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Any info on this handsome Ukrainian professional? He's in town only through Friday, so I may have to just take one for the team, unless I hear from one of you five gentlemen. Thanks in advance for the info. https://rent.men/robbyger/

He could also be a Brazilian of Italian heritage. Plenty of Brazilians will claim all sorts of European ancestry, even if they don't have much hard evidence to back it up (no pun intended). It's probably not all that different from many Americans whose families have always believed to have hailed from one part of the world, only to later discover otherwise. That being said, this guy certainly looks like he could pass for being of Mediterranean stock. It's an interesting academic question, but the bottom line is (at least as portrayed in the ad) the guy's pretty darn attractive. Perhaps @mikefl81's review will shed some light on the situation. I hope it was a positive experience.

I, too, wonder what happened to this escort. He unlocked his private pics for me on RM last fall, but when I later contacted him to set up an appointment, he never responded. I've checked every now and then and see that his RM ad's still active, but he hasn't logged on to the site in quite a few months (since right around the time that I contacted him). I don't know if he just abruptly decided to leave the biz, but I hope it's that, rather than a more unfortunate reason. I'd like to see him if he chooses to rejoin the craft.

I had a fun time with him when he visited NYC last year. Handsome guy, who's well-equipped, with a sexy accent and lean/ripped body. What's not to love?

I had a fun time with him when he visited NYC last year. Handsome guy, who's well-equipped, with a sexy accent and lean/ripped body. What's not to love?

Can you provide a link in this thread, so we can at least see the ad of escort to whom you're referring?

I was referring to Midtown Bull. P.S. Here's a trick I figured out not too long ago here. When someone's message is a quoted response to another member's message, if you click the arrow on the right after "Forum Member said:" it'll take you right up to the quoted message. That's why we should all respond in threads by clicking "reply" to specific messages, so readers will always know exactly what we're responding to and they can click to read the original message in full. Cheers!

I wish I could afford to live that life you've just described! If I ever win the Powerball lottery, I just might take on that challenge, though.

Thank you. He emailed me after seeing that I'd checked out his ad on RM. He was exceedingly polite. I'd love to wrap him up in a bow and show him off to the family at Xmas dinner.

Oops @Billsboy4, I mistook Cornbred for CornFedStud. I had positive communications with the latter, not the former. Do you mind if I private message you about Cornbred?

Thank you. I've seen the photos of hot guys that you post in the Gallery section, so that's quite the compliment. I plan to submit a review once I score an appointment.

Thanks so much for this. We couldn't meet last month, but he was so polite and apologetic in contacting me afterwards. I hope we finally connect.

That was a different list (albeit there's some crossover) pertaining to my anticipated November debauchery. This is for December. (Thank you, Santa! )

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Oops! Sorry about that.

I'm not 100% certain, but I thought, in response to a 411 inquiry a year or more ago, that @Kevin Slater reported back positively on this gentleman. I agree that it's hard to do searches for guys with short stage names, given the forum's restriction to searches for terms having 4 or more characters.

It's fine if that's your philosophy, but just make sure you wrap it for all sex acts, though.* Wrapping it for anal sex, but going raw for everything else isn't particularly effective in protecting against STI infections in general. It does minimize the risk of HIV infection, but if that's your only concern, then rather than throw stones at PrEP-compliant BBers, you should realize that you've elected to engage in conduct that shows a similar risk calculation. That's the main point that I and others were making. *I'm using "you" and "yours" in the general sense, by the way. I'm not directing my post specifically at you, the individual.

You've pretty much missed the point then, and perhaps intentionally so. There are multiple safer sex options out there, notwithstanding your apparent discomfort with one of the most effective ones to come along in decades. Using PrEP, by definition, means that the users are protecting themselves against HIV. The discussion of heterosexual HIV infections was important because it undermined your oversimplification about the relationship between anal sex and HIV transmission. It also highlighted that you're applying an unfair judgmental standard to gay men in a very paternalistic way. That's the essence of respectability politics. The purportedly "poignant peripheral point" of yours to which I was referring was your declaration that condomless sex with sex workers should only be between HIV-positive guys who, according to you, put their own immediate pleasure above everything else. Instead of "poignant," it was patronizing, sex-negative, stigmatizing, and destructive of respectful discourse and the sense of community that this site seeks to foster. We can do better than that.

I understand your emotional reaction to this topic but that doesn't imbue your posts with more validity than anyone else's, particularly with respect to the empirical statements you've offered with no citation to authority. We all do that from time to time and for things that are within realm of common knowledge and generally undisputed, that's usually fine. I'm not sure that your stated belief, which appears to be the main thrust of your argument, is correct: "Almost every std will be easier to transmit via anal and yes the big one hiv is almost always transferred that way as it pertains to sex." It's pretty bold to assert that HIV is almost always transmitted by anal sex. Based on what I think you're trying to articulate (as opposed to your literal words), I wouldn't say you're necessarily or 100% wrong, but there's so much context lacking here that your statement borders on irresponsible. As a quick example, since male-female vaginal intercourse is the leading cause of HIV infections in women, particularly in certain regions like sub-Saharan Africa, your point carries significantly less heft than you intended, unless you're willing to paint these women with the same broad brush as you do gay men, with respect to decreeing how, when, and with whom they should be allowed to have sex. Moreover, the reason that anal sex is such an effective means of transmission for HIV is because it's more likely to cause tears and bleeding, making it easier for HIV (which doesn't survive long outside of bodily fluids) to enter the bloodstream. In other words, anal sex just happens to be an excellent vehicle for HIV because it neutralizes one of the virus's more unique vulnerabilities. It's not because anal sex is generally great for almost all STIs. I think the point of the forum member to whom you were responding was that for those who are on PrEP, which minimizes HIV infection risk to near zero if used consistently and correctly, their risk of contracting other STIs (which don't share HIV's unique transmission properties) is far more comparable to other forms of sex. That's why, contrary to your assertion, analogizing PrEP-adherent anal sex BBers to oral sex BBers is not a false equivalency. An analogy doesn't require the situations to be identical, only that they be sufficiently similar with respect to the specific issue for which the comparison is being made. That's easily satisfied here. Hence, those who engage in other kinds of sex acts without using condoms are in no position to pass judgment (are any of us, really?), particularly when you consider that so many guys are incredibly and stubbornly adamant about refusing condoms in certain of those scenarios, particularly for oral sex. In real life and on this forum I've seen guys mock and disparage those who insisted on using condoms for oral sex. I fail to see how that's much different than taking down to PrEP-adherent anal sex BBers. I can't speak for @MassageAdam, but my intention in raising the analogy was not to disparage oral sex BBers. Rather it was to help illustrate the irrationality behind what some folks assume about the efficacy of varying types of safer sex practices, as well as the different risks relating to STI transmission generally. Your last sentence is particularly troublesome, and I hope you reconsider how it could come across as particularly obnoxious and offensive: "No one should be having bareback sex with a provider who is having bareback sex unless you guys are both infected and have reached a point where a few moments of pleasure is the paramount concern in your life." Gay men are far from the only group of people with a long history of engaging in behavior that could be seen (fairly, or not) as high-risk or even self-destructive. Heck, the pervasiveness of that trait throughout all demographics is probably what keeps everyone's therapists and counselors in business! Why should we face a higher level of condemnation than others, particularly from our own brethren? If I may draw another analogy, this strikes me as very similar to the "respectability politics" often seen in the black community. As a lifelong member of both communities, my considered opinion is that I don't think it really helps either one, irrespective of the typically non-bad faith intentions of those who employ it.

Notwithstanding certain outliers, I wouldn't call barebacking an obsession, although I know some guys may have something akin to a fetish for it. There are plenty of fetishes that I don't understand, and which I might find to engender too great of a risk to physical or mental health/safety, so I won't judge those guys who happen to like this particular one. PrEP doesn't offer protection against other STIs, but then again, no safer sex practice offers 100% protection against any STI in particular, much less all of them. That being said, PrEP's protection rate against HIV, if used consistently and correctly, is stunningly high (up to 99% effective, if memory serves), well exceeding that of condom usage. For some folks, taking one pill a day is easier to do on a consistent basis than using a condom for every sexual episode. If someone is most concerned about HIV, then it's far from irrational to choose to bareback if the chance of getting another STI is well within his tolerance level, even if that's not the choice some of us would make. I've said this before, but I recall past discussions on this board when quite a few members pilloried those escorts who refused to go bare for oral sex. Obviously, for those members, unprotected oral sex was within their risk tolerance levels, despite the fact that it's low risk for HIV transmission, but not so much for other STIs that either require mere skin-to-skin contact, or stem from viruses or bacteria which are less vulnerable to the elements. (HIV doesn't survive long outside of bodily fluids, making it relatively less than ideal, at least as far as pathogens go). In short, oral sex exposes us to all kinds of STIs, like chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea, warts, etc. Heck, rimming and even kissing can expose us to all of that and more (hello, mononucleosis, influenza, and the common cold). Yet, we'd call folks morons for allowing a "raw cock" inside one orifice, but those who allow the same inside another orifice are just fine? None of us can ever truly know our partners' sexual conduct and adherence to safer sex practices, past or present. But if one is on PrEP and adherent h/she must get regular STI screenings (supposed to be every 3 months at minimum) in order to qualify for the prescription renewal. So, that person is more likely than your average random sex partner to have other STIs detected early and treated/eliminated. There's nothing unreasonable about incorporating that into one's risk tolerance calculus, even if, again, some of us might choose a different strategy. For sex workers, using PrEP as a supplement to, or even as the primary method of, their safer sex practices (given its very high rate of effectiveness) is just one of several legitimate and responsible ways to navigate the potential hazards of their profession. The same goes for clients. It'd be wonderful if we could try to understand and respect one another's viewpoints and lived experiences without resorting to pejoratives or insulting memes.

Until you responded, I had no idea what @Wanderoz was talking about. I knew exactly what you meant by "moment of truth," though. Funny how folks can read the same thing and understand it completely differently. I noticed that here in the U.S., escorts seem to be much more open to not using condoms since the advent of PrEP, but they usually frame it as an option for the client to decide. So, I don't know if I've ever seen an ad where an escort states that he won't use condoms. I've only seen one ad even close to that, where the guy, who lists as versatile, said that he insists on BB when he tops due to sensitivity issues, which I find understandable. Different strokes, I guess (pun intended). P.S., should this thread be in the Lounge because it doesn't really ask about an escort? Or is it fine here in the Deli because it discusses escorts' practices generally?

Bump. Anything, guys? I'm more than willing to take one (or more) for the team, but would really appreciate a heads up on any of these providers, if a forum member can share some knowledge or experience (here or in private). Thanks again.

NYC is probably the busiest, most competitive market in the world, certainly in the U.S. Some of these guys afte new, but I've had many of them in my Buddy List for quite a while. We've definitely got an embarrassment of riches here in the NYC metropolitan area. You could say it's a good problem to have, but it can also make deciding on a provider more difficult.

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