Is Texas Prostitution Laws Sexist? How it applies to females??

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  1. Sec. 43.02. PROSTITUTION. (a) A person commits an offense if he knowingly: (1) offers to engage, agrees to engage, or engages in sexual conduct for a fee; or (2) solicits another in a public place to engage with him in sexual conduct for hire.
    (b) An offense is established under Subsection (a)(1) whether the actor is to receive or pay a fee. An offense is established under Subsection (a)(2) whether the actor solicits a person to hire him or offers to hire the person solicited.
     
    Someone point out to me that Texas Prostitution Statutes is sexist. I didn't see it the first time. But the more I read it, I can see it.  The "he" and "him" makes it sexist.  I tried to find out through the rules of construction and the definition section. It doesn't set a different definition rules.  
     
    (a)1 looks like applies to male prostitute or john.  
     
    (a)2 looks like applies to homosexual prostitution.  
     
    How does this applies to female escorts?

     
  2. I read TX prostitution statutes several months ago. I did not catch it. Please don't blame anyone for not reading it correctly. Someone on the message board point this out to me. If they did not point it out, I will never catch it.
     
  3. \t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t[SIZE=small]Someone pointed me out the rules of construction in TX government code. So it now makes more sense but in some areas I am more confused. Here is my posting!!![/SIZE]
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    \t\t\t\t“Thanks, I did not see it in the TX penal code of construction. I didn't expect the rules of construction will be found in the government's code.
    \t\t\t\tWhen I was reading TX code, sometimes it uses he, and other times it doesn't uses "he" in the code. That is what caused the confusion.
    \t\t\t\t(19) "Includes" and "including" are terms of enlargement and not of limitation or exclusive enumeration, and use of the terms does not create a presumption that components not expressed are excluded.
    \t\t\t\t“Sec. 312.003. TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER. (a) Words in the present or past tense include the future tense.
    \t\t\t\t(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular unless expressly provided otherwise.
    \t\t\t\t(c) The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.” -GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBTITLE B. LEGISLATION CHAPTER 312. CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS SUBCHAPTER A. CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR CIVIL STATUTES
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    \t\t\t\tBut the "he" is a feminine and neuter genders (which can include the male gender because include is expansive and components not expressed are excluded. The usage of include cannot exclude or omit components that are mentioned. For example, the wedding party includes my dad. Dad cannot be excluded or omitted from the wedding party.
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    \t\t\t\tSo does it means that the "person" is transgender, female, and maybe male in TX prostitution statutes since the word "he" is used?
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  4. I learned in English class that he can be a multi gender word for addressing people in the English language pertaining to laws and literature and such. Unless you wanna say he/she or he-she , or she-he lol,
     

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