Cleveland Gay Sex Workers Reportedly Get Boost In Business During RNC [Video]

It’s been an exciting and eventful Republican National Convention for more than just the politicians, and reportedly, Cleveland’s gay sex workers saw an extreme business boom during the event. According to an RT report, male sex workers saw a surge in their income during the week-long Republican event. Some gay male prostitutes in Cleveland claim that they earned more than five times their average weekly take during the convention. On the flip side of the coin, female Cleveland sex workers have been reporting a dramatic drop in their business over the course of the RNC.

Reportedly, part of the reason for the increase in business among gay sex workers in Cleveland was a targeted advertising campaign among available sex workers. Gay escorts reportedly took to Craigslist in near-record numbers with postings advertising gay sex services during the Republican National Convention.

Many of the ads that popped up on the online classified site were reported to have been specifically directed at those in town for the political convention.

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The New York Post reports that gay sex workers in Cleveland, who usually make between $200-300, have seen that amount climb as high as $1,600 in the same time frame due to the increase in recent clientele that have presumably come to town with the Republican National Convention. Male escorts and prostitutes in Cleveland have reported much more business taking place in hotel rooms in the city, and many say that much of their new (and likely temporary) business is centered around the Quicken Loans Arena where the RNC was held.

“Business has been way better. I’ve seen 10 clients so far.”

Gay sex workers in Cleveland, who have been willing to talk to media outlets, have described their typical RNC week clients as being middle-aged married men, many of whom the gay sex workers believed to be seeking out such services for the first time.

“Most of them were first-timers. You could tell they were nervous, but once they became more comfortable, they seemed to be enjoying themselves.”

According to at least one unnamed Cleveland gay sex worker, he performed services for a politician from Texas, who told him he was visiting Cleveland for the convention. The male escort told the media that he didn’t remember the client’s name.

At least one of Cleveland’s gay sex workers told the media that he definitely wasn’t shocked with the increase in business that the Republican National Convention brought to town. Far from it, in fact. According to him, events like the RNC can be expected to bring business to the gay sex trade in Cleveland or any other city where they take place.

“When it comes to anything people aren’t supposed to be doing, they like to do it.”

@RT_com I'm completely shocked… SIKE!!!

— Corey J Crawford (@coreyrulz) July 22, 2016

According to the male escorts in Cleveland this week: its not Adam and Eve, it's Republican politicians and gay sex.

— Spencer (@13spencer) July 21, 2016

In an ironic twist, the reported increase in Cleveland’s gay sex worker business came at a time that the city was hosting members of a political party that has had a definite anti-LGBT agenda. Quartz reports that the current GOP political platform is the “most anti-LGBT political platform in history.” The 2016 Republican platform seeks to overturn the Supreme Court’s historic gay marriage ruling. Despite the reported spike in business that the GOP convention brought to Cleveland gay sex workers, the Republican party wants to make it legal for individuals to be discriminated against based on their sexual orientation.

The 2016 Republican political platform has also claimed the desire to make it more difficult gay (or LGBT) couples to adopt children and even make it legal for parents of LGBT youth to force their minor children into controversial “conversion therapies.”

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— occupyfrederick (@occupyfrederick) July 22, 2016

Another ironic twist to the boost in the Cleveland gay sex industry during the convention is that female escorts and prostitutes reported a serious decline in their sex business while the gay sex workers in the city were booked solid.

Several female Cleveland sex workers were contacted by the media, and they reported that they were earning less as a result of the Republican National Convention.

“Business is slower than usual. I haven’t been getting any calls.”

What do you think about the reports from Cleveland sex workers about their business during the convention? Is it merely a coincidence that gay sex workers in Cleveland reported massive increases in business during the RNC?

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