I am not a doctor and these statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This blog post is here for entertainment value đ and I have no intention to heal, treat, cure, or diagnose with my methods. Consult your doctor before starting any regimen that might be potentially helpful and awesome for you!
So let’s start with some basic facts to start!
Essential oils:
Have been used for centuries as a holistic treatment to enhance emotional and physical well-being
Have fascinating aromatic qualities
Exist primarily as qualities that help protect the plants
Have history as alternative medicine
Known to Induce relaxation, clarity, focus, and other desired effects
Are extracted from various parts of plants, including bark, berries, flowers, leaves, peel, resin, rhizome, roots, and seeds
Can be breathed in, ingested, or applied directly to the skin
You may, or may not be surprised to know how widely-accepted the use of essential oils has become. Licensed masseuses, professional acupuncturists, and certified yoga instructors use these special oils as tools to enhance their work.
By integrating oils into the healing modality, (letâs say sex-therapy in my case), the energy and balance which is cultivated in the session will be enhanced with longer-lasting stability and feel-good effects. The oils interact holistically within our bodies at the cellular level.
These stable molecules are lipid soluble and therefore, rapidly are absorbed and accepted into the body. When I worked for an herbalist back home I learned to appreciate that holistic plant medicine is not forceful, but instead it gently assists the body in itâs optimal functioning. The body is able to pick and use what it needs and is able to dispel the rest.
Personally, I like to add a few drops of my essential oil to a palmful of sweet almond oil to create a uniquely rockinâ massage oil. When I massage the oils into the skin, (I like to do the temples, chest, and bottoms of the feet) I am giving you Instant benefits because the body pulls the oils in due to increased blood flow in these areas.
That sweet stimuli of touch is my secret to meaningful and memorable moments here at the ranch. Warm touch invites a sense of connection and trust.
I take you into my room and ask you to select what kind of feeling you would like: Uplifting, Invigorating, or Calming.
From there, I will walk over to my oils box and select a couple of options for you to smell, perhaps a cedar wood and a juniper balancing mix if you ask to feel calm, strong, and rooted. If you are looking to âwake up!â Peppermint and citrus smell are my classic go-to. For a sexy, subtle and sultry experience, I often favor ylang ylang and jasmine. I also have a cocoa smelling oil for a really nice treat!
I like diffuse the oil throughout the air for a divine aromatic experience.
Certain essential oils have proven to enhance the libido. They reduce stress and can regulate hormones. I insist that my clientsâ exit my space in a more healthy, happy and balanced state then when they first arrive. The usage of essential oils, paired with my down-to earth, sweet caring vibes do just that.
Rose Oil, Bold and Daring: It is no wonder why the exchange roses are so popular among lovers. Rose oil is utilized for it aphrodisiac and calming qualities.
Jasmine Oil, Unique, Balancing and Exotic: The flowers of the jasmine plant are quite warm and sensual. I use to enhance a romantic encounter and increase attraction. Pure Jasmine oil will refresh the senses and enhance alertness.
Clary Sage, Balancing and Soothing: When hormonal imbalances are at play, clary sage provides a homeopathic approach to return to balance. Clary Sage can uplift a cloudy mood.
Yang Ylang, Rich and Invigorating: With a gentle floral scent that appeals to most; it elevates sexual energy often can be paired with a sandalwood to create an earthy invitation.
Neroli, Intense and Uplifting: This scent is derived from the orange blossoms and increases sexual desire. Neroli also is a stress reliever and hormone balancer.
Fennel, Sweet and Spicy: Increases libido due to some estrogenic effects. Itâs usage supports the female body in itâs unique systems
I love essential oils and I think that you will too.
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Thank you all in advance for reading my post, I want to introduce myself as we have not yet met. After you are done reading this post you will know me well.Â
I am not one to go out and publicly speak, I tend to concentrate on managing our businessâs instead. But, I did want to come forward on this subject instead of answering a question or stating something here and there. It took me a while to gather up the history and facts about the Lyon County brothels and have posted this letter in multiple social media platforms to better educate the public on how the brothels work and what the procedures are. No one has better knowledge on this subject than myself, after all, I am the general manager of all the Lyon County brothels and have been since Feb. 1993. I understand you are already aware of some of the items but maybe some items you are not aware of that I would like to share.
I have listed a little of the history and facts of the brothels because I am sure that the general public is unaware of where it all started.Â
History of Lyon County Brothels
1955 Moonlight Ranch
1970 Starlight Ranch and is moved and renamed Miss Kittyâs Guest Ranch
1971 Prostitution became legal
1992 Dennis Hof purchases Moonlight and becomes The Moonlight BunnyRanch
1996 Dennis Hof purchases Miss Kittyâs Guest Ranch
2013 Dennis Hof purchases SageBrush Ranch
2016 Dennis Hof opens Kit Kat Ranch
Please refer to Lyon County Business and License regulations to be able to own and have a brothel license.Â
Not everyone who applies can get one. Itâs an extensive federal background check.
1992 Sheriff Sid Smith approves Dennis Hof to have a brothel license.
2011 Sheriff Allen Veil approves Suzette Cole to be on all Lyon County brothels licenses after reviewing extensive back ground check. Investigation reporting fees are $4,000 paid by submitted.
License and Business fees that are paid Annually
Business Licenses $356,000
Room and board tax $12,000
Silver Springs medical Center $26,000
Over $50,000 for licenses for employees and working girls
Employees and Working girls who live in Lyon County pay personal taxes.
Statement from Jeff Page, Lyon County Executive
June 2010 to present
âBrothels donât pay business taxes, but contribute nearly $500,000 in other fees to the county which goes toward paying the county fleet of vehicles. With only 52,000 residents, the county would be hard pressed to make up that revenue if the brothels were banned. From a financial perspective, it means it has to come from someplace else.âÂ
That place would be coming from the Lyon County citizenâs pockets.Â
Some have stated that we are only 1% of the yearly budget, this is just not true. The yearly budget is 30 million, but first all mandatory bills and expenses have to be paid out of that budget. For instance, all county employeeâs salaries and county expenses etc; have to come right off the top. Then after those are paid thats when our fees that we pay in are factored and itâs more like 30 % of the left over budget. Â
Sheriff Sid Smith and Sheriff Allen Veil neither had an issue with the brothels in Lyon County. Is it to be said that Sheriff Smith, Sheriff Veil and the previous sheriffs did not know what was best for their county? Seems people are trying to force their religion upon others. I believe in freedom of speech and the freedom of religion.
Lyon County Brothels are the biggest donators in the County
Animal parks
Food banks
Sheriffâs ARK program
Boys and girls club
High School
Toys for Tots
Personal hardships and numerous others.
We always have had a donation box in the foyers of all our ranches to give back to the community. Over the years it has added up into tens of thousands of dollars.Â
Please refer to Lyon County Legal Prostitution Fees and Requirements for a legal prostitute to get her license, She first has to have a
Hepatitis test, which is done once a year.
HIV and Syphilis tests, which are done once a month
Chlamydia and gonorrhea tests, which are done once a week.
All these fees are paid for by the working girl, that goes into hundreds of thousands of dollars a year which are handled through the Silver Springs Renown Medical Center on top of the $26K that we pay towards every year. That keeps the medical center open for all the Lyon County citizens to be able to visit.  Â
After the lab tests has come back with negative results, the working girl goes to the sheriffâs station and fills out an application.
Lyon County has the strictest rules out of all the counties in Nevada to be able to obtain a sheriffâs card. It is easier to become a Lyon County Deputy than it is to become a legal prostitute.
And more importantly, there has NEVER EVER been a case of HIV positive in the history of legalized prostitution and you cannot say that about any other profession in the United States. Lyon County has been doing it right by legalizing it and regulating it.
I have never in the 26 years of working in the brothels have never tried to recruit a lady to work here. They all have contacted us. I receive over 1,500 emails a month from ladies who want to work. The ladies are never held against their will. They can come and go as they please. They are never asked to do something that they donât want to on any level.
Current history and facts in Las Vegas, NV on Illegal prostitution.
More than 3,000 active pimps and over 32,000 girls come to Las Vegas to be in illegal prostitution.
300 girls under the age of 16 that are being trafficking all the time.
Sexually transmitted diseases as HIV are the highest in Las Vegas than any other city.
Unsafe for customers and girls who are in illegal prostitution. Rapes, trafficking, scams, theft, drugs and of course, murder.
IF the brothels are banned, those numbers will surely go up.
Brief Summary of Dennis Hof
Born in Arizona in 1947, he comes from a hard working lower class family. His mother worked in the school cafeterias and his father was a mail man. Dennis always had worked all his life for the better life.
He has worked and purchased many gas stations in the Arizona, Lake Tahoe and Reno areas. He became involved with the time share condo business and saved up enough money to purchase the Moonlight BunnyRanch. A legal business in which he saw could make it a better place.
You can read all about his life in his autobiography, The Art of a Pimp. A no holds bar about his life. What you see what you get. He has no secrets. He has made himself a self made millionaire by being the media genius with his unique business sense.
Brief Summary of Suzette Cole
Born in Oakland 1955, moved to Lake Tahoe in the late fifties. She was always in business with her family and had a business sense and worked well with others. Worked as a cocktail waitress at Harrahâs Lake Tahoe for several years in the mid eighties and was top trainer and spokes person for the new hires for the entire human resource dept.
Moved to Carson City from Lake Tahoe. In Feb 1993, answered a little ad in the newspaper stated hostess wanted. Curiously she applied and started as a hostess, bartender, cashier, asst. manager and general manger to present, opening up all of Dennisâs brothels over the years.
The Banning of Lyon County Brothels
Every once in a while we have a few people who want the brothels gone. But this time, it has been politically targeted personally towards Dennis Hof.
First off, the âNo little girl â committee is based out of Reno. Why are they not targeting the Mustang Ranch? Because they said themselves, they want Dennis Hof out of business. They say no local big businesses want to be in the same county. What about Telsa next to Mustang Ranch? On their website, they have faqâs. They made up the questions, then they made up the answers. If they were to ask me the same questions, they would get different answers. They are talking about illegal prostitution. You can not compare the illegal and legal prostitution. It is apples and oranges.
The ladies, employees, and all the people in Lyon County have their own religion. One religion is not better than another. But most importantly, they all come from the same core belief, Do good, be good within our hearts.
Thereâs a reason why The County Commissioners are in position. They get all the facts then they vote to make the right decision. The public does not have all the facts and are not educated enough to be able to make that decision. What happens when the public wants to out law guns? Liquor, gaming, whats next, the color that you wear? Are they going to vote that people canât wear black after 8pm? What about religion and race? Is that next that it has to be a certain religion or race to be able to live in Lyon County? That appears to be the route that this is going.
People make statements that just are not true about legal prostitution and others automatically believe what they hear.
For instance there is a girl named Rebekah Charleston who is working with No little Girl, and I have no idea who she is. I personally not ever seen her before and do not recall her working with us. I have had our accounting department run her name and nothing comes up. If she did come out here it was not long enough to receive a tax form.
Another is a person named Deanne Holliday. She is a disgruntled former employee who has been spreading lies about us and the brothels for years. People say something and people automatically believe that it is gospel.
If it goes on the ballot, and if the brothels are shut down, they take it out of the commissionerâs hands, they have to wait until the next vote goes back on the ballot on the following year. And the Commissionerâs hands are tied even to vote on the smallest issue. Which doesnât make too much sense. Especially, when it might be an urgent situation that has to be resolved quickly. Â
We employ over 550 independent contractors every year and over 125 employees. They are dependent on their jobs to take care of themselves and their families. We have employees that have been with us over 15 years and longer. We do business with the local businesses in Lyon County because we want to keep it in the community.
âNo little Girlâ states, the prostitutes will just go home. No, they wonât, the ladies will go out on the streets and get caught up in the illegal side of prostitution. Thatâs why the girls come here to the brothels in the first place, to try and do the right thing and be legal. Prostitution is the oldest profession and it will not go away, this is why Lyon County legalized it so that way it can be regulated and keep it under control.
The Working Girls are here to make a better life for themselves, their children and their families. They are going to school, getting Masters Degrees, buying homes, putting their children through school, taking care of their families. How and Why do I know this? Because it has been my life, my whole life for the last 26 years. I do not have a husband or a boyfriend. I have no children, these girls are my children and family. I work hard and I keep a tight ship. I do not have a record or issues with the Law, not even a parking ticket. I respect the law and live a clean life. I do not drink, smoke and have a zero tolerance on all drugs. The ladies respect me as their Mother, because in a way I am their mother and do not pass any judgment upon them. I do not allow excess drinking and any drug of any kind is intolerable, even marijuana. I do not allow on the property among the girls and clients. They are not even allowed to cuss in the parlor, this includes the clients as well. I do not let things get out of control because I am always in control of it in the first place.
I have never let a girl work that did not have a sheriff’s card or was not cleared from the doctor first. I would never put our brothel licenses in jeopardy. And yes, we have to coordinate the doctor visits with the lab results and with the sheriffs station. And if one doesnât come through, they will have to wait. The ladies come from all over the country, sometimes they fly in and have to wait until they are cleared. This can sometimes up to a week if something falls thru the cracks. These are good girls, they have all passed the federal background check and have no diseases.
We check IDâs of all our customers to ensure they are of legal age to walk inside and also to drink, this is true for the ladies as well.
Sadly, people tend to be hypocrites. They go on dates, they have dinner, give flowers and then have sex after their date. That seems to be ok in peopleâs eyes but when the almighty dollar is exchanged, all of a sudden its bad. Lyon County has been doing it right since 1971 when they took it out of the criminalâs hands and put it into a highly regulated industry.
I have meetings called Tea Parties every week with the Ladies, where we bring in business people to help them succeed; bankers, insurance, accounting executives, and more to help them with their every day lives.
We celebrate birthdays every week and some of the girls say this is the first time that they have ever had a birthday cake or a party.
We have craft days where the girls get to just have fun and we even have karaoke so the girls and the clients can sing their little hearts out. We have clients come in here just to celebrate their birthdates, the clients are also considered family. We treat people with respect and never judge anyone by race, gender, religion, or anything else.
Thank you again for taking the time to read this. I know all of you are very busy and it means a lot to be able to voice not only my opinions but the Facts.
Madam Suzette is the General Manager of Dennis Hof's adult entertainment empire, which includes the world famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch and six other brothels in the State of Nevada.
Legal prostitution was always in my life. I grew up in northern Nevada, just down the road from several of the stateâs best known bordellos. My aunt worked at The Sagebrush Ranch, and some of my earliest memories are of riding with my grandmother to go pick her up from work. She would call ahead from the car when we were about 10 minutes away, and the back gate would be opened up so we could pull up to the rear of the building. We would go in through the kitchen, and all of the âworking girlsâ would be covered up in their robes, always excited to see me. While we were waiting for my aunt to gather her things, I would sit on a stool at the kitchen counter and drink a Shirley Temple while I dangled my legs that had not yet grown long enough to touch the ground from a chair. The ladies would put cartoons on the television for me, and just like that, I would be a happy kid having a normal childhood experience in the back room of a brothel (paging Richard PryorâŚ) The girls would give me dollar bills and I felt rich. That is the first time that I remember having a sense of the value of money, and that sense would serve me well once I returned to the brothels as an adult.
As I grew into my teens, I was seduced by HBOâs slate of late night adult programming. Too young to watch by most parentsâ standards (including my own), I had to wait until my parents had gone to sleep and sneak back in to the living room to tune in to the forbidden land of late night cable television. Back in those days, HBO aired entire blocks of adult oriented shows, including âReal Sexâ, âTaxi Cab Confessionsâ, and âCathouseâ (the reality show based around the business at Dennis Hofâs Bunny Ranch legal brothel). While the other two shows were set in different parts of the country and seemed to a girl from Yerington, Nevada as though they might as well have taken place in other countries or on other planets, âCathouseâ was filmed just down the road from me, and I was fascinated with the idea that television magic was being created right in my own back yard. I liked the girls on the show, and I especially liked Dennis, who was the central figure that the whole business seemed to revolve around.
Lots of people follow relatives into family businesses, and I guess you could say that Iâm no different. Where the difference lies, however, is that my familyâs history of prostitution has been a legal one. Itâs always been safe, clean, and profitable. Most importantly, itâs been fun. I actually enjoy my job, and one thing that interacting with a variety of clients has taught me is that that is rarely the case for most other professionals. The overwhelming majority of people work at their jobs so that they can enjoy life once they get off workâŚI go to work so that I can enjoy getting off, while Iâm earning that living at the same time. Do the math, and youâll see that Iâm living twice the life I would be otherwise, were I in a job that I hated, or at best tolerated. Â
Life is too short to spend time doing things you donât like. Come see me at the Love Ranch Vegas, and letâs spend time doing something that we like together.
Best regards everyone! Men, women, couples, let me introduce myselfâI am Paris Envy, in residence and lovingâ it down here at the Love Ranch-Vegas legal brothel in southern Nevada. Iâm that bombshell blonde that you see on TV, magazine ads, and hot porno movies! Long-legged and sex-hungry, believe me, you want me in your bedânow! Iâm a funny, friendly young girl who is frisky and always horny! I love telling jokes and want to hear yours as well! I am very popular with everyone that knows me, and I want to be popular with you! And you know the best think I can do to make you really, really love me? How about my special âPorn Star Experienceâ partyâPSE for short.
Are you looking for love at the Bunny Ranch? We can help you find it! You may think that seeing a professional courtesan in a legal brothel would not necessarily contribute to finding the relationship of your dreams; however, nothing could be further from the truth! Of course, donât take this the wrong way: hoping your lady of choice at the brothel is going to fall in love with you is not the way to approach things. Sheâs a professional offering her services, after all! However, what you may never have considered are all the ways that seeing her can facilitate your pursuit of lifelong happiness in your real-world relationships.
Exploring your options while dating, before you are ready to settle down, can be complicated! Having a brothel girlfriend means you can still experience intimacy while proceeding to pursue your ideal relationship without complications or jealousy. She is there to provide wonderful experiences, not to compete for you against other women in your life. When you do find success in your relationships, she will be thrilled to hear things are going well for you in your personal life!
Having a brothel girlfriend can motivate you to take better care of yourself. If you are being intimate with someone, you ideally want to be in your best shape for your mutual enjoyment, right? The motivation to eat healthier and work out more so you are in better shape when you come to visit and spend time with her spills over benefits into the rest of your life. This will increase your attractiveness to women in the outside world. (Do you know that men in relationships are actually more attractive than lonely ones?) The happier and healthier you are, the more you will attract the woman you want!
Having a brothel girlfriend will improve your mood and prevent you from making poor decisions based on desperation. If you are sexually frustrated, you may seek out women who otherwise wouldnât be up to your standards, and unintentionally embroil yourself in emotional tangles you had no intention of getting into. Knowing you have a gorgeous lady waiting for you whenever you wish allows you to be much more confident when choosing women to pursue in the outside world.
Having a brothel girlfriend allows you to practice your bedroom skills and expand your sexual repertoire. Because it is an emotionally neutral space, you can ask for and get real feedback from a courtesan which someone you are dating (or married to) may be afraid to give you for fear of hurting your feelings or causing discord. Women, of course, prefer men who are experienced and skilled in the bedroom, so this will go a long way in your future relationships! (Remember, you donât save yourself for âthe one,â you practice for âthe one!â)
Think of your brothel visits in terms of therapy and self-care. Taking care of your needs will improve how you view yourself as a person and how you approach others. You deserve to treat yourself a guaranteed wonderful time that you have more than earned in exchange for all your hard work. Furthermore, seeing a professional means you are not going to waste time trying to hook up with women who may not be interested, who may not be as enthusiastic or skilled in the bedroom as you would like, or who may come with a host of demands far more complex than a clear-cut exchange of currency.
If you find it challenging to keep your emotions in check when spending time with a beautiful lady, another great idea is to mix it up a little. To make sure you don’t let your emotions get too far in control and that you keep the door open to receiving the real relationship you are looking for, it can be a good idea to see more than one lady. Threesomes are not only a great fantasy to fulfill, they help keep you from letting your thoughts get clouded by infatuation instead of focused on your goals and the pure enjoyment of the moment.
If you were unsure about visiting the Bunny Ranch because what you want is a real relationship, I hope this has assuaged your concerns and you now see just how many ways we can support your quest for love. May you find âthe oneâ and live happily ever after!
A slender, all-natural brunette, Amelia Heart is a confident, compassionate, and open-minded woman seeking to share all the vitality and spirit of life, of which sensuality and sexuality are such important components. She is currently seeing clients at Dennis Hof's Kit Kat brothel near Reno, Nevada.
What makes Nevada special? I discovered the answer to that question a few years back when I met with a young documentary filmmaker at a watering hole on the outskirts of the dusty town of Pahrump in Nye County. The filmmaker was making a documentary for CMT.
Over a beer, I asked the filmmaker, âSo, what exactly is the topic of this movie youâre making?â
âFreedom,â he answered.Â
âFreedom? What does that have to do with this far-off Nevada town?â
He looked at me perplexed, as if, as a resident of the Silver State, I should have already known the answer.
âIn this town you can legally buy fireworks, open carry a firearm, keep exotic pets, gamble to your heartâs content, and…well look around,â he replied, motioning to our surroundings.
âI guess you have a point,â I said, as I gazed at the dozens of sex workers strutting their negligee-clad stuff and chatting up their goggling clientele in the saloonâ a saloon that just happened to be connected to a 20-acre legal brothel.Â
âThis is what the freedom looks like,â he said.
As I fulfilled my duties as a communications rep for the licensed bordello that day, I realized that what I was a part of was very precious and unique, and, like the concept of freedom itself, something that shouldnât be taken for granted.
Chanel, Tiara Tae, and Lana West from Dennis Hof’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch
The State of Nevada is now at a crossroads. Petitioners in Lyon and Nye Counties are organizing an attempt to end legal prostitution in those areas. The women of Nevadaâs brothels are under attack, and their freedom to lawfully practice sex work is threatened.
Why? Why does a group called âNo Little Girlâ want to close the brothels?Â
If their website is any indication, the group says it wants to ban legal bordellos to end trafficking in these establishments, support the women who were forced into this life of “sexual slavery,” and create a more prosperous economy for the community.
But, the women working in Nevadaâs legal brothels are not coerced, trafficked, or enslaved â there are certainly no records of such crimes occurring in these bordellos. The women all undergo a strict federal background check through the sheriffâs office, and every sex worker voluntarily operates in a regulated, safe, well-maintained, and disease-free environment. Many of these women have been willingly working in the legal brothels for years and are thriving financially as the breadwinners of their households. Scores of Nevadaâs legal sex workers have passionately spoken out against No Little Girl on social media and in blogs and podcasts, making it clear that the sex workers did not ask for, and do not need, No Little Girlâs support.Â
I have a B.A and am currently working on my M.A. at the University of Nevada, Reno â all funded by my time working in the Lyon County brothels. I choose to stay working in the brothels since 2011 because I am happy and passionate about my job. I am not #nolittlegirl
As far as economic development in these counties, the largest industrial park in the world, hosting some of the planetâs top companies, is located just a few miles from a legal brothel â so legal prostitution is unquestionably not an impediment to a Nevada communityâs potential for economic growth.Â
If No Little Girl’s website doesnât offer a legitimate argument for their position, why does this group really want to close the brothels and take away one of Nevadaâs unique freedoms?
KnowMe from the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Lyon County, Nevada
No Little Girl was formed by faith-based activists with a strong opinion of what is morally right, and they believe that exchanging sexual services for money, legally or otherwise, is morally wrong.
Thereâs nothing wrong with having a moral position based on oneâs religion. I grew up Catholic and, prior to entering college, experienced twelve years of parochial schooling, so Iâm well aware of my churchâs current position on sex work. Iâve had many spirited discussions about legal prostitution with relatives that chose the priesthood as their vocation, and I fully accept their right to have a point of view I disagree with. Â
We each see the world, our nation, and the people in our local community, through our individual moral lens â and thatâs OK. Every one of us has the right to disapprove of another personâs life choices based on our moral perspective. Whatâs not OK, and what No Little Girl endeavors to do, is to impose a specific moral or spiritual belief system onto the entirety of a community, and take away the freedom to make personal choices from members of that community.
I get it: There are some people that consider legalized prostitution sinful. There are also people that abhor gambling, firearms, liquor, and marijuana, but that definitely doesnât mean Nevada communities are going to vote to abolish these freedoms.
Part of living in a free American society is accepting the fact that weâre sharing our space with people whose moral compass may not align with our own. What makes many of Nevadaâs communities among the freest in the nation is our deep understanding of this âlive free and let liveâ viewpoint.Â
If No Little Girl gets its way, and we let Nevadaâs legal brothels go, what freedoms will be taken away next?
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Prostitution has been legal in Lyon County, Nevada for over forty years. In that time, the Nevada model for licensed and regulated prostitution has proven to be a time-tested and remarkably successful social experiment, where, under an umbrella of strict legislation, sex workers operating out of rurally-located brothels thrive harmoniously with their Lyon County neighbors. Now, after all these years, a small group of Lyon County residents have decided that they have a beef with the bordellos.
The group calling itself âNo Little Girlâ is petitioning to close the legal brothels in Lyon County, and remove the livelihood of hundreds of women who have made an informed choice to work in these establishments. On the âIssuesâ page of this groupâs website, they make claims that the legality of brothels does nothing to make women any safer, and that prostitution is inherently violence against women. However, the page cites data that either has been debunked or has nothing to do with legal prostitution. The handful of individuals that submitted the petition represent faith-based organizations, and seem to be more concerned with pushing their specific moral agenda onto the whole of Lyon County than with the actual safety of the women in the brothels. Letâs take a closer look at the information on the groupâs websiteâŚ
Christina Parreira is a legal sex worker and PhD student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The group suggests that large tech companies wonât move to the county and boost the local economy because of the existence of legal brothels, but they neglect to mention that Lance Gilman, owner of the Mustang Ranch brothel, helped bring Tesla to Nevada. The massive Tesla Gigafactory is located seven miles from the Mustang Ranch, proving that tax incentives and smart dealmaking are what bring big name tech companies into an area. Brothels are clearly not a factor in the decision making, especially when one considers that a brothel owner played a key role in convincing a tech giant to choose Nevada for its factory location.
Concerning the safety of women in the brothels, the website cites Melissa Farley, a researcher whose work was debunked years ago. Farley claims to have interviewed 45 women in the Nevada brothels but discounts their comments in her 2007 book, writing âI knew that they would minimize how bad it wasâ (p. 22). Farley writes that her data does not support her conclusions because women âignore bad things or they pretended that unpleasantness will go away, or they call the degrading abuse of prostitution by another name that sounds betterâ (p. 22). Farley did not listen to the women and instead formed her conclusions based on her own moral agenda. In 2011 Dr. Calum Bennachie, a gender studies scholar, sent a 115 page formal complaint to the American Psychological Association requesting that Farley be disqualified for professional misconduct. In his complaint he detailed evidence to show that âDr. Farley is repeating unsubstantiated rumour as factâ and âis deliberately misleading peopleâ (2011). Farley has a long and well-known history of discounting the voices of sex workers in an effort to push her ideological agenda. The website also cites a 2004 study by Potterat, but the sample is from women working independently in Colorado; a very different group of women with work conditions that are nothing like those in the legal Nevada brothels. Women who work illegally are subject to rape and assault because they do not have protections under the law. Criminalization forces them to work in unsafe settings and unlike in the legal Nevada brothels, they cannot call for help when they are raped or assaulted. This speaks to the harms of criminalization, not of prostitution.
Chance Monet and Tiara Tae from the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Lyon County
On the FAQ page, it states that women are often raped in the legal brothels. This is grossly inaccurate. In my own doctoral research of 53 women working in 5 Nevada brothels, I did not encounter a single woman who had reported being raped by a client in the brothel, and I was certainly never raped during my years working in the brothels. Perhaps the most inflammatory claim on the FAQ portion of the website is that most of the women in the brothels are under the control of pimps. This is simply not true. Of the 53 women I interviewed, 5 reported that they had pimps BEFORE they worked in the brothels but since coming to work legally were able to escape this coercion and freely offer intimate services. One worker told me of the horrific abuse she endured at the hands of a pimp, and she was grateful to have escaped him and be in a place where she could work safely and legally. She credited her newfound safety and freedom to the brothel. She feared that if she went back to her home state, her former pimp would find her, kidnap her, and force her back on the streets.
Roxanne Price from the Love Ranch in Lyon County
The FAQ section claims that legalization does not improve conditions for prostitutes or women in the community. We can look to Rhode Island as a case study: In Rhode Island prostitution was decriminalized from 2003-2009. A study done by Cunningham & Shah (2014) shows that rates of rape and gonorrhea plummeted with decriminalization; 824 fewer rape offenses (31 percent decrease) and 1035 fewer cases of female gonorrhea (39 percent decrease) from 2004-2009.
The FAQ section also asks the question âhas anyone asked the women what they want?â My fellow workers and I have reached out to this organization over the past 2 weeks, desperately trying to make our voices heard. We tell them that we are happy with our chosen careers and that we do not want to lose our jobs, but they are not listening, and continue to push their moral agenda onto us.
As a licensed prostitute and PhD student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, I can tell you that what I want is to continue to have the freedom to choose to work in a safe environment, where I can practice a trade that I love, lawfully and prosperously. Sex work is definitely not my last resort or my only option â it is my choice. Iâd like to continue to have the opportunity to make that choice legally.
Christina Parreira, M.A., is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to being an instructor and researcher, she is a proud legal Harlot.
Despite the fact that brothels have been open in Nye County for over 40 years, a county commissioner is now questioning whether they should continue to exist. In a county meeting last week, commissioner Lorinda Wichman stated âStaff is looking into what it is costing the taxpayer to have legalized prostitution in Nye County. I asked them to compare what it is costing us to what we receive. My curiosity is to whether or not taxpayers of Nye County are subsidizing the brothel industry.â This was in the wake of the reinstatement of Dennis Hofâs license for Love Ranch which was wrongfully removed almost a month ago over a supposed violation which the state fire department ruled was non-existent. Love Ranch is back open for business, but now the very existence of the brothels is under fire. Has Wichman considered what will happen to the county without the brothels and all of the revenue that they bring in, and what about the working women and their families who will be out of a job? Has she considered the toll the illegal prostitution may take on her community, or the welfare and safety of women who may have no option but to turn to the street to work? Does the commissioner even care, or is this part of a political vendetta against Dennis Hof who is seeking the Republican nomination for Assembly District 36?
Christina Parreira is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a licensed sex worker
Since Wichman is curious about the numbers, here are some numbers she should take into consideration: In Nye County the brothels bring in approximately $140,000 per year just from the license fees and work cards. A substantial portion of this goes to the veteranâs association as well as local EMT services. While Clark County is losing money and resources by trying to combat illegal prostitution, counties where prostitution is legal are reaping the benefits. Brothels in Nevada serve approximately 400,000 clients a year and generate a profit of $35-50 million (Hausbeck, Brents & Jackson, 2006).
What about illegal prostitution, how does Nye County stack up to Clark County? An estimated 300-400 prostitutes are arrested each month in Las Vegas (Flowers, 1998). In 2009 there were 4484 arrests for prostitution in Clark County where it is illegal versus 1 in Nye county where prostitution is legal. Illegal prostitution in Las Vegas grosses approximately $5 billion per year versus the $35-50 million generated from the legal brothels (Flowers, 2011). It is estimated that up to 3,500 prostitutes are working unlawfully in the Las Vegas area at any given time (Brents & Hausbeck, 2007). The majority of arrests for sex offenses in Nevada, 77%, involve prostitution (Ruggieri et al 2007). In 2010 Nevada had the highest proportion of prostitution-related arrests in the entire US at 0.1384% with second being California at a significantly lower 0.0376% (Federal Bureau Investigation 2010). This is not the case in Nye County where prostitution is legal. However, if the brothels close, what does Wichman think will happen to the working women? Will they go on welfare? Will they begin working illegally?
Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch legal brothel in Nye County
The brothels also make great community partners. Every year the Nye County brothels take part in the âBordello Poker Runâ motorcycle event, and the brothels frequently take part in charitable events like the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
If Wichman wants to test all of this with a vote, I urge her to do so; historically the people of Nye County have been supportive of the brothels, and Nevada voters in general are overall in favor of legal prostitution; they understand the benefit to the community. A 2011 poll conducted by Public Policy Polling found that the majority of registered voters in Nevada believe that prostitution should be legalized throughout the state, including 65% of Independents, 56% Democrats, and 51% of Republicans (PPP Report 2012).
Wichman is not only playing with peoplesâ livelihoods but with their safety and welfare, and considering the numbers are not in her favor, I have to wonder what the true source of her curiosity springs from.
Christina Parreira, M.A., is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition to being an instructor and researcher, she is a proud legal Harlot.
Iâm a romantic. I am also a millennial. So when I decided I wanted to get married as a single, 20-something living in Los Angeles, I did what any good millennial would do and took to the internet. Surely Iâd find my husband on one of these social dating apps: Tinder, Bumble, PlentyofFish. Recent research revealed that 19% of brides-to-be met their husbands online, so I figured my odds were good! Ah yes, soon Iâd be jetting off to Bora Bora with my new hubby on our tropical honeymoon feeling exhilarated, secure, and totally in love.
Lana West from Dennis Hof’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch
I chose Tinder and started swiping. What would ensue were the single worst five dates of my entire life. It was like Tinder had recruited all the biggest assholes and crammed them into one tight space called the Tinderverse, aka My Nightmare. One guy invited me on a date to play pool, to which I arrived to find was actually a date with him and 10 of his closest friends. Once in a while, heâd remember I was there and would turn to me and whisper sweet nothings in my ear such as, âDo you have money for beer?â My tummy grumbling, he made up for his less-than-stellar start by inviting me to his house to share his homemade leftovers. How nice, I thought. He hopped into our Uber with a warm smile–that was directed at his friends because I was not inside the vehicle! He had unwittingly left without me while I took a short trip to the ladies room. Needless to say, he never got another date with me, although I donât think he was interested in dating anyone but himself. The following fourâand finalâdates with different Tinderers were even worse.Â
Lamenting my troubles to a gal pal, she told me of a magical place on the internet where the men were handsome, polite, successful, and no-nonsense. âJoin a sugar dating site–youâll definitely have better luck,â she cooed. I made my sugar dating profile the next day, and soon I was getting tons of messages from seemingly great guys: doctors, lawyers, and businessmen with hair that smelled of rosewater and sandalwood, and strong bodies fed exclusively by Whole Foods. I chose the moniker, âIdealWifey,â because I am, in that Iâm nice, driven, and sexual; I will always be a team player, Iâll always make money for us, and Iâll always have a very healthy sexual appetite.  One of the greatest parts about these great guys was how great their pocket books were. I got caught up in the flash and the show of it all. One guy took me to the top of a skyscraper to a 4-star restaurant overlooking the entire city, feeding me hamachi crudo and foie gras terrine over our second glass of Duckhorn Cabernet 2014. Luxurious dinners were a regular affair, as were lavish shopping trips, fun vacations, and many exorbitant gifts. One even helped me buy a car.
I enjoyed the stimulating conversation and found their stories inspiring for my own business aspirations. I was offered business connections and future startup money. These guys believed in me! I was continuously impressed by the knowledge, power, and presence all these guys seemed to have in common; I definitely wasnât in Tinder-land anymore. Soon I was flying all over the country to New York, Miami, Seattle, Chicago, going on vacations with my suitors, all expenses paid plus plenty of spending money, of course.Â
All the men I met on sugar dating websites just wanted to treat me nicely, fuck my brains out and give me all their money. It was too good to be true. It seemed that I had opened a Pandoraâs Box that I could not un-open. I was drawn like a drug. After a few months, it was clear to me that there lied a direct relationship between money and sex. Iâd meet a guy, and if we had chemistry and I was horny, weâd have sex. Iâm pretty much always horny, so this outcome was common.  Upon our goodbye kiss, heâd hand me a stack of cash and tell me to go pamper myself. If we didnât have chemistry, I wouldnât have sex and Iâd leave empty-handed. It boggled my mind that normal guys, total law-abiding citizens with prominence in their communities, were totally okay with this.Â
âYes,â I realized, âall this âarrangementâ jargon is just a euphemism for âprostitutionâ.â My experiences were that of deep emotional connection, quality memories, great sex, and lots of moneyâsome of my favorite things! I decided that if this is prostitution, then prostitution is awesome and Iâm 100% for it. If these men that I respected and revered approved of prostitution, I reasoned, then I do too! Being the fiercely independent woman that I am, I wanted to go make my own money instead of waiting on a sugar daddy to give it to me. I also wanted to ensure my safety, as my trusting attitude could have gotten me into trouble if I had continued to meet strangers online.Â
I wanted see what else this money/sex adventure had in store for my life. I called Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada and applied for a courtesan position, a move I was a little apprehensive about because of the social stigma. What would my friends think? There is not a social stigma for sugar baby prostitution, but for some beguiling reason unbeknownst to me, as soon as you go legal and safe within the confines of a licensed brothel, society balks. I really hope I can help get the message out there that sugar dating IS prostitution, and also that prostitution really isnât a big deal. It can be fun if you have the personality for it, as well provide an invaluable opportunity that will serve as a springboard towards future successes.
So yes, sugar dating introduced me to prostitution, and now Iâm one of the top earners at the most famous legal brothel in the world. Thanks sugar dating!
With the financial freedom I have garnered from sex work, Iâll be able to pay off my college loans and start a business next year, goals that would have been 10+ years away from feasibility if I hadnât accidentally discovered sex work. I enjoy emotional connection, great conversation, and sex, and I get all of this at work. As a sexually progressive person, I assign no morality to the number of sexual partners one has; I think people should do what they want with their own bodies and be happy. I looked inside myself and found that Bunny Ranch makes perfect sense for me at this point in my life. Itâs a personal choice that aligns with my morals, values, and goals. For now, I have put off the mission of meeting The One so that I can achieve my goals, but thereâs ample time for love later, and Iâll be better equipped to start a family post-Bunny Ranch because I already have a nest egg.
The future looks so bright! I wouldnât change a thing about the way things unfurled. Sometimes life is strange, but you just have to follow your heart and everything else will work itself out!
A hot Los Angeles babe with class and sass, Lana West is the sex goddess that will take you beyond even your wildest wet dream. Miss West is currently a premier GFE companion at Dennis Hofâs Moonlite Bunny Ranch near Reno, Nevada.
Is being a sugar baby on a sugar dating site the same as being a prostitute? The short and most honest answer is absolutely, yes. Some sugar babies might circumvent this fact by saying that they are merely compensated for their time and companionship and not sex. I know this is true because in the past I, too, have confidently argued the same.
I am a sex worker, and now a legal prostitute at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Mound House, Nevada. Formerly, however, I have identified as a âsugar baby,â and I was a highly successful one at that. Through my sugar lifestyle, I could pay for college and further studies, travel the world and experience luxuries. I embodied and reveled in being a spoiled-rotten sugar baby, and thus I do not make my claim from ignorance but rather from several years of experience.
Yes, there are some sugar relationships that are not based upon sex; the same is true for some relationships with legal prostitutes and their clients. As legal prostitutes, all things that we do, or do not do, are declared and negotiated. As a legal prostitute, I have been paid to share in an innocuous bubble bath session with a man, and then take a napâno sex, just âtime and companionship.â We are not always compensated for sex, just like sugar babies are not. Thankfully, my sugar experiences were mostly all positive but that is not a presumption that I am at all smarter, nor necessarily took better precautions, than others with unfortunate experiences; I was just lucky.
Bobbi Besos from Dennis Hof’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch
While I am grateful and privileged to have had many positive sugar experiences, the unfortunate reality is that not all aspiring sugar babies do. Negative sugaring-related scenarios such as the tragic death of murdered Google executive Forrest Hayes seem rare, but only because the disheartening experiences many sugar daddies and sugar babies have had are often not publicized. Few people are as brave as my Bunny Ranch colleague Alex, who revealed her sugar-dating horror story this past September.Â
Online platforms such as Seeking Arrangement, which host millions of eager sugar babies and sugar daddies/mommies, are simply pimping schemes that admit no responsibility for their usersâ safety. The legal distinctions that separate sugar babies and illegal prostitutes are flimsy, and sugar websites get away with offering what they do by promoting the fantasy that sugaring is so entirely different from prostitution when it is exactly thatâprostitution. Further, the way such websites market their quasi-innocence is the same way an illegal escorting service or company works: if the âDaddyâ takes the âbabyâ on a âdateâ for an âagreed uponâ âallowanceâ, then whatever âadult activitiesâ that occur afterwards in the bedroom between consenting adults is their own businessâwhich is indeed true. My intent is not at all to judge what is normal and natural for us all. EVERYBODY has sex, and someone is always paying for it in some way. I get it; sugaring is an enticing route for young women, particularly students like me, and I have done it. The distinct problem with sugar websites is that they overtly promote a farce and take no responsibility when things go awry, consequently rendering all parties involved infinitely vulnerable.
Former sugar baby Bobbi Besos
Perhaps the reason why sugar dating websites are so popular is because people are more comfortable with euphemistic terms such as âsugarâ instead of âtransaction,â and âsugar babyâ instead of âprostitute.â The legal Nevada brothel system, conversely, is designed for everybodyâs safety: sex workers are tested weekly for diseases, and must identify as legal prostitutes and obtain a sheriffâs card within their working county. Equally, legal prostitutes work in a safe environment and may choose to turn away absolutely any client they do not wish to entertain. Everything is unequivocally transparent for both legal sex workers and clients. Legal prostitutionâbesides being legalâis structured, regulated, and the wholly empowering option for young women and their clients, and keeps us all safer.
Maybe the phenomenon of sugar dating speaks to a larger issue about societyâs lack of acceptance of prostitution, an inevitable social situation that permeates every city in the world and will never go away. Because prostitution is scorned by the status quo, despite being ubiquitous, it allows savvy but morally questionable business persons to take advantage of ways to sugar-coat the unlawful sex industry and shrewdly dodge law enforcement. If people just accepted sex-for-money as a social norm, prostitution would be legal everywhere in the USA and brothels wouldnât be limited to the rural areas of Nevada — and there would be no need for sugar dating.Â
When I realized and accepted the truth of exactly what I was doing, I delighted in my own self-honesty and self-discovery and admitted to myself exactly who I am: an intelligent, well-travelled, and well-educated young woman who happens to work as a prostitute. I decided my safety is paramount. Regarding my work, I chose to proceed in a legal and safe direction to continue to be successful. I am much happier working legally in a Nevada brothel than navigating the grey sugar world. Most importantly, I no longer lie to myself and I take greater pride in everything I do and represent, with a complete understanding of myself, my goals, and the clients I see.
University of Nevada, Reno graduate student Bobbi Besos is a self-described "natural nymphomaniac." A highly coveted VIP companion sought after by men, women, and couples, Bobbi is currently taking bookings as a premier companion at Dennis Hof's Moonlite Bunny Ranch near Reno, Nevada.
Welcome to America’s Red Light District! If youâre someone who is visiting a legal brothel for the first time, it would be my pleasure to explain how it all works! To start with- we aren’t just one brothel, but several neighboring establishments throughout Nevada, all owned by respected sex entrepreneur Dennis Hof. This way, you have not just a wide selection of ladies, but a vast choice of facilities too! We have the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, the Sagebrush Ranch, the Kit Kat Ranch, and the Love Ranch. Down south near Las Vegas we have the Love Ranch South and the Alien Cathouse. Each location has its own unique decor, themed rooms, and amenities.
We’re incredibly proud to offer a diverse group of ladies from around the world. With hundreds of licensed and legal courtesans available, you will have no problems finding your perfect match! We have ladies that specialize in a wide range of activities: Couples, Virgins, The Girlfriend Experience, and BDSM are all common party requests that our ladies can fulfill with ease. From fetish to fantasy- we’ve got it all! This is your chance to cut loose, fulfill some bucket list items, and have a new sexual encounter. Our ladies are licensed professionals- as part of the process to be employed at the ranch, we must visit the doctor each week, to ensure that we are free from any and all sexually transmitted diseases. All available ladies must be cleared by the doctor as std/sti-free before being allowed to work. Additionally we must submit our information to a background check in order to receive our legal license to work. You can relax, knowing that our ladies are healthy, safe, and eager to spend time with you!
The Girlfriend Experience, or GFE, is a romantic rendezvous with a sex worker in which the courtesan provides companionship on a deeper, emotionally intimate level. Often, the client and courtesan get to know one another through dating and extended vacationing throughout Nevada.
When you first enter one of our brothels, you’ll be greeted by a Line Up. This is your opportunity to see the currently available ladies, and choose one to spend time with! From there, you’ll get a tour of the location so you can see all the fun amenities available for our pleasure. Did you know that you can mix and match ladies from different ranches? You can always create a custom threesome by choosing 2 ladies from different locations to party together in your location of choice! We have made it comfortable and easy for you to explore, enjoy, and indulge. Be sure to ask your lady about threesome options while on your tour! The final stop on your tour will be the ladies bedroom. Each lady has a personal room, which she is able to decorate to suit her own style. You’ll get a great sense of the girls personality based on her room decor.
A Line Up at a brothel is when all of the available courtesans literally line up in front of a customer, so that the potential client can choose the lady that he or she would like to speak with.
The next step is the Negotiation. Since all of us ladies are independent contractors, you won’t find a list of prices. Instead you’ll get to have a conversation with the lady in regards to the services you’re interested in, how long you’d like to spend with the lady, etc. The sky is the limit! Interested in having a snow bunny to go skiing in Tahoe with? We can talk about an out date and venture off the property together for some recreational fun. Prefer to fall asleep with company, and wake up to breakfast and a blowjob in bed? Done. Each encounter is different, bespoke to your desires. One element to the negotiation to keep in mind is the D.C., or âdick check.â During the D.C., the lady will inspect your genitals to ensure that you’re healthy and ready to play! Once you’ve come to an agreement and passed the D.C., you’ll then head to our booking office.
The booking office is where all financial transactions are handled. We use a discrete billing system out of respect for your privacy. Cash, Debit, and Credit are all available options. Each location also has an ATM available if needed! Your information will be protected and kept secure, so you can focus on all the fun you’re going to have! The lady will also get sheets for the bed, and towels for the shower. After that, you’re off on an adventure! Feel free to stop at the bar on the way back to the bedroom to pick up a cold beverage to enjoy.
A “party” is an all-encompassing term that describes a negotiated experience shared by client and courtesan.
The Moonlite Bunny Ranch and it’s sister locations are the perfect place for an all-American sex vacation. It’s legal, safe, and incredibly fun! We invite you to join us for your first adventure, and make memories with us that will last a lifetime. We do not discriminate based on gender, race, age, or sexual experience. Our goal is to make all of our guests feel welcome and comfortable in our home. After your party, please feel free to relax in the parlor and mingle with the ladies. Throughout the week we have various activities you can participate in, such as our famous karaoke night! Be sure to check our message boards for upcoming events and parties. We look forward to having you as our guest, and helping to fulfill your desires!
Alice Little is a 4â8â red-headed cutie with a super-fit, all-natural body -- but donât let her small stature deceive you. This friendly firebox is a pocket-sized sexual powerhouse with unparalleled lovemaking skills. A part-time girlfriend coveted by both men and women, Alice will make you feel right at home at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch.
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