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Ontario Legalizes Brothels

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:43:06 CDT

Ontario has just made it slightly more difficult for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to get arrested within her borders: An Ontario court today overturned a ban on brothels, in a controversial move designed to minimize risks and safety threats to those who work in the world's oldest profession. The ruling will take...

Manhattan Cops Hook 'Uptown Madam'

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:58:11 CST

An uptown madam and mom of four is behind bars after earning millions running a tony brothel out of an Upper East Side apartment, according to Manhattan prosecutors. Anna Gristina, 44, was busted after investigators amassed up to 100 hours of audio and video tape as they staked out the...

FBI: In '61, Ted Kennedy Rented Out 'Entire Brothel'

Nick McMaster — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:01:45 CST

While John F Kennedy sat in the most powerful office on Earth, little brother Ted was off renting out an entire Chilean brothel during a 1961 tour of Latin America, reports the Boston Globe . A previously redacted FBI memo, which Judicial Watch says it obtained despite a battle from the...

Harry Reid: Time to Outlaw Prostitution in Nevada

Nick McMaster — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:20:16 CST

Harry Reid is taking on a venerable institution in his state: legalized prostitution. Calling for "an adult conversation" on the issue, Reid told lawmakers today that he believed the practice, legal only in rural counties, deters businesses from moving to the state, reports the Las Vegas Sun . “Nevada needs to...

Helen Mirren Poses Topless

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:23:10 CDT

Helen Mirren is 65, but that isn’t stopping her from playing a madam in the upcoming Love Ranch …or posing topless for New York . The sexiest quotes from her interview: “I am a little notorious,” she says, later adding, “I’m still the good girl who wants to be a bad...

France Mulls Lifting Brothel Ban

Rob Quinn — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:22:14 CDT

France shut down its once-famous brothels en masse after World War II amid national shame at Nazi collaboration, but the sex houses may soon be legal again. Legalizing brothels would reduce exploitation, boost safety and provide sex workers with a taxable income, claims a member of parliament from Nicolas Sarkozy's...

Swiss Hookers Trained to Use Defibrillators

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:13:00 CST

Swiss hookers can—quite literally—mend your broken heart. In the Swiss town of Lugano, prostitutes are being trained to use defibrillators to re-start the hearts of their eager but elderly customers. Several men have died doing the deed in Lugano, including a pensioner who recently perished getting busy with...

Don't Do It, Ladies: First Male Hooker Isn't Worth It

John Johnson — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:49:20 CST

Save your money, women of America. The nation's first legal male prostitute just isn't worth it, writes New York Post dating columnist Mandy Stadtmiller. She flew to Vegas undercover for an encounter with "Markus" and left underwhelmed. Important caveat: She didn't have sex with the "dorky college dropout," settling instead...

Nation's First Male Hooker: I'm Just Like Rosa Parks

John Johnson — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:50:00 CST

The nation's first legal male prostitute is about to set up shop at a Nevada brothel, and he tells Details that this is no trivial matter. "It's just the same as when Rosa Parks decided to sit at the front instead of the back," says 25-year-old Markus (his working name)....