Male prostitution
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| '''Male prostitution''' is the sale of sexual services by a male [[prostitute]] (commonly called a "[[hustler]]" or "rentboy"; see below for other expressions) with either male or female clients. The [[gender]] of a male prostitute's sexual partner or the [[sexual act]] that he and the client participates in may not indicate a prostitute's [[sexual orientation]]; a male prostitute may be [[heterosexual]], [[bisexual]], or [[homosexual]] regardless of his client's gender. | '''Male prostitution''' is the sale of sexual services by a male [[prostitute]] (commonly called a "[[hustler]]" or "rentboy"; see below for other expressions) with either male or female clients. The [[gender]] of a male prostitute's sexual partner or the [[sexual act]] that he and the client participates in may not indicate a prostitute's [[sexual orientation]]; a male prostitute may be [[heterosexual]], [[bisexual]], or [[homosexual]] regardless of his client's gender. | ||
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| + | The male prostitute or hustler is a frequent literary and cinematic [[stereotype]] in the West from the 1960s onwards, especially in movies and books with a [[gay]] perspective, in which he may be a [[stock character]], often portrayed either as a tragic figure (as in the film ''[[Mysterious Skin]]'' in which a male prostitute has a history of molestation) or as an impossible object of love or an idealized rebel. Though less frequent in the cinema and in novels, the male prostitute with an exclusively female clientele (the "gigolo" or "escort") is generally depicted as less tragic than the gay hustler. The film ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'', starring [[Keanu Reeves]] and [[River Phoenix]], focuses upon the friendship between two male hustlers. | ||
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| * [[Prostitution]] | * [[Prostitution]] | ||
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Male prostitution is the sale of sexual services by a male prostitute (commonly called a "hustler" or "rentboy"; see below for other expressions) with either male or female clients. The gender of a male prostitute's sexual partner or the sexual act that he and the client participates in may not indicate a prostitute's sexual orientation; a male prostitute may be heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual regardless of his client's gender.
Popular culture
The male prostitute or hustler is a frequent literary and cinematic stereotype in the West from the 1960s onwards, especially in movies and books with a gay perspective, in which he may be a stock character, often portrayed either as a tragic figure (as in the film Mysterious Skin in which a male prostitute has a history of molestation) or as an impossible object of love or an idealized rebel. Though less frequent in the cinema and in novels, the male prostitute with an exclusively female clientele (the "gigolo" or "escort") is generally depicted as less tragic than the gay hustler. The film My Own Private Idaho, starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, focuses upon the friendship between two male hustlers.
See also
- Prostitution
- Age disparity in sexual relationships
- Age of consent
- Sexual tourism
- Female sex tourism
- John (prostitution)
Namesakes
