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Second Gay Escort: I Gave Rekers Nude Massage in '92

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 08 May 2010 08:19:11 CDT

Anti-gay preachers probably shouldn't go on European vacations with rentboys, no matter how much proselytizing they do, because other allegations soon will follow. In this case, Gawker's got the scoop on Carl Shepherd, a former male escort who says George Rekers hired him in 1992 for "an intimate massage" from...

Anti-Gay Leader Takes 'Rent Boy' on Vacation

Rob Quinn — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:00:00 CDT

One of America's most prominent anti-gay activists says he didn't realize that the handsome young man who accompanied him on a trip to Spain was a prostitute until halfway through the vacation. Baptist minister George Rekers—co-founder of the Christian anti-gay lobbying group Family Research Council—says the man was...

First 'Prostidude' Leaves Brothel, Returns to Porn

M. Morris — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:46:00 CDT

The country's first legal male prostitute has left the gigolo business, and the Shady Lady Ranch is temporarily turning away female customers. They weren't a large segment of the customer base anyway: The Nevada brothel owner says "Markus," who started work in January—and compared himself to Rosa Parks —didn't...

For Vegas Gay-Cation, a Red-Headed 'Call Bear'

Andrew Dermont — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:29:00 CDT

Those who've privately wondered if they'll ever find love can take a lesson from Rusty McMann. “For every type of attraction there’s a market to be tapped,” McMann writes in explaining what it’s like to be a fat, Birkenstock-clad call “bear” in Las Vegas. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound prostitute says his...

Vatican Rocked by Gay Prostitution Scandal

Rob Quinn — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:10:00 CST

A member of an elite Vatican choir has been fired for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a senior Italian official who serves as one of Pope Benedict's ceremonial ushers. Wiretap transcripts seen by the Guardian suggest that the chorister provided numerous men—including at least one priest-in-training—to Angelo Badalucci,...

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)....

Men Win Right to Be Hookers in Nevada

Jane Yager — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:50:09 CST

Gay marriage may have taken a few steps backwards this year, but male hookers just won the right to work in Nevada brothels, and they can choose to accept male or female clients, just as female prostitutes can. Men can now be employed as well as women, thanks to a...

'Fun on Side' Haggard 'Fesses Up to 2nd Affair

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:24:03 CST

Disgraced evangelical pastor Ted Haggard has confessed to another "compulsive" relationship, this one with a young male volunteer in his former church. "I felt like God's plan was for sexuality to be in a monogamous, heterosexual marriage. But I had these other things going on," Haggard told Larry King yesterday....