The
sex industry (also called the
sex trade) consists of
businesses which either directly or indirectly provide
sex-related products and services or
adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related services, such as
prostitution, and sex-related pastimes, such as
pornography, sex-oriented
men's magazines,
sex movies,
sex toys and
fetish and
BDSM paraphernalia. Sex channels for television and
pre-paid sex movies for
on demand, are part of the sex industry, as are
adult movie theaters,
sex shops, and
strip clubs.