Here via metafandom. And saying that this is the meatiest. meta. post. ever.
Some other sources of interesting information:
Understanding the Male Hustler (http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Hustler-Haworth-Lesbian-Studies/dp/156024111X), by Samuel M. Steward aka Phil Andros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Andros). Steward spent part of his career writing porn novels about a hustler named Phil Andros (which was also his byline in the series). Supposedly he based his knowledge on disinterested research. Maybe. At any rate, his nonfiction book is a rather amusing conversation about prostitution between himself and his altar ego, Phil Andros, that ends with him being seduced by his altar ego.
Hustling: A Gentleman's Guide to the Fine Art of Homosexual Prostitution (http://www.amazon.com/Hustling-Gentlemans-Guide-Homosexual-Prostitution/dp/1563331373), by John Preston (http://duskpeterson.com/preston). Preston sold his services as a leather top in the 1970s, and he collected other gay prostitutes' thoughts for this book. I've actually run across a case where someone went into prostitution after reading this; it's that sort of book. Upbeat, but not in an entirely unrealistic way.
HOOK (http://www.hookonline.org/), an e-zine for men in the sex industry.
A bibliography of printed and online resources on Victorian and Edwardian homosexuality (http://www.duskpeterson.com/toughs/bibliography.htm#homosexuality) that includes a number of references to prostitution. The bibliography was partly for a series I did on Edwardian youth prostitution, Michael's House (http://www.duskpeterson.com/michaelshouse/).
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Date: 2007-04-07 12:20 am (UTC)Some other sources of interesting information:
Understanding the Male Hustler (http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Hustler-Haworth-Lesbian-Studies/dp/156024111X), by Samuel M. Steward aka Phil Andros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Andros). Steward spent part of his career writing porn novels about a hustler named Phil Andros (which was also his byline in the series). Supposedly he based his knowledge on disinterested research. Maybe. At any rate, his nonfiction book is a rather amusing conversation about prostitution between himself and his altar ego, Phil Andros, that ends with him being seduced by his altar ego.
Hustling: A Gentleman's Guide to the Fine Art of Homosexual Prostitution (http://www.amazon.com/Hustling-Gentlemans-Guide-Homosexual-Prostitution/dp/1563331373), by John Preston (http://duskpeterson.com/preston). Preston sold his services as a leather top in the 1970s, and he collected other gay prostitutes' thoughts for this book. I've actually run across a case where someone went into prostitution after reading this; it's that sort of book. Upbeat, but not in an entirely unrealistic way.
HOOK (http://www.hookonline.org/), an e-zine for men in the sex industry.
A bibliography of printed and online resources on Victorian and Edwardian homosexuality (http://www.duskpeterson.com/toughs/bibliography.htm#homosexuality) that includes a number of references to prostitution. The bibliography was partly for a series I did on Edwardian youth prostitution, Michael's House (http://www.duskpeterson.com/michaelshouse/).
(Heading off to rec your post far and wide.)