Virgins Valued in India’s Sex Industry
Prostitutes say that young girls who want to sell their virginity in India’s sex trade can expect to earn 200 times more than the average rate of USD 2.50. A virgin can get more than $500 but she will not see the money. The local tradition of buying a girl’s virginity includes a lavish party celebrating what is her equivalent of a wedding night. Whatever she gets for selling her virginity goes to the party, because she will never be able to marry. Once she has sold her virginity, she has no choice but to live in shelters along side roads where she can handle a dozen clients per day. The money they earn goes to their families and the dowry of their brothers so they can marry.