Historically, male escorts, particularly those who service women clients, have not been particularly visible. That’s slowly changing.
Samuel Hunter has been working as an escort since 2020 when he wasn’t certain there would even be demand for his work. Hunter, which is the pseudonym he uses for work, is 45 and – in his own words – has a “dad bod”. At the time, friends – including female sex workers – told him there wasn’t a big enough market of straight women looking for his services.
Historically, male escorts, particularly those who service women clients, have not been particularly visible. Culturally, representations are few and far between, from the spectacular , which is his preferred choice for first-time meetings. He runs most of his sessions out of his home in Sydney but will also travel for an additional fee.
For his part, Hunter says his work has helped him feel more “secure about my body image ... as well as giving me plenty of opportunities to explore aspects of sex and sexuality I’d not explored in my personal life”.Anna Grosman founded Her Confidant in February this year, a male escort agency catering to women. While based in Melbourne, the agency also has escorts working in Sydney and Perth.
‘Women are putting male escorts on retainers – just like you would go and have your hair done once a week or once a fortnight.’Services offered by Her Confidant range from a 20-minute coffee meeting through to a sleepover and week-long companionship . Escorts receive 50 per cent of this fee. “I was very scared to be intimate with a man after so long. I feared my body had forgotten how to have sex, and I had lost so much confidence in my body, even though I was fit,” she says. “I contemplated seeking a one-night stand with a man, but I was very scared for my safety and nervous to use an app.”“It has never historically been questioned for men. Women should be able to explore these services with no sense of shame. Women’s pleasure should be a right,” she says.
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