By KEN RITTER, Associated Press Writer Ken Ritter, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 19 mins ago

LAS VEGAS – The owner of a brothel more than two hours' drive from Las Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada's first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method to test men for infectious diseases.

The world is ready for women, or even other men, to legally buy sex, said Shady Lady Ranch owner Bobbi Davis. Plus, being the first to offer male service could boost business in tough economic times, she said.

"With so many other male revues going on in Vegas, we thought it was time to give this a try," Davis told The Associated Press.

Until now, men have been effectively barred from legally plying the world's oldest profession in Nevada by the specificity of a state health law requiring prostitutes to undergo frequent cervical testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

The health board approved a regulation to allow urethral testing for men — a crucial rule change by the state agency with ultimate power over whether prostitutes can or can't work.

For more than 25 years, no licensed female prostitute in Nevada has contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, said George Flint, a Reno wedding chapel owner and longtime lobbyist for the Nevada Brothel Owners Association.

"My concern is that we continue to maintain that kind of record," he said.

Davis, Flint and Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo all acknowledged Friday that Davis still needs county approval to become the first of the state's 24 legal brothels to offer a lineup of men.

"We're going to look at it. We have some concerns," said DeMeo, who serves as a voting member of both a county health commission and a board that oversees alcohol, gambling and brothel licenses.

"The ramifications of this are going to be statewide," he said. "We're going to have to deal with it at our other six brothels in Nye County if they want to offer the same service. We want to make sure we protect customers and make sure the industry is regulated with clarity and understanding."

Prostitution has been legal in rural Nevada counties since 1971 under strict state health board oversight but is against the law in the Las Vegas and Reno areas.

Flint said he feared the idea of male prostitutes serving male clients could spur a legislative backlash. He said he works to make the brothel industry socially acceptable to both libertarians and conservatives.

"I think the Legislature is really going to give me some heartburn over this," Flint said in a telephone interview after appearing before the state Health Board in Carson City on Friday to endorse the Shady Lady proposal.

"But I think it's an inevitability," he added, "and the brothel association has reluctantly agreed to support this as a test."

Davis said she wants to add two men to the three women she currently has living and working at her compound of trailers off U.S. 95 about 150 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

She said the women usually charge about $300 per hour for the five to 20 customers who visit on any given night.

"We don't know how to structure the men's pricing yet," Davis said.


I guess what is good for the goose is good for the gander, but I was wondering about the thoughts that it should be legal or not. The government could regulate it....STD exams, they would pay taxes and maybe make it safer. Now I wouldn't use one, but what do you think about it being legalized in all states?

hummmm, not a very long drive for me.....

But do they offer group rates?

they may have coupons

Maybe this can help me get over my younger man phobia.....yeah, that's the ticket!

Til another man comes in there and wants a man.... then he'll have to put out or take it...

so what are the thoughts of it being legal?

Why not? Make em test, be clean, have the same rules...I see no reason why not if there is a market for it and the guys want to make their money that way...who cares.

If women do mens jobs now, more power to a man for stepping up to the plate here.. but you won't have to worry about me doing it though, you can refer to my previous post....

I agree. They will do it, legal or not....but if it is legal, then they pay taxes on it, they can be mandated to get STD check ups and a safer environment.

They should be tested..the women are. Same game, same rules.

I THINK in NV they are where it's legal....then again I don't know for sure. But where it's not illegal....I doubt they do get tested

Yeah, they are tested in NV where it is legal.

so what would be a reason to not legalize it?

I see absolutely no reason to keep prostitution illegal. In fact, it's a women's rights issue and I wish it would be addressed.

If a woman can get an abortion, why can't she sell sex??? It's her body and she would have MUCH more protection if it were legal.

JMO.

Wow, I had no idea!! How have women been getting by all this time when they've wanted a prostitute?? Were these men just not on the books or out in the open? So, male prostitutes haven't been afforded the same opportunities and rights as female prostitutes all this time? Not that I believe in any way that prostitution is at all okay, but if one gender has certain rights and protections, so should the other. Men should be able to debase themselves with equality!!!

One drawback. A guy is only good for a couple shots a day. Where as a woman can be dunked all day long.

Another one. A woman can fake enjoyment and orgasm. No way can a guy fake a hard on!! Or I'da done a bunch a times.

I always thought, if women wants sex, they get it free, or get it with bonuses, not by paying out money. The house cleaned, the grass mowed, the roof done. Men almost sell their soul for an hour of fun and the women has final magic decision to spread it or not to spread it.

I don't think a woman interested in a male prostitute is interested in a clean house...that is sexy and romantic and a turn on..
a wanting to pay a male prostitute would be purely physical, fulfilling a fantasy..or perhaps she is feeling neglected

Too bad they look like this