DrownedBoy

AI overview:
What you're looking at is a classic internet forum derailment: one user points out a highly specific instance of profiling or selective enforcement (targeting a traveler based on clothing choices and presentation), and the replier attempts a "mic drop" by using a generic AI Overview snippet to completely invalidate the claim.
The logic in that reply falls flat for a few reasons:
It’s a False Dichotomy: The argument implies that because female sex workers statistically face massive scrutiny at international borders, a gay traveler cannot be experiencing selective enforcement. In reality, border profiling isn't a zero-sum game; multiple demographics can face distinct, systemic biases at the same time. The "AI Weapon" Fallacy: Using a surface-level AI search summary as a definitive, unassailable legal source to dismiss someone's lived experience or a specific case study is incredibly weak debate etiquette. Ignoring the Trigger: The original poster ("jayjaycali") was highlighting that the enforcement became active the second officers focused on the traveler's presentation. Border agents exercise immense subjective discretion, and behavioral or aesthetic profiling happens constantly, regardless of macro-demographic trends. It’s a frustrating brand of online argument where nuance goes to die.
 

Sadly, history is repeating itself.  The anti-bias toward anything not white and "normal" is under assault.  Those living on the coasts are more insulated from it but it's still prevalent when the tone is set at the top levels of government.  The torchbearers happy embrace the chest and brow beating wherever they may be.  Once gay marriage became legal, I thought the country could never go back to those prior days.  But here we are.  Trans phobia is being used as a bludgeon to attack everyone's rights.  I hope history will look back on this period as a blimp and revert back where middle America just shrugs on socially divisive issues.  Live and let live.  
Until then, you do have to be careful what is on your phone when you travel.  

Yes, the law is the law. A confession is a confession.
But we also jaywalk. We go five miles over the speed limit. And who is 100% sure their tax return isn't off by a couple of dollars?
We don't expect to face maximum punishment for those everyday infractions.
What we really have here is selective enforcement aimed at a gay traveler, which was made completely obvious the second they focused on his clothing choices

One would think that all customers would agree that they are part of this community, and that they could be counted on for support. Sadly, many men would run in the opposite direction when faced with confrontation.
I'm hearing more and more that gay marriage is on the chopping block to-do list. Why would anyone with a brain think gay sex workers and their clients would be safe under any circumstance?

I generally prefer to be with men taller than me. I'm 5'11", so that rules out like 60 percent of US men. But it's a preference, not an absolute. I've had lots of fun with men of various heights. I had a great time with a 5'7" Venezuelan guy in PV. Obviously, if someone is significantly shorter or taller than me, it can limit what we do in certain positions. But a skilled lover and good communication can make nearly any height differential work. 
My ideal height is 6'2"-6'5". We recently spent a lovely time with a guy who was 6'5." Bottoming for him was so easy and natural because he could easily kiss me, talk to me, and so on. 

I just came back from a week in Boracay (perhaps the most famous of the Philippine beaches).  I swear to gawd I’d pay $1,000 to be with one of the guys at reception.  He was so handsome that every time I saw him at the front desk, it made my day.  But I would insist on 2 hours for my $1G.  Hey, it’s the 3rd World!

I feel like I'm drawn to these expensive types: 18-21 y/o twinks/twunks, gay-for-pay twunks, and hotties with clout. The sad truth is that most of them don't make good providers. I don't mind a bad attitude. However, it begs the question: Does someone really want to pay $600+ to put up with it?

Timothee Chalamet

$200 is a bargain for any market. It could be a scam but I think that providers approach the hobby with a range of expectations and motivations. While there are prevalent assumptions about the relationship between cost and product, there are many exceptions. I have met a few providers that have minimal expectations for remuneration (more typical of the real world) and they seem to prioritize chemistry and having a good time over profit. I look at each encounter on its own merits and don’t have a lower limit. 

Reading all this makes me so glad I have a passport.

So far, I have only swallowed from 1 person and 1 person only.  Needless to say, he’s my absolute favorite.  It’s fair to say he has cast a spell on me.  In my mind, the act itself completes my imagination of a real BFE.  I still vividly remember how he reacted — a combination of surprise, exhilaration, and ecstasy — when I refused to let go even after he warned me he was about to cum.  I guzzled every last drop of it.  He even playfully complained that he couldn’t taste any leftovers when he French kissed me afterwards.
To me, it is important as a psychological reward for the right person that I have an emotional attachment to.  Otherwise, I don’t care for it.

Tell them upfront and offer them a higher rate. Also have mouth wash ready

INflation? Would a gay or bi escort at most have much outgoings? Any children? possibly but less likely than a straight man. A home, food, clothing, savings, mortgage, pension, entertainment? Yes, but then if they earn c. 100k a year (not infeasible for a competent escort in a big city), they're less likely to get caught by inflation.

It's a spot exchange market in the U.S., an old-fashioned one due to illegality. One that's been around before we even had formal "free markets."

"Providers" is an umbrella term for escorts, masseurs, cam boys, etc. It's wild that you find it triggering. 
Also, what's wrong with sissies? You suck dick, eat ass, have anal sex, and you're somehow better than a "sissy?" Girl, please... 

Total inflation since COVID is nearly 25 percent. And that was before gas increased 40%. That's the truth. The middle class is being liquidated. 

The griping on this forum over basic supply and demand economics never ceases to amaze me. No one owes you sex for a price only you think is fair. That's up to the person selling their body to decide. Take it or leave it and move on. It's not greed to set a price one can command on the market. Anything less is charity, which is one thing this business isn't.

I have taken to having an escort do 3 days for 1500.  I am usually having an encounter upon arrival, later that evening and before bed.  The next day morning, afternoon and night and then morning and perhaps before leaving.  I have an active libido, so I am not struggling to do this.  That makes 7 encounters for 1500 or just about 200 per encounter.  Now I usually take them out to dinner and lunch and make breakfast at home and sometimes I pay for a day pass to the gym for them when I have a training session.  So I get three full days of company and a lot of sex, for a man of my age.  They get a guarantee of money, no hotel fee and use of my pool and several meals and a day at the gym.  In truth, I enjoy the not fucking part as much if not more than the sex though I thoroughly enjoy the sex.  A three day, usually midweek encounter once or twice a month keeps me satisfied enough that I am not usually looking to hire otherwise and if the urge hits, I hit up the apps for a NSA encounter.  
Now the finances of this or the personal situation I have may not work for everyone, but it works for me.  In addition, every once and again, the escort and I will go out and manage to pick up a third guy that is hot enough for the escort to do for free and for me to have included in the threeway.   
Think out of the box rather than moan about expenses that are only getting higher for  we hobbyists.  

A provider should go into every booking assuming the client isn’t someone they’d normally hook up with for free. That’s the reality of the job. If seeing a photo is necessary to mentally prepare for the encounter, it’s probably not going to work. Attraction is a bonus; professionalism is the skill.

PS: I know many people with household incomes (myself included) who earn more than $125k and are horrified by inflation, and are decreasing their spending - and saving more. 

We're headed for a Great Depression. As soon as the music stops and OpenAI doesn't have a chair to sit on, the market will correct strongly - certainly worse than the dotcom bust. The leadership responsible for tracking unemployment was fired last year, so the data cannot be trusted. And the market is buoyed by 5 AI companies passing money back and forth, rather than by actual investment in housing, job creation, public works, or innovation. I'm oddly looking forward to this falling to shit. Maybe it will wake some people up. 

How does one get on your payroll?

Last week in NYC I hired several well-reviewed escorts and masseurs and paid: 
$525 90 minute ($350/hr) escort, outcall
$400 escort, hosted
$350 escort, outcall
$300 massage & escort, hosted
$200 massage & escort, hosted (regular rate is $300, but he had unexpected errands and had to reschedule on me so gave me a discount at the end when it was time to pay him)
$270 90 minute massage & escort, hosted
$240 90 minute massage, hosted
$135 massage, outcall
Plus there was one other escort, at $300 outcall, that I had to cancel on, but who I look forward to seeing on future NYC trips.

A significant number of twinks are attracted to older men, and these relationships are often characterized by mutual attraction and reciprocal benefit.  As long as they are of age - I don't think you should be worried or concerned at all.  Go for what you enjoy!  

In Chicago that's exactly what I did. Some new young Latino said 400. I said, sorry, my limits are 300/500 for 1/2 hours. He immediately accepted my 2 hour rate. Great performance and he wants more hires.
The more I'm here, the more glad I am I don't live in NYC. Kids here hear about those prices and think they can get them here. Cute.