Nevada Brothel Association

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Nevada brothels reopen after long hiatus, sex workers look forward to return to work

(Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez | Nevada Independent) – Clients will once again be able to solicit the company of legal sex workers at Nevada’s brothels as owners open the doors to their establishments this weekend after being shuttered for more than a year — longer than virtually all other businesses — because of the pandemic. …

Chicken Ranch Madam Trudy Kevoian said the brothel’s sex workers have all received COVID-19 vaccines and have more than 60 appointments lined up for the month of May, which she sees as a good indication of success. …

Kevoian added that the brothel staff will check sex worker and patron temperatures daily and will require masks be work in the public spaces of the building, leaving the choice of whether masks are worn in the private rooms up to the preferences of individual sex workers. Additionally, patrons will fill out a survey with questions regarding how they’re feeling and recent travels.

“Our first and foremost objective is making sure everybody’s comfortable about coming back and they feel safe there,” Kevoian said.

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Nevada sex workers adjust to COVID safety measures, offer deals as brothels set to reopen

(Terell Wilkins | Reno Gazette Journal) – Brothels across Nevada will reopen for business this Saturday, the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered them more than a year ago.

Legal sex workers returning to the workplace are adjusting to new COVID-19 safety measures, such as masks and temperature checks. Hoping to encourage clients to return, some sex workers are also offering deals on their services.

Kiki Lover, who said she prefers to go by her stage name due to privacy concerns, is a legal sex worker at the Sagebrush Ranch east of Carson City. She is offering a discount to clients who visit her the first week that brothels are open again.

In this 2020 photo, Nevada sex worker Alice Little stands outside the closed Bunny Ranch brothel.
“I want to get people to visit so there will be a discount for my services for the first week,” she said. “I’m so excited to get back to work and want people to be excited about returning too.”

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Lyon County Brothels to Reopen on Saturday

 (Mound House, NV) – More than a year after closing because of a series of emergency orders issued by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, Lyon County’s legal brothels will reopen for business.

“It’s official,” wrote Madame Suzette, owner of four legal brothels in Lyon County.  “After 14 months the Moonlite Bunny Ranch and the Sagebrush Ranch will be opening their doors Saturday, May 1st.”

Cole said reopening plans for the other two legal brothels, the Kit Kat Ranch and Love Ranch, have not yet been finalized.

Beginning May 1, Nevada’s counties will regain regulatory control over business openings.  At a special meeting on April 14, Lyon County voted in favor of a reopening plan that has been approved by the state COVID task force.

“The Board of Commissioners approved the plan that removes limitations to large, indoor or outdoor gatherings, opened businesses up to 100 percent occupancy and authorizes that brothels can open May 1, 2021,” said County Manager Jeff Page.

While the governor’s mask mandate will remain in place, Kiki Lover, a legal sex worker at the Sagebrush Ranch, doesn’t foresee any problem with compliance.

“Just let us reopen,” Lover said.  “We can definitely do our jobs with a mask on. It’s not that hard.”

The Lyon County brothels have prepared safety and health protocols related to COVID-19 that meet or exceed all CDC and state guidelines.  You can read them here.

Cole noted that over 500 employees and independent contractors have been sidelined for over a year as a result of the governor’s March 2020 shutdown order, many of whom have been unable to access unemployment and other relief benefits due to ongoing stigma about the industry.

“This has been a long, painful and, frankly, unfair wait for our industry,” Cole concluded.  “But all of us are excited to finally be able to jump back in the saddle.  Love is in the air.”

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