Transactional sex
Physical, emotionally intimate relationships involving gifts, pay, or other services
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Transactional sex refers to sexual relationships where the giving and/or receiving of gifts, money or other services is an important factor. The participants do not necessarily frame themselves in terms of prostitutes/clients, but often as partners, or sugar babies/sugar daddies/mamas.[1][2] Those offering sex may or may not feel affection for their partners.
Transactional sex is a superset of sex work, in that the exchange of monetary reward for sex includes a broader set of (usually non-marital) obligations that do not necessarily involve a predetermined payment or gift, but where there is a definite motivation to benefit materially from the sexual exchange.[3]
Currencies
Alcohol
Alcohol has been used as a currency for transactional sex in South Africa and Uganda.[4][5][6]
Basic Needs
This form of transactional sex is most commonly referred to as survival sex.
Cash
Cash remains to be the most common currency in transactional sex worldwide.[7][8]
Cryptocurrency
Since the 2018 passage of FOSTA-SESTA, up to a third of sex workers in the United States have turned into cryptocurrencies due to its anonymity, ability to avoid chargebacks, and being able to bypass banking platforms.[9][10]