I found this interesting article online about prostitution in Prague. – In the quiet and luxurious Vinohrady district, just outside the center of Prague, anyone can walk into certain  gay clubs and have their pick of male escorts. Prostitution is not illegal in the Czech Republic as long as the prostitute is at least 18.
 

(Actually I am told, “There are two bars in Prague where escorts are openly available and these are Escape and Temple.  Temple is on the fringes of the gay quarter but is actually in Zizkov, the district that neighbours Vinohrady.  Escape is down town. 
 
However these same escorts often go out to the other gay bars, particularly Valentino and Termix, sometimes with the clients that have picked them up in Escape or Temple or sometimes with their mates.  But I have heard stories of them then attempting to charge anyone who tries to pick them up in Valentino for example.” – So if you are NOT looking to pay, keep that in mind.)


In March of 2007, local authorities were constitutionally given the right to regulate this profession– consign it to specific areas.

In Prague, male prostitution has been on the rise in recent years, according to Laszlo Sumegh, founder of Project Stace, an organization dedicated to helping male prostitutes lead healthier lifestyles through free monthly testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

Two different categories have arisen — there is the circle of elite escorts like Rocky who only serve a wealthy clientele. And then there are the others at the Main Train Station, a major hub of the Prague male sex tourism industry.

According to a  report by Radio Prague, most of the boys at this train station are under 17. They often start at the age of 11, according to the report. Eighty percent are orphans; seven percent are runaways.

Rocky was interviewed by writer Soma Ghoshal and said, “I met the head prostitute a couple of years back at a club. He told me I had great potential, and I had no problem with it, so I started to make contacts and network with the wealthy throughout Europe. CEO’s, politicians, doctors — they’re husbands, have families, but just want to have some fun on the side,” he explained.

I couldn’t believe it. Rocky had started this as a business venture. After seeing his apartment, I realized that he was better off than most residents of Prague, but I wasn’t prepared for what I learned next.
The average monthly salary in Prague is 25,282 Kc ($1,383.87), according to a 2007 report from the Czech Statistical Office.

Rocky, and the boys that are enlisted on the top two websites for male escorts, make around 50,000 Kc a week ($120,000 annually). Statistically, this puts them at the wealthiest five percent of society. Some of the escorts do 3-5 tricks per day – and after a few years retire or are just plain worn out!

Although their careers typically last four or five years, they make enough to last a long time. After their actual sex careers, they may become so-called head prostitutes and network other, younger men with elite clients.

Matthew, a Czech head prostitute, is in charge of 20 or so male escorts. He hangs out in Club Valentino on Vinohradska most nights looking for anyone who may be interested in becoming a prostitute.

At first, Matthew made no mention of his profession. He seemed very reserved, very shy, but after awhile, he started talking about how he’s guided more than 100 young men get jobs. I asked him what he liked about his job.

“I’m helping so many people,” he said.

  

Porn, as we know, also thrives in Prague. We did an article here last year about that. Thanks to mastermind George Duroy of Bel Ami,  and the countries low wages and willing young men, an empire was launched. William Higgins, who was  known for the 1980’s California boys set up shop in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

 There are thousands of sex clubs, bordellos, strip bars, prives, erotic night clubs, sex apartments, erotic centers, escort services, red light districts, callgirls and individual sex operators throughout the Czech Republic. From sexy clubs to legalized brothels to single sex flats the Czech Republic has it all.

Not only has Prague become a favorite casting zone for porn film producers worldwide but the whole aspect of ‘Czech Sex’ in the Czech Republic is leberalised and generally viewed as it should be – a fact of life and nothing to be ashamed of. – Why can’t America have a similar view?


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