Male prostitution in the arts

The male prostitute or hustler is a frequent stereotype in literature and movies in the West from the 1960s on, and especially in movies and books with a gay perspective in which he may be considered a stock character. He also appears occasionally in popular music, some contemporary fashion advertising, and the visual arts.

Stereotypes

The most common stereotype of the hustler is as a sexy but tragic figure. This stereotype reveals both a fascination with the hustler as a sexual object and sadness or disdain with his situation and life style. This stereotyped male hustler is often an under-aged or teen-age "street kid" or "runaway" forced to leave home because of his sexual orientation or because of sexual abuse. He is often portrayed as a drug addict or thief. The plotline frequently focuses on the crisis of leaving the trade or the street ("one last trick"), or on making enough money for an important use (a medical treatment, a gift). The climax often has one of two possible outcomes: the hustler either abandons the trade and re-integrates society, or he meets a tragic end. This tragic image of the hustler can be contrasted with the stereotype of the female hooker with a heart of gold: instead of being portrayed as someone in control and contented, the hustler is lost, homeless, broke or exploited.

In movies and books that take the point of view of the client or of a boy/girl friend who loves the hustler, the hustler is often depicted as an impossible love object who will only bring hurt or frustration. The lover may grow jealous of and disturbed by the hustler's work; occasionally the loving boy/girl friend will be drawn into the lifestyle of their hustler boy friend. Older clients who fall in love with hustlers are frequently prey to emotional (and sometimes physical) pain; this is especially true in the case of "rough trade" (where the hustler identifies as straight), and this depiction has been reinforced by several famous incidents of violence against clients (such as the deaths of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Rudolph Moshammer).

In contrast to the previous depictions, the male prostitute has also sometimes been portrayed as an idealized rebel living outside the law and free of bourgeois conventions. This almost Nietzschean image of the hustler as moral and sexual outlaw owes much to the writings of Jean Genet, William S. Burroughs and John Rechy (among others).

While less frequent in cinema and novels, the male prostitute with exclusively female clients (the "gigolo" or "escort") is generally depicted in a less tragic manner than the gay hustler (the gigolo is portrayed as older, athletic, well-dressed, etc.), and films like American Gigolo have done much to paint the character as a sophisticated seducer. This portrayal has also led to cinematic satire (the Deuce Bigalow films).

The portrayal of the client or "john" of male prostitution in popular culture is far less codified than that of the hustler and runs the gamut from the lonely married man, the self-hating in-the-closet guy, the exploitative or endearing businessman, and even the serial killer.

The diversity of these stereotypes reveals much about each author's or director's personal view of love, sexuality, power and morality.

These stereotypes may have a basis in fact, but they should not be taken as true in all cases.

The same issues that surround male prostitution (including the financial security and social status of the young "kept" lover, the older lover's obsessions and insecurities with regards to his or her youthful love-object, the sexual freedom or moral indifference of the hustler, etc.) often appear in movies and literature that portray amorous or sexual relationships—without prostitution—between an older man or woman and a younger male lover, for example, in Pasolini's novel and movie Theorem, Harold Prince's film Something For Everyone (1970) and Bill Condon's film Gods and Monsters (1998).

In literature

The following novels, memoirs, and plays feature male hustlers as major characters.

YearTitleAuthorNotes
1894Flowers of AsphaltStephen CraneAccording to Crane biographer John Berryman Crane began writing Flowers of Asphalt after being approached by a young male prostitute in the street.[1] The work was said to be longer than any of Crane's other works but he abandoned it at the urging of Hamlin Garland, who was horrified by the subject matter. The manuscript does not survive.[2]
1908Swoosh: Tales of Privateers and PiratesD WattThe phrase "Cap'n's Rent Boy" first used.
1924Kyra Kyralina
(Chira Chiralina)
Panait Istrati
1943Our Lady of the Flowers
(Notre Dame des fleurs)
Jean Genet
1948The City and the PillarGore VidalLead character Jim Willard supports himself as a hustler and a "kept boy".
1949The Thief's Journal
(Journal du voleur)
Jean Genet
1951From Here to EternityJames JonesIn Jones's original manuscript, Private Angelo Maggio acknowledges acting as trade, allowing gay men to perform oral sex on him for money to supplement his Army pay. The publisher forced the excision of these passages. A new edition of the book with the previously censored passages restored is due out from e-book publisher Open Road.[3]
1957Last Exit to BrooklynHubert Selby Jr.
1963The Basketball DiariesJim Carroll
1963City of NightJohn Rechy
1965Midnight CowboyJames Leo Herlihy
1967NumbersJohn Rechy
1968My Father and MyselfJ. R. Ackerley
1978Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof ZooChristiane F.Christiane's boyfriend Detlef works as a hustler to earn money to buy heroin.
1989Enchanted BoyRichie McMullenMemoir of a boy's journey from "abuse to prostitution" in 1950s England.
1990Enchanted YouthRichie McMullenContinuation of McMullen's journey from "prostitution to love" in 1958.
1990CloserDennis Cooper
1991Close to the KnivesDavid WojnarowiczFirst of Wojnarowicz's memoirs of his passage from abused kid to Times Square hustler to artist in New York's East Village underground.
1992Memories That Smell Like GasolineDavid WojnarowiczSecond volume of Wojnarowicz's memoirs.
1994American StudiesMark MerlisStory of a john coming to terms with his life while recovering in a hospital after being bashed by a hustler.
1994UserBruce Benderson
1994Martin and JohnDale PeckOne or both of the characters are hustlers in several of the parallel narrative scenes.
1994Los novios búlgarosEduardo MendicuttiStory of a Bulgarian hustler in Madrid in the 1990s.
1995L'Enfant ébloui"Rachid O"Semi-autobiographic novel about a hustler in Morocco.
1996Wonder Bread and Ecstasy:
The Life and Death of Joey Stefano
Charles IsherwoodJoey Stefano was a gay porn star of the 1990s.
1996Seven Miles A SecondDavid Wojnarowicz (writer)
James Romberger (artist)
Vertigo Comics version of Wojnarowicz's memoirs and diary.
1996Boy CultureMatthew RettenmundIncludes an index to the sex passages (by preference).
1996BrutalAiden ShawFirst novel by artist Aiden Shaw, a former prostitute and porn star.
1996Kept BoyRobert RodiComedy novel.
1997Quand je suis devenu fouChristophe DonnerNarrator falls for a hustler in an Amsterdam brothel.
1997Diary of a Hustler"Joey"
1997After NirvanaLee Williams
1998Tipping the VelvetSarah WatersA young woman in Victorian London is solicited by a man for sex and begins renting, but dressed only as a man for male clients, never letting them know she is a woman.
1998The Queen of Hearts: A Transsexual RomanceBrad Clayton
1999Assuming the Position: A Memoir of HustlingRick Whitaker
1999Suburban Hustler: Stories of a Hi-Tech CallboyAaron Lawrence
2000SarahJT LeRoyPseudo-autobiographical story of a boy hustler whose mother was a truckstop prostitute. The author was revealed to be a fictional creation in 2006.
2001A Thousand and One Night Stands: The Life of Jon VincentH. A. Carson
2001Can't Buy Me LoveChris KenryYoung man drifts into the world of escorting with humorous results.
2002Sex Workers As Virtual BoyfriendsJoseph Itiel
2002Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for RentDavid Henry Sterry
2003Escapades of a Gay Traveler: Sexual, Cultural, and Spiritual EncountersJoseph Itiel
2004The Romanian: Story of an ObsessionBruce Benderson
2005Setting the Lawn on Fire: A NovelMack Friedman
2006Red Carpets and Other Banana SkinsRupert EverettTouches briefly on his past as a rent boy.
2008ShuckDaniel Allen CoxFictionalized memoir of a New York City hustler who dreams of becoming a writer.
2008Murder Most FabJulian ClaryMain character Johnny started life out as a high-class gigolo.

In theater

YearTitleAuthorCharacterOriginated byNotes
1940Pal JoeyRichard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, John O'Hara
1964Entertaining Mr SloaneJoe OrtonMr SloaneDudley Sutton
1965Balm in GileadLanford WilsonFranny
Rake
Franny is a transvestite prostitute.
1968The Boys in the BandMart Crowley"Cowboy"Robert La TourneauxLa Tourneaux reprised the role in the 1970 film version.
2005Trafficking in Broken HeartsEdwin Sanchez

In cinema

Films with a hustler as a main character

YearTitleCountryDirectorCharacterActorNotes
1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneUnited KingdomJosé QuinteroPaolo di LeoWarren BeattyKaren Stone is introduced to a young Italian man, Paolo (Warren Beatty), who is actually a highly paid professional gigolo. Karen and Paolo begin an affair, but it soon becomes obvious that Paolo is in it only for personal gain.
1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sUnited StatesBlake EdwardsPaul "Fred" VarjakGeorge PeppardVarjak is maintained by a rich woman, Mrs. Failenson, who leaves him $300 after every sexual encounter. After falling in love with Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn), Varjak cuts off the relationship. Failenson offers $1000 for a "paid vacation with your girl" and cynically suggests that a union (of gigolos) could "get all the fringe benefits" - but Varjak persists in giving up this way of life.
1965My HustlerUnited StatesAndy Warhol
Chuck Wein
PaulPaul AmericaIMDb
1968FleshUnited StatesPaul MorrisseyJoeJoe DallesandroDallesandro hustles to buy drugs for himself and his wife.
1969Entertaining Mr SloaneUKDouglas HickoxMr SloanePeter McEneryAdapted from the play by Joe Orton.
1969Midnight CowboyUnited StatesJohn SchlesingerJoe BuckJon VoightHustler Buck forms an unlikely friendship with junky Rico "Ratso" Rizzo. Academy Award winner for Best Picture.
1970The Boys in the BandUnited StatesWilliam Friedkin"Cowboy"Robert La TourneauxFeatured in rejected ads for the film under the tagline: "Today is Harold's birthday. This is his present."
1978Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo (Just a Gigolo)West GermanyDavid HemmingsPaul Ambrosius von PrzygodskiDavid BowieAn aristocratic Prussian officer returns from World War I to find the world he once knew gone. To make ends meet, he becomes a gigolo. The film was panned by critics and viewers alike. IMDb
1978El Lugar Sin LimitesMexicoArturo RipsteinIMDb
1978El Diputado
(The Deputy)
SpainEloy de la IglesiaTeenage hustler used by the secret police for blackmail falls for the victim. IMDb
1980American GigoloUnited StatesPaul SchraderJulian KayeRichard GereHigh-class gigolo is framed for murder.
1982Forty DeuceUnited StatesPaul MorrisseyKevin BaconConniving hustler Bacon (who won an Obie for the original 1981 off-off Broadway production) tries to cover-up the overdose death of another kid. IMDb
1983L'homme blessé
(The Wounded Man)
FrancePatrice ChéreauHenriJean-Hugues AngladeWinner of a César Award for Best Direction. IMDb
1983Un ragazzo come tanti
(A boy like many others)
ItalyGianni MinelloIMDb
1987Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a SongPhilippinesNick DeocampoIMDb
1987Less Than ZeroUnited StatesJulianRobert Downey, Jr.A young man resorts to performing sexual favors for affluent gay men in order to fund his heroin addiction.
1988The Everlasting Secret FamilyAustraliaMichael ThornhillMark LeeHomosexuality and prostitution amidst a secret brotherhood. IMDb
1988Macho DancerPhilippinesLino BrockaPol
Noel
Macho dancers in Manila.
1988CopUnited StatesJames B. HarrisBased on the novel by James Ellroy. IMDb
1989LoverboyUnited StatesJoan Micklin SilverRandy BodekPatrick DempseyPizza boy becomes an escort. IMDb
1990Via AppiaGermanyJochen HickIMDb
1991My Own Private IdahoUnited StatesGus Van SantMike Waters
Scott Favor
River Phoenix
Keanu Reeves
1991J'embrasse pas
(I don't kiss)
FranceAndré TéchinéManuel BlancA boy from the provinces ends up as a hustler in Paris.
1991Where the Day Takes YouUnited StatesMarc RoccoBalthazar GettyA young man living on the streets finds temporary refuge with a client.
1992Film (Fill 'em)CanadaSky GilbertStory of a male hustler and his roommate. IMDb
1992Street Kid (Gossenkind)GermanyPeter KernAxel GlitterMax KellermannA young hustler in Düsseldorf. IMDb
1992Being at Home with ClaudeCanadaJean BeaudinHim (Yves)Roy DupuisIMDb
1992The Living EndUnited StatesGregg ArakiLukeMike DytriHIV+ street hustler.
1992Die Blaue Stunde
(The Blue Hour)
Germany
Switzerland
Marcel GislerTheoAndreas HerderIMDb
1993Smukke dreng
(Pretty Boy)
DenmarkCarsten SønderIMDb
1993Hatachi no binetsu
(Slight Fever of a 20-Year-Old)
JapanRyosuke HasiguchiOne teenage hustler in love with another.
1994Post Cards from AmericaUKSteve McLeanThree chapters in David Wojnarowicz's life. IMDb
1994Super 8½CanadaBruce LaBruceSemi-autobiographical.
1994Sibak (Midnight Dancers)PhilippinesMel ChiongloThree brothers in Manila, working as "Macho Dancers" in a gay bar. IMDb
1995The Basketball DiariesUnited StatesScott KalvertLeonardo DiCaprio
Mark Wahlberg
Based on the book by Jim Carroll.
1995Dupe Od Mramora (Marble Ass)SerbiaZelimir ZilnikTransvestite prostitutes in Serbia. IMDb
1995Tattoo BoyUnited StatesArizona
Sam
Amanda Tirey
C.J. Barkus
IMDb
1996The Toilers and the WayfarersUnited StatesKeith FroelichMatt Klemp
Andrew Woodhouse
Runaway hustlers in Minneapolis. IMDb
1996Hustler WhiteUnited StatesRick Castro
Bruce LaBruce
MontiTony Ward
1996The UnveilingUnited StatesRodney EvansIMDb
1996"Tapin du soir", included in L'Amour est à réinventer FranceAnne FontaineOne of ten collected short films about life in France in the time of AIDS.
1996Skin & BoneUnited StatesEverett LewisHarry
Billy
Dean
B. Wyatt
Garret Scullin
Alan Boyce
Three Los Angeles hustlers in different stages of their careers.
1996johnsUnited StatesScott SilversDonner
John
Lukas Haas
David Arquette
1997Private ShowsUnited StatesBlaine Hopkins
Stephen Winter
IMDb
1997MandragoraCzechoslovakiaWiktor GrodeckiMarekMiroslav CaslavkaIMDb
1997A River Made to Drown InUnited StatesJames MeredinoMichael Imperioli
James Duval
1997Star MapsUnited StatesMiguel ArtetaCarlos AmadoDouglas SpainIMDb
1998From the Edge of the City
(Apo tin akri tis polis)
GreeceConstantine GiannarisIMDb
1998HardUnited StatesJohn HuckertIMDb
1998In the FleshUSBen TaylorOliver BeckDane Ritter
1998L'École de la ChairFranceBenoît JacquotQuentinVincent MartinezIMDb
1999Speedway JunkyUnited StatesNickolas PerryJohnnyJesse BradfordA young man with dreams of becoming a stock car racer drifts into the world of prostitution in Las Vegas.
1999Mauvaise passeFranceMichel BlancPierreDaniel AuteuilPierre (Daniel Auteuil) leaves his family and flees to London to work on a novel. There he meets Tom (Stuart Townsend), a male escort, who leads Pierre into his underground world of sex and money.
2000Km. 0SpainMiguelJesús CabreroA gigolo who services female clients.
2000Nincsen nekem vágyam semmi
(This I Wish and Nothing More)
HungaryKornél MundruczóBrúnó
Ringó
Ervin Nagy
Roland Rába
Closted bisexual Brúnó unknown by his girlfriend works as a male prostitute for male clients with her homosexual brother, Ringó.
2000L.I.E.USMichael CuestaGaryPaul Dano
Billy Kay
A Long Island teenager discovers his best friend (Kay) is a hustler.
2001CircuitUnited StatesDirk ShaferHectorAndre KhabbaziA hustler who's terrified of growing old.
2001Jet BoyCanadaDave SchultzBranden NadonA teenage hustler finds a father figure who does not want to exploit him.
2001Vagón fumador (Smokers Only)ArgentinaVerónica ChenLeonardo BrzezickiAndrésA suicidal woman and a male prostitute fall in love. IMDb
2002AKAUKDuncan RoyBenjaminPeter Youngblood Hills
2002SonnyUnited StatesNicolas CageSonnyJames FrancoRaised by his mother to be a gigolo. IMDb
2003Mr. Smith Gets a HustlerUnited StatesIan McCruddenIMDb
2003The Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneUnited States, IrelandRobert Allan AckermanPaolo di LeoOlivier MartinezIt was a TV film and remake of the 1961 film of the same name.
2003200 AmericanUnited StatesRichard LeMayNew York businessman falls for Australian hustler. IMDb
2003Un fils (A son)FranceAmal BedjaouiNorth-African hustler in France. IMDb
2003Gan (Garden)IsraelRuthie Shatz
Adi Barash
Two young gay prostitutes in Tel Aviv. IMDb
2003TwistDodgeNick StahlGay-themed re-telling of Dickens' Oliver Twist.
2003Bulgarian Lovers (Los Novios búlgaros)SpainEloy de la IglesiaKyrilDritan BibaIMDb
2004Yeladim Tovim (Good Boy)IsraelYair HochnerMenni
Tal
Daniel Efrat
Yuval Raz
Two Tel Aviv rent boys. IMDb
2004EighteenCanadaRichard BellIMDb
2004Trois 3: The EscortUnited StatesSylvain WhiteTrenton "Trent" MeyerBrian WhiteHip-hop promoter becomes an escort after getting into debt with a gangster.
2004Ethan MaoHong KongQuentin LeeEthan Mao, RemigioJun Hee Lee, Jerry HernandezAn Asian gay teen is kicked out of his house and forced to become a hustler for money. Soon, he meets Remigio, a teen hustler and drug dealer, and the two become friends.
2004SugarCanadaJohn PalmerButchBrendan FehrComing of age story.
2004Mysterious SkinUnited StatesGregg ArakiNeil McCormickJoseph Gordon-LevittBased on Scott Heim's book.
2004My Hustler BoyfriendPeter PizziShort included in video program at Newfest 2005. IMDb
2005Dirty Little SinsUnited States
2005Boy WonderUnited StatesKery Isabel RamierezLuisColor video short (12 min) about a man living a double life as "straight male" provider and transvestite prostitute. Included in MIX NYC November 2006.
2005The Wedding DateUnited StatesClaire KilnerNick MercerDermot MulroneyWoman hires male escort to pose as her boyfriend.
2005TransamericaUnited StatesDuncan TuckerToby WilkinsKevin ZegersPre-operative M2F transsexual discovers she has a son (Zegers) who is hustling in New York.
2005Breakfast on PlutoUKNeil JordanCillian MurphyBased on the novel by Patrick McCabe. Transvestite flees Ireland for London during the 1970s and becomes a prostitute.
2006Boy CultureUnited StatesQ. Allan BrockaBased on the novel.
2006Can't Buy Me LoveUnited StatesTodd WilsonShort film from Newfest 2006. IMDb
2006In The BloodUnited StatesLou PetersonGay supernatural thriller featuring a young man dating a Latino hustler. IMDb
2006Boys Briefs 4United StatesSix short films about guys who hustle: Boy (Welby Ings); Gigolo (Bastian Schweitzer); Build (Greg Atkins); Into the Night (Tony Krawitz); Gold (Armen Kazazian); Rock Bottom (Mary Feuer). review
2006Happy HookersIndiaAshish SawhnyThe lives of three male sex workers in India. Short film from Newfest 2007.
2006Into ItUnited StatesJeff MaccubbinTwo hustlers dealing with drugs and relationships. Film from Newfest 2007.
2007Before I ForgetFranceJacques NolotAn aging hustler reflects on his life. IMDb
2008Strictly SexualUnited StatesJoel ViertelTwo women hire two unemployed construction workers as sex slaves.
2008Cliente (A French Gigolo; The Client)FranceJosiane BalaskoPatrick/MarcoEric CaravacaA female television anchor falls in love with an internet escort. IMDb
2009Lucky BastardUnited StatesEverett LewisDennyDale DymkoskiDenny is a hustler and meth addict who exploits a man who's fallen in love with him. Lucky Bastard was an Official Selection at Outfest 2009.[4]
2009Complices (Accomplices)FranceFrédéric MermoudVincent BouvierCyril DescoursTwo detectives try to solve Victor's murder. Victor appears only in flashbacks.
2010StrappedUnited StatesJoseph Graham (director)HustlerBen BonenfantA nameless hustler encounters a series of gay men as he searches for the exit to a client's apartment building.[5]
2013Aleksandr's PriceUnited StatesPau MasóAleksandr IvanovPau MasóA boy named Aleksandr becomes a prostitute in NY, after the death of his mother. IMDb
2016Romantic Noy (Not Romantic)West Bengal, IndiaRajib ChowdhuryShekharShaheb BhattacharyaA boy named Shekhar becomes a prostitute in Kolkata and he entertains women with his body. At a stage he becomes addicted in drugs.

Other films that include hustlers

Documentary films

YearTitleCountryDirectorNotes
1967Portrait of JasonUSShirley ClarkeInterview with African-American gay hustler Jason Holliday.
1984StreetwiseUSMartin BellSeattle street boys struggle to get along without having to sell themselves for sex.
1992Maybe I Can Give You Sex? Part IPhilippines
Germany
Rune Layumas
Jurgen Bruning
Examine gender roles in the Philippines and the lives of macho dancers, bar boys, and their customers.
1992Maybe I Can Give You Sex? Part IIPhilippines
Germany
Rune Layumas
1992A Kind of FamilyCanadaAndrew KosterProfile of the relationship of a gay city councilman and his straight, street-kid, hustler, drug-abusing, HIV+ foster son.
1993Boys From BrazilBrazilJohn-Paul DavidsonBrazilian transvestite prostitutes.
1994Not Angels But AngelsCzechoslovakiaWiktor GrodeckiAbout prostitution in Prague.
1996Body Without SoulCzechoslovakiaWiktor GrodeckiTeenage guys who prostitute in Prague.
2000101 Rent BoysUSFenton Bailey
Randy Barbato
Interviews with hustlers who work Santa Monica Boulevard.
2006Hooks to the LeftUSTodd VerowShot on a cell-phone camera, narrated journal of a New York hustler named Nail.
Short film (75 min) from Newfest 2007.
2009Men for SaleCanadaRodrigue JeanFilm about male prostitutes in Montreal, Quebec.[6]

On television

The following television programs feature a hustler as a main character:

YearTitleNetworkCharacterActorNotes
1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnABCAlexanderLeigh McCloskeySequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway.
1986The Children of Times SquareEric RobertsBrandon DouglasA teenage boy runs away to New York City and is immediately recruited by other boys for a man who wants him for sex. He escapes only to end up working for a drug dealer.
1993DafyddBBCWelsh boy/hustler goes to Amsterdam and meets a music teacher.
1997Band of GoldITVCherrie/CarlDaniel EdwardsTurned to hustling to pay for his sex reassignment surgery. He was working as a cross dresser during his stint in the series.
2000–2005Queer as FolkShowtimeJames "Hunter" MontgomeryHarris AllanPushed into hustling by his mother; adopted by Michael Novotny and Ben Bruchner.
2001–2008Trailer Park BoysShowcaseRandyPatrick RoachThe character on the hit Canadian mockumentary television show is an ex-prostitute.
2005–2006Desperate HousewivesABCAndrew Van de KampShawn PyfromSurvived on the streets as a hustler after being thrown out of his house by his mother Bree.
2006–2009Dante's Covehere!KevinGregory MichaelConfessed to his boyfriend that he sometimes used to accept money for sex.
2009–HungHBORay DreckerThomas JaneAn unhappy and financially strapped history teacher and basketball coach, who decides to turn his large penis into an opportunity to make money.
2011—GigolosShowtimeReality television series following the lives of five male escorts who service female clients in Las Vegas.[7]
2005—2012The CloserTNTRusty BeckGraham Patrick MartinThe character first appeared in 2012. He survived on the streets as a hustler after his mother disappeared. Rusty later became a main character on the spin-off series Major Crimes.
2011—Game of ThronesHBOOlyvarWill TudorMale prostitute employed by Littlefinger, used to spy on noblemen to gain favour with richer nobility / royalty.
2009— 2015GleeFoxBrody WestonDean GeyerLove interest of Rachel Barry (Lea Michele), whom she breaks up with upon learning he supports himself as a gigolo.
2013—Masters of SexShowtimeDaleFinn WittrockMale prostitute involved with Barton Scully (Beau Bridges), a closeted, married university official.[8]

In photography

The following photographers, in their work, frequently use the image of the male prostitute:

See also

Notes

  1. Stephen Crane, by John Berryman, pub Methuen, 1950. Page not known
  2. Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A., by Jonathan Ned Katz, pub Harper Colophon Books, New York, 1976, ISBN 0-06-091211-1, 1985 edition p. 43
  3. Page, Benedicte (5 April 2011). "Censored gay sex in From Here to Eternity restored for new edition". the Guardian.
  4. Kay, Jeremy (2009-06-02). "La Mission, Dare bookend LA Outfest 2009". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  5. Catsoulis, Jeannette (23 September 2010). "Joseph Graham's Dreamlike Tale of a Gay Hustler" via NYTimes.com.
  6. NFB page on Men for Sale
  7. Gigolos on Showtime Archived 2012-09-10 at Archive.today
  8. "The Compelling Gay Story in "Masters Of Sex"". The Backlot. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.

References

  • Katz, Jonathan Ned (1976). Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A.. New York, Harper Colophon Books. ISBN 0-06-091211-1 (1985 edition).
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