Brothel plans to add males as sex workers

LAS VEGAS — The owner of a Nevada brothel suffering from the recession thinks she has been ignoring about half the market — the half that prefers men.

Bobbi Davis is looking for male prostitutes to help expand the clientele at the Shady Lady Ranch, her small roadside brothel about 150 miles north of Las Vegas.

“We’ve had requests for men in the past, and there’s nothing else like this out there,” she said.

Davis said the requests she has received for male prostitutes have come mostly from women, but that she also would welcome business from men seeking men.

“I can’t discriminate, nor would I want to,” she said, adding that it would be up to prostitutes to decide whether they entertain any particular guest.

Davis is drawing up her help wanted ad. She said she’ll be looking for one or two men “in good shape, in their mid-30s to 50s.” Asked about the age range, she notes that’s another way women differ from men.

“Look at George Clooney, he’s 50 and he’s still considered a very sexy man. Women don’t consider a man washed up by the time he’s 50,” she said.

Davis plans at least initially to keep her current prices for services — $500 for two hours, $800 for three.

“That may change. We’re figuring that women may want a longer period of time, maybe a little more romance. They’re not quite like men in that respect,” she said.