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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'More like therapists': adult virgins turn to Nevada brothels for sex - and healing
At Bellas Hacienda Ranch, a brothel on the outskirts of the rural Nevada truckstop town of Wells, a half-priced special for adult male virgins this May has gone off with a bang.
What may seem like a publicity stunt has compassion behind it. May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the US, and the brothels 74-year-old namesake owner and operator, Madam Bella Cummins, wants to raise awareness of what she describes as a virginity epidemic. She blames digital platforms supplanting young peoples in-person, IRL experiences, leading to stunted social development. Brothels, she argues, offer a safe space to work through resulting feelings of anxiety, shame and isolation.
Most of the courtesans clients, to use the industry parlance, live in the region, yet increasingly men travel from around the country and the world, seeking out her business for help, as they often word it. To receive the discount, men must provide a letter from a mental health professional acknowledging their claim, which Cummins hopes encourages some adult virgins to seek therapy when they otherwise wouldnt.
So far, the promotion has proved a hit. In a typical week, at least three adult virgins walk through the door, but according to Cummins, reservations from virgin clientele have increased this month by tenfold.
Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/19/nevada-legal-brothels-adult-virgins
brewens
(13,805 posts)them in relationships to avoid needing to do that. Like Hell! I want to see how it's damned near 100% incel MAGAts so I can throw that shit in MAGAt faces and smear it around! LOL
thucythucy
(8,205 posts)men with disabilities.
In a culture where disability is still a source of shame by some, and fear by many non-disabled people--forming intimate relationships can be an almost insurmountable challenge.
Biophilic
(3,811 posts)And right now we (this nation) need all the mental health we can get.