Country's first legal gigolo starts work in Nevada

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BEATTY, Nev. – A brothel in a Nevada desert town has hired the state's first male prostitute, a muscular college dropout who abandoned a brief stint as a porn actor in Los Angeles to become the only legal gigolo in the United States.

The Shady Lady Ranch successfully won state and county approval to clear the way for the "prostidude," as Nevada's newest sex worker is already being called. After a slow first week on the job, his first appointments are scheduled for this weekend.

The male prostitute — known as "Markus" — has quickly become the center of attention in Nevada's brothel industry.

He has been criticized by female counterparts for not being willing to have sex with men. And he created a dustup after telling Details Magazine that his pioneering role in the sex business was "just the same" as civil rights icon Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat and move to the back of the bus. Not surprisingly, he has been forbidden from doing interviews after the remarks.

ap, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100122/ap_on_re_us/us_nevada_gigolo

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1. I was wondering where Rabrrrrr has been.

[WillParkinson]

2. He's a beefy boy...

But, c'mon' Rosa Parks? Pshaw.

[peekaloo]

3. What a

dumb fuck.

[One_Life_To_Give]

5. Yeah, doesn't seem to be up to the task

:hide:

[LeftinOH]

4. There are *plenty* of men willing to "give it away" for free; the demand for his

services may be limited.

[MiddleFingerMom]

6. Long ago, down South, I was sleeping with this bartender...

.
...who apparently discussed me with her boss, a fairly crude, coarse,
unattractive-in-so-many-ways woman.
.
The bar owner took me aside and told me of her "friend" in Florida,
who ran an escort service for well-to-do older women. She said there
MIGHT be a job for me.
.
The immediate fantasy lasted about 15 seconds, after which I looked
at this bar owner and thought to myself, "Geez, they'll probably ALL
look and act just like you."
.
That night was the only time my bartender/girlfriend ever had to say,
"Don't worry, honey. It can happen to anyone. Let's just cuddle."
.

[lizerdbits]

12. Just what I was thinking

Why pay a couple hundred bucks when I could go to a bar and look lonely?

[Haole Girl]

7. That was a rather disappointing photo

For some reason, I was expecting someone more sexy looking. :-(

[edbermac]

8. Well that's because the photo was from the waist up.

If you know what I mean. :7

[Haole Girl]

10. Maybe. Or maybe...

[GodlessBiker]

9. No sex with men? Bastard!

[KamaAina]

11. It's just a part-time gig until he can be sworn in to the Senate

:P

[tonekat]

13. Bachelorette party rates? N/T

[blueamy66]

14. Yuck.

He's gross.

[jmowreader]

15. The other brothel owners say this will fail. I think they're right

And the reason is very simple: this is one UGLY individual, 'kay? This is a guy who couldn't get laid with a $20 bill pinned to his field jacket. Women aren't going to PAY this man $200 to have sex with them.

What WOULD work? Easy: bodybuilders. Get four or five decent-looking competitive bodybuilders who would rather lift than work to come out to the ranch, install a Universal Gym or something to keep them pumped up, and let them work at the ranch. IIRC gay prostitution is a significant problem on the pro bodybuilding circuit, so legal prostitution may become accepted.

[blogslut]

16. Good for them

It's difficult to say whether or not offering the services of male sex-workers to female patrons will work. I know that in the stripper business, the male-oriented clubs despise the ladies clubs. In the Internet porn business, sites for women are practically non-existent - partly because women aren't a reliable customer base but also because the webmasters simply don't want to take the time to venture into a market that isn't sure-fire. In the end, there's a lot of resistance to sexual businesses that cater to women and I don't think the resistance is only about financial viability.