Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 5 terms in Singapore.
DSC ClinicSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
Department of STI Control, at Kelantan Lane. Singapore's principal public STI clinic and the regional reference clinic for sexually transmitted infections. Walk-in testing; PrEP since 2017; PEP within 72 hours.
GeylangSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
District in Singapore where the police-tolerated licensed-brothel arrangement operates, in specific named lorongs (alleys) registered to the DSC Clinic framework.
Project XSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
Singapore sex-worker advocacy organisation, founded 2008. Outreach, support, English-language publication.
Women's CharterSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
Singapore statute Cap. 353. Sections 140-148 criminalise causing or encouraging prostitution, trafficking, brothel-keeping, and living on the earnings of prostitution. The act of selling sex itself by an adult woman acting alone is not a substantive offence.
yellow cardSingaporeEnglish (Singapore)
Registration card carried by sex workers in the police-tolerated Geylang lorongs, indicating DSC Clinic registration and current STI screening.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.