sexual service http://homosaurus.org/v2/sexIndustry https://homosaurus.org/terms/sexIndustry A business which either directly or indirectly provides sex-related services. Note that sex work involes the direct efforts involving a worker or workers sexuality, sex appeal, or other sex-based characteristics, while sex services or the sex industry includes not only these, but also indirect efforts such as the producers and directors in pornographic films, manufacturers of sex toys, managers of brothels, escort agents, etc. adult entertainment sex business sex industry sex trade sex-oriented business sex-related business sexual services sexually oriented business sex shop service