A Global Overview of Male Escort Websites

• Published in: Journal of homosexuality Vol. 64; no. 12; pp. 1731 - 1744
• Main Authors: Kumar, Navin, Minichiello, Victor, Scott, John, Harrington, Taylor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 01.01.2017; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Adult; Clients; Content analysis; Cultural factors; Escort services; escorting; Female; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Internationality; Internet; Internet - statistics & numerical data; Male; male sex work; Males; marketing strategies; Markets; Prostitution; Public spaces; Resilience; Sex Work; sex work decriminalization; Sex Workers; Soliciting; United States; Websites; escorting; Internet; marketing strategies; Clients; sex work decriminalization; male sex work

This article details a preliminary dataset of global male escort sites to give insight into the scale of the online market. We conducted a content analysis of 499 Web sites and also measured traffic to these sites. Our analysis examined the structural characteristics of escort services, geographical...