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Can’t Host

“Hosting and traveling require vastly different performances.”

I’m a travel-only kind of guy. But as a sex worker in New York City, I must occasionally set this policy aside as it would substantially inhibit my business. Many of my clients are partnered and discreet — their spouses are unaware of what they do with me. So, short of finding neutral space (usually a hotel room), I am often required to host. Of course, it’s certainly not only escorts who face this dilemma. The question of who can host is a common part of

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