrongs here and that is why an interest group was desperately needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_see_Amsterdams_Red_Light_District_develop_in_the_next_10_years\"><\/span>How do you see Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District develop\u00a0in the next 10 years?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Amsterdam will get even busier and that will lead to certain measures, some which are already happening, like the attempt to set a maximum for the number of people in guided tours trough the Red Light District.<\/p>\n<p>But that is not very drastic. Only time will tell whether there is a future for window prostitution in the Red Light District. My ideal picture is the beautiful combination of everything that is already in the neighbourhood, but with places where the window prostitutes can work without too much trouble from tourists.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe people can figure out a good plan for that. But I don\u2019t believe that so much will change in the next 10 years compared to all the changes in the last 10 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_advice_would_you_give_to_someone_who_wants_to_start_out_as_a_sex-worker\"><\/span>Which advice would you give to someone who wants to start out as a sex-worker?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Of course first go get a coffee at PIC &amp; Proud at the Oudekerksplein, and maybe read my book \u2018When Sex Becomes Work&#8217; (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/When-sex-becomes-work-Everything-ebook\/dp\/B019AR201U\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1511954127&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Mariska+Majoor\" rel=\"noopener\">buy at Amazon<\/a>) for more tips. But what is especially important is that you think about it in advance and inform yourself about all the work methods, your rights and obligations, your health and especially your boundaries. There is nothing wrong with sex work, but sex remains an intimate affair that you should never go against your will; unless you have a very good reason or purpose.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/tour\/5d-porn-cinema-tickets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12694\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Red-Light-District.jpg\" alt=\"Mariska Majoor Red Light District\" width=\"631\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Red-Light-District.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Red-Light-District-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Red-Light-District-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Mariska Majoor in Amsterdam&#8217;s Red Light District. Picture source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/exxpose.nl\/ik-verkoop-seks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Expreszo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_prostitution_be_improved_in_the_Netherlands\"><\/span>How can prostitution be improved in the Netherlands?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The best possible legislation is full decriminalisation of prostitution. This aligns sex-work with all other legal professions and would give sex-workers the same rights as other workers. But you aren&#8217;t there yet with just legislation. Without social acceptance, sex workers won\u2019t get their rights, even with good legislation. Things can only really change when people see a sex worker as an ordinary person and her, or his , work as a fair and honest profession.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_it_make_you_feel_to_get_a_royal_distinguishing_in_2017_for_all_your_work_as_a_sex_worker_activist\"><\/span>How did it make you feel to get\u00a0a royal distinguishing in 2017 for all your work as a sex worker activist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;At first I thought it was overly exaggerated and unnecessary. Later on I was quite proud, mainly because I heard that it meant a lot to sex worker rights activists (in other countries) and also felt like recognition for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Youve_previously_stated_in_an_interview_that_%E2%80%9Cstanding_in_a_window_brothel_can_be_real_good_for_your_confidence%E2%80%9D_can_you_elaborate_a_little_further_on_that_quote\"><\/span>You&#8217;ve previously stated in an interview that &#8220;standing in a window brothel can be real good for your confidence&#8221;, can you elaborate a little further on that quote?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;People have a totally wrong picture on window prostitution. It\u2019s not the case that you are sad to be there and just have to wait and see which dirty pervert would want to pay for you.<\/p>\n<p>One condition is of course that you yourself choose to be there; otherwise my argument does not apply. But you&#8217;re sitting there in your own space, in clothes that make you feel sexy and you flirt with whom you want to flirt. That is a wonderful game. You can see very quickly whether someone finds you exciting and you focus on that. The responses that you receive can give a huge boost in self-confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Of course not everyone falls for you and if you are a little bit fatter or older you can get incredibly rude comments from some people who pass you by. However, there will be enough other people that do react nice to you and you pay attention to that. From behind the window you can very easily ignore people that are of no use to you. I have given many workshops to insecure women and let them stand behind the window and that was often experienced as therapeutic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12693\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-And-Daughter-.jpg\" alt=\"Mariska Majoor And Daughter\" width=\"693\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-And-Daughter-.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-And-Daughter--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-And-Daughter--768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Mariska Majoor and her daughter in Budapest to work on their new project. Picture source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/United-under-a-Red-Umbrella-121970621772422\/\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"On_which_projects_are_you_currently_working_and_for_what_purpose\"><\/span>On which projects are you currently working and for what purpose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I said years ago that I would like to make a book about the circumstances of sex workers around the world. I have filed this plan with the Amsterdam prostitution and health centre (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pg292.nl\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">P&amp;G292<\/a>) and they reacted enthusiastically.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve started working on this project together with my daughter. We\u2019re traveling through 16 countries on 5 continents to talk with sex workers and their trade unions about the situation in their country, the job and their personal lives.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter is a student at the photo academy in Amsterdam and she photographs them. The stories and photos of all these people will be bundled in a book that comes out in July 2018. It will get the title &#8216;United Under A Red Umbrella&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The red umbrella is the global symbol for the struggle for the rights of sex workers. It\u2019s very special to be able do this together with my daughter. You can follow the work of Mariska Majoor and her daughter via their\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/United-under-a-Red-Umbrella-121970621772422\/?nr\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> et <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/united.under.a.red.umbrella\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0accounts.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/tour\/5d-porn-cinema-tickets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12691\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Belle-Statue.jpg\" alt=\"Mariska Majoor Belle Statue\" width=\"611\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Belle-Statue.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mariska-Majoor-Belle-Statue-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Belle&#8221;\u00a0<span lang=\"en\">a tribute to all sex workers in the world. The statue was made by artist\u00a0Els Rijerse.\u00a0<\/span>Image by: Catherine Le Nevez\/Lonely Planet.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_think_youll_ever_return_to_the_Red_Light_District_of_Amsterdam_never_mind_in_what_role\"><\/span>Do you think you&#8217;ll ever return to the Red Light District of Amsterdam, never mind\u00a0in what role?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I always hope to remain present a little bit via the PIC which still exists and is being advanced by a top team of successors. Of course my heart is also in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oudekerksplein#\/media\/File:Sex_worker_statue_Oudekerksplein_Amsterdam.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Belle<\/a>, the statue on the Oudekerksplein, which I put up back in 2007 to show respect for all the sex workers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>But I do not think I&#8217;ll be there physically, my health is not so good and I would actually prefer to sit in a house in the forest and write a book. Maybe, if we succeed, we\u2019ll present the book together with a photo exhibition in the old church. then I will be back again for a little while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_you_enjoy_this_article_about_Mariska_Majoor\"><\/span><em>Did you enjoy this article about Mariska Majoor? <\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Also_read\"><\/span><em>Also read: <\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/tour\/red-light-district-audio-tour\/\">Quartier rouge d'Amsterdam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/10-best-agencies-for-escorts-in-amsterdam\/\">Top 10 Amsterdam Escort Sites<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/fr\/news\/luxury-hotels-amsterdam\/\">23 Luxury Amsterdam Hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Questions for Mariska Majoor about Prostitution &amp; Amsterdam Red Light District Mariska Majoor is one of Holland&#8217;s most well known and respected sex worker experts. 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