Women who choose to engage in sex work are often considered victims of the industry instead of rational actors. Now male sex workers are,tooMy name is David and I am a male escort. Contrary to conventional wisdom, I am not in dire economic need, and I did not suffer from childhood sexual abuse,I am neither being brutally coerced by pimps nor do I suffer from the huge power dissimilarity of either sex or race – I am a college educated, upper-middle course Caucasian man. I am not high, or I am not troubled and I am not escaping trauma. I am no one’s victim.
Being an escort is my chosen profession. I do what I do because,frankly, I’m advantageous at it, and I bask in my work,and I believe that my colleagues and I provide an important service to our clients. Human sex and sexuality are complicated issue for many men and women. I, and others like me, or can offer help to our clients by creating a non-judgmental and intimate space where those clients can express themselves without anxiety of judgment or rejection.
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Source: theguardian.com