Friday, November 25, 2005

What's Good For the Gander is Good for the Goose

Several days ago, I read a news story reporting that former "Hollywood Madam", Heidi Fleiss, is planning to open a brothel with male prostitutes catering to female customers. The brothel, appropriately named "The Stud Farm", will be located in Crystal, Nevada, the only state in which prostitution is legal.

I think it's a fine idea that was well overdue. Why shouldn't women have the same convenience that men have had for millenia? Like some men, many women who desire casual sex do not feel comfortable with the bar scene, largely because of safety and health issues. Nevada has very strict rules about legal prostitution and conducts routine testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, which would be reassuring to women.

Some have said that women don't need to pay for sex, as there are plenty of men available to do it for free. While there is truth in this, I can't imagine this is true for all women, as there are plenty of women unable to find partners because of age, homeliness and similar reasons. Also, there are the newly divorced/widowed who are horny but not wanting relationships, women with sexually inept husbands, who could have this need met anonymously without sticky entanglements.

I'm guessing that Heidi will probably employ mainly "Chippendale" types in their early 20s, but I can imagine her finding a place for a horny old bastard like me, as there's much to be said for a practiced technique honed by years of widely varied experience. I can't imagine doing something like that full time, but it would be a lot of fun to try it for occasional weekends.

Thoughts?

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