Rentboy.com Manifesto
Proud to be a Whore?
Rentboy.com is there for the fun and pleasure of its customers, but it is also working for political and social changes in regards to male sex-workers. In the eleven years since we began this site, we have been working to change the image of male sex-workers from a dirty dead-end job to a respectable career. Firstly, it is important to realize the benefits of male companionship for hire:
It promotes safer sex because the vast majority of sex-workers will not engage in unsafe sex. It is a vastly superior option to the myriad options of backrooms and saunas available.
It is a wonderful outlet for people who cannot function in the regular gay scene. We all know that the gay world wants you to be the perfect muscle boy of 25 years old. Well, we cannot all be that person, and for those of us who are lucky enough to achieve it, it doesn’t last forever. That is why Rentboy.com offers an important service to people who cannot function in the standard gay world for whatever reason. It is the most discrete way to obtain human sexual contact, and for that reason, it serves an important part in our gay society as a whole.
An escort can make his client feel like he is the most important person in the world, and while this may only last for a few hours, it is important for gay people to have gay physical contact, even if they don’t like or function well in the “scene.”
As part of perfecting their business, most escorts learn to act, they learn to socialize in a powerful way, and learn valuable skills that will serve them after they are long done with that career.
The social and political situation regarding sex-work is very antiquated at the present time. Escorts are often stigmatized in the press. We are promoting the idea that this work is good for both parties, the escort and the client. It is not exploitation; it is the act of two consenting adults with needs that coincide. One needs money; the other needs human sexual contact. This is basis of all business, so we believe that a person should have the right to sell their sexual labors just as easily and without stigma as a construction worker sell his labors. What right do the church and governments have to tell us what we can and cannot do with our bodies?
We have lots of information on the Rentboy.com site regarding safer sex, and hints and tips for safe sex-working. While this job may not be for everyone, it has its rightful place among honorable careers. There must be a reason why it is called the oldest profession in the world.
We say, “Money can’t buy you love, but the rest is negotiable.” We hope to effect a change where gay pride extends to escorts as well as the mainstream gay community.