ABSTRACT
As we saw, in considering the definition of a prostitute, the general idea appears to be that prostitution is exclusively a female profession. In reality, it is no such thing. There are male prostitutes in all large cities, and, although, owing to the different way in which they are regarded by society and by the law, they pursue their profession much more surreptitiously than do female prostitutes, those who are in search of the services of male prostitutes usually know where to look for them and are quick to recognise them. Actually male prostitution is as old as female prostitution; indeed, the two branches of the profession have been coexistent in some form or other from the beginning of civilisation.
