Brothel wants males to service women

TONOPAH, Nev., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A Nevada brothel owner said she is hoping to begin offering male prostitutes for female clients by the middle of January.

Bobbi Davis, owner of the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Nye County, said the Nevada State Health Division agreed to write men into the state codes governing prostitution earlier this month and she is scheduled to meet Jan. 5 with the Nye County Commission for final approval, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday.

Davis said, if all goes as planned, she could add two men to her current stable of five female prostitutes the week after the meeting with the commission.

Several experts, including industry lobbyist George Flint, have already predicted failure for Davis' venture. Flint said several brothel owners have attempted hiring men to service women in the past, but the gambles always failed, in large part due to the amount of time the few female customers wanted to spend with their sex workers before intercourse.

"Women won't come in for a quickie. They're not jackrabbits like men are," Flint said. "There is just nothing about it, fiscally or any other way, that makes any kind of sense."

However, Flint and other experts said male prostitutes in brothels could potentially succeed if they catered to gay clients. Davis said it will be up to the workers to decide whether to take same-sex jobs.