Exploring the Occupational Context of Independent Male Escorts Who Seek Male Clients: The Case of Job Success

Male sex work (MSW) research has been generally limited to the examination of “social problems.” Although there have been studies on occupational aspects, pointed examinations of the occupational environment, detailing the contemporary nature of the field, are rare. Research on nuances of the occupational context of MSW, providing insight on the rapidly changing face of the field, is wanting. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 escorts in Brisbane, Australia. This study explored job success, indicating that success in the field was well articulated, possibly highlighting that male independent escorting is becoming a professionalized occupation, with a shift away from current stigmatized understandings.

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The Economics of Male Sex Work

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199915248.013.10 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Trevon D. Logan

Keyword(s):

Sex Work ◽

Sex Workers ◽

The United States ◽

Male Sex Workers ◽

Male Prostitution ◽

Male Clients ◽

Male Sex Work ◽

Ex Post ◽

Male Sex ◽

Basic Features

This chapter examines the economics of male prostitution as practiced in the United States. It begins with an overview of some basic features and organization of the online market for male sex work. It then considers the unique social circumstances that occur in male prostitution and how they inform the economic analysis. It also reviews two empirical economic issues that have been analyzed in the literature: the role of asymmetric information and the geographic distribution of male-sex-worker services. The results show that male sex workers typically attempt to signal their reliability to potential male customers by providing detailed information about their identity ex ante so as to credibly implicate themselves if there is any ex post negative outcome. Furthermore, male sex workers appear to have a nontrivial number of heterosexually identified male clients, which can help explain why credible signals by male sex workers are so important in this market.

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Sex and the City

Globalization and Its Impact on Violence Against Vulnerable Groups - Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9627-1.ch005 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 95-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Aliraza Javaid

Keyword(s):

Sex Work ◽

Social Relations ◽

Sex Workers ◽

Male Sex Workers ◽

Male Clients ◽

Male Sex Work ◽

The Social ◽

Male Sex ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

Despite the issue that male sex work involves a substantial proportion of the market and is key to making clear the impact of gender in shaping male sex workers' experiences and their oftentimes fleeting relationship with male clients, work on sex work has largely focused on female sex workers to a far greater extent than their male counterparts. Subsequently, we know little of the social relations between male sex workers and their male clients. The interactional dynamics of sellers and clients in such settings are rarely considered. The author's focus, then, is exploring the social interactions between male sex workers and their male clients in particular. I seek to examine the ways in which such interactions could manifest in different settings and contexts within the area of male sex work. For example, I unravel the interactional dynamics in the setting of sexual violence against male sex workers.

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