Nevada legalizes male prostitution

[ccharles000]

On Friday, one of Nevada's most important industries took a big step toward gender equality. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean men in leotards will now be serving cocktails on casino floors at 9 a.m., but it does mean that people who like to have sex with men will legally be able to purchase an opportunity to do so.

Technically, male prostitution wasn't expressly prohibited before, but health codes required "that prostitutes must undergo 'cervical' testing for sexually transmitted diseases," leaving those without a cervix out of a job. Bobbi Davis, owner of the Shady Lady Ranch, hired an ACLU lawyer to ask that the language be changed, and the health board approved the request. Davis intends to have male prostitutes working for her in the new year. Like her female employees, they'll decide whether to accept men, women or both as clients.

Although Davis and other brothel owners will probably be happy to have a new revenue stream in tough economic times, you know that whenever the subject of men having sex with men comes up, somebody's going to A) be unhappy and B) say something remarkably stupid on the record. In this case, the outrageously offensive overstatement of the day award goes to George Flint, longtime lobbyist for the Nevada Brothel Owners Association (and a former Assemblies of God minister), who called the decision "Pearl Harbor for the brothel industry." He predicts "fallout and backlash" because "Some may feel it's a repugnant thing to do or something that does not have the appetite of the state as a whole." As opposed to female prostitution, which everyone's thrilled about? Yep, if you ask Flint. "We've worked hard for years to make the traditional brothel business in this state socially acceptable and something we can be proud of that most Nevadans accept," he said. But clearly, a population that's cool with female prostitution, gambling and drive-thru wedding chapels will find the idea of men selling sex unacceptably tacky. Of course.

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/12/14/nevada_male_prostitution/index.html?source=rss&aim=/mwt/broadsheet/feature

[dkf]

1. That is funny!

I had no idea only female prostitution was legal. Very interesting.

[Ken Burch]

2. Well, It's about time, I guess.

You'd have thought this would've happened years ago.

And let me say, for the record, that I LOVE the fact that there's really an organization called the Nevada Brothel Owner's Association. Do they have special cufflinks? t-shirts? windbreakers? Do you see signs in hotel lobbies that say "Welcome, Brothel Owners"?

You almost want the Smothers Brothers to start singing

"My dad is a brothel owner, whaddya think about that?"

[joeybee12]

3. How is this NOT on the greatest page yet????? K&R!

[itsrobert]

4. Well, I might as well start getting paid for it

It's HARD work.

[roguevalley]

18. snicker.

[ccharles000]

5. kick

[Faryn Balyncd]

6. Connecticut beat them to it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7227135

[Raine]

8. On point

I'd like to laugh but it hurts too much cause it's so true. x(

[ccharles000]

9. so true

[laughingliberal]

15. Perfect!

[lightningandsnow]

7. Shit! This means my term paper is now out-of-date!

I wrote a paper comparing the sex worker rights movements of the US and Australia, and I mentioned that only female sex workers were allowed to work under the Nevada model. I really, really hope that paper got marked before the law was changed.

[DRoseDARs]

17. Unless your professor is a complete asshole, or is Senator Lieberman, I'm sure they'll understand.nt

[Hannah Bell]

10. good, more jobs of the future for the brave new world.

[charlie]

11. Kinda weird that it wasn't already

I wonder if it was something like the (apocryphal) story that lesbianism wasn't outlawed because Queen Victoria couldn't imagine it existed.

[cliffordu]

12. Great!!! Grantcart can finally get back to work....

[grantcart]

13. Damn you beat me to it

[cliffordu]

14. NEENER NEENER NEENER....

Been waiting all night.

:rofl:

[Roland99]

16. So, how long until the Rush/Jimmy Jeff scandal breaks out?

:rofl: