Amsterdam's first woman mayor plans to overhaul red-light district

In a bid to protect sex workers from gawking tourists, Femke Halsema, Amsterdam's first female mayor plans red light district overhaul

AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam’s first female mayor launched plans on Wednesday to overhaul the city’s red-light district and its window displays, in a bid to protect sex workers from gawking tourists.

“We’re forced by circumstances because Amsterdam changes,” Halsema said in an interview before the launch. The scenarios, drawn up in a report titled “The Future of Window Prostitution in Amsterdam”, also included a broader proposal for an “erotic city zone” that would have a clear entrance gate, similar to a system used in Hamburg, she added.

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