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Legislation that would have banned legal prostitution in Nevada did not pass in this latest session. At the Mustang Ranch in Storey County, that was cause for celebration.

(Chris Buckley | KTVN.com) – Legislation that would have banned legal prostitution in Nevada did not pass in this latest session. At the Mustang Ranch in Storey County, that was cause for celebration.

“We all cheered for a couple of weeks, we all celebrated immensely,” said Madam Tara Adkins. “It was terrifying for all of our ladies and our staff who have been with us for years; it was very scary for everybody.”

Dennae, who as been a Courtesan there for three years and in the industry for more than a decade, says the Mustang Ranch is the best place she’s ever worked.

“I should have come here years ago,” she said. “I would be heartbroken if it closed; it’s so much more than just sex here, we’re caregivers. We touch so many lives and I love this job.”

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(Jane Wollman Rusoff | ThinkAdvisor) – Lady of the evening Alice Little is bringing new value to the world’s oldest profession. It’s all part of the 20-something’s ambitious “Million-Dollar Sex Work Business Plan.”

So far, the legal sex worker is making out ahead: With $1.2 million in bookings last year, she is the top earner at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, Nevada’s best known legal brothel. In an interview with ThinkAdvisor, the conscientious courtesan reveals the secrets to her success.

Little — not her real name — has been a staffer at the Ranch for only three years; but she already operates her business as an LLC, enjoys a growing investment portfolio and employs assistants to handle a range of non-client admin.

In the interview, she talks about her earnings and expenses, as well as her investments and retirement planning, about which more than one advisor counsels her.

Little created her business plan with the goal of booking $1 million in a year’s time. To help attain that, she got busy marketing herself on social media, began blogging and launched a “Coffee with Alice Little” podcast.

Further, she expanded her services to couples and straight single women, all of whom receive her candid brand of sex education and communication techniques to help achieve satisfaction in bed and, she says, beyond.

At the Ranch, Little — true to her fictitious name, she’s four feet, eight inches tall and weighs 80 pounds — is in charge of weekly sales and business training workshops to impart her financial knowledge and sex-work price-negotiation strategies to her colleagues.

But the diminutive redhead has a broader goal: To lead a movement that will bring legal sex work to every U.S. state; right now, prostitution is legal only in Nevada.

As for her investment portfolio, Little favors real estate for retirement planning and already owns some small properties. At this point, she is not invested in stocks or bonds.

Prior to hooking up with the Ranch, the Dublin native who came to the U.S. at age 5 and grew up in New York City and on Long Island, traveled the country lecturing about sex at conventions. Before that, she was a jockey at Belmont race track and an emergency medical technician (EMT). On a whim, she tried legal sex work at the Bunny Ranch. Bingo.

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(Jame DeHaven | Reno Gazette-Journal) – A bill to add teeth to Nevada’s public records law remains alive, despite a fresh round of opposition from brothel owners who feel it would open up sex workers to harassment.

Senate Bill 287, proposed by state Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, would discourage government officials from slow-walking public records requests by requiring them to provide a date when they will make records available.

The measure would also bar agencies from charging record-seekers for overhead and labor costs associated with fulfilling such requests. It goes on to eliminate the possibility of adding extra fees when a request requires “extraordinary” resources.

Longtime labor lobbyist Danny Thompson — speaking of behalf of Storey County developer and brothel owner Lance Gilman — on Monday told lawmakers they ought to add an amendment to exempt sex worker applications from the state public records law, or else not pass the bill at all.

Brothel workers, exotic dancers and other independent contractors have long been required to carry work cards in Nevada.

The cards are subject to public records requests that Thompson said put sex workers’ at risk.

“This issue isn’t as black and white as it seems,” he told members of the Assembly Committee on Government Affairs. “Not all of these requests are for good purposes. I would urge you to consider your vote carefully.”

The committee took no immediate action on the measure, which needs two more votes to survive a midnight deadline.

Thompson’s opposition only added to a torrent of complaints from local governments. Most remain just as concerned with SB 287 as they were during a marathon introductory hearing in April.

Notably, the City of Reno — which fiercely opposed the bill a few months ago — appears to have dropped its opposition to the measure. It was the only large city in the state to do so.

(Ray Gootz | Salon) –  [EXCERPT]: Last October I bought a plane ticket to Las Vegas. I brought my friend along to do the seven-hour drive to the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, and I lost my virginity. . . .

The trip didn’t go off without some hiccups. We stayed in Vegas on Monday and took in the town, then woke up early, ready for the long drive from Vegas to Carson City. While we were on our way, the news broke that Ron Jeremy had found the body of Dennis Hof.

I lost my virginity at the Bunny Ranch the day the owner died.

Suffice to say the mood was weird and somber by night when we arrived. Purple candles were lit in his memory. My friend sat at the bar with a book about Vietnam and girls kept breaking down and crying in front of him. But the woman I chose assured me that Mr. Hof would have wanted the show to go on. . . .

Here’s the thing: It wasn’t some life-altering event. All my life people had held sex over my head like it was the master sword in Zelda. It was fine. It was fun. . . .

So here’s my advice: Sex is not a big deal. Stop waiting. Have it. Experience it. Enjoy it. It’s not something you need to stay away from. It’s normal. Nowadays I look back and I understand that staying away from sex all those years was like banning myself from the grocery store. It’s not the end of the world to have sex with someone you have no connection with.

Also, we need to stop the stigma against sex workers. I had a great time at the ranch. It did wonders for me mentally. I used to think I’d be ashamed if I lost it to a prostitute. Not at all. I was given a great experience and was handled with real care.

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(Aoife Bannon | Irish Sun) – Alice Little, 27 — who is just 4ft 8in — began working at the famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Carson City, Nevada, three years ago.

With sessions starting from $2,000, Alice revealed how she works up to 80 hours a week — including her work as a sex educator, sex toy reviewer and sex writer.

And Alice — who was just five when her family left Dublin for the US — says she loves that her work allows her to form personal connections with clients, who are often surprised by her normal upbringing.

She said: “Everyone has their preconceived notions of what a sex worker looks, sounds and acts like.

“But I don’t fit any of those stereotypes. I’m a petite Irish lady standing just 4 feet, 8 inches tall.

“I’m well-educated and well-spoken. I’m not the victim of tragic circumstance. I had options and I chose to be a legal sex worker. Yes, on purpose!”

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(Las Vegas Weekly – EXCERPT) – Originally hailing from California, (Violet Vause and Kayden Blake) have been married for two years and together for eight. They just bought their first home in Las Vegas, where they spend half their time.  The other half is spent at Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, where they both work as prostitutes. . . .

Hundreds work in the Silver State’s brothels, which are permitted in counties with fewer than 700,000 residents. Nevada is the only state in which the practice remains legal in some form, but prostitution here has long faced its share of critics.

Although threats to the industry were heightened during this Nevada legislative session, legal brothels appear to have emerged relatively unscathed as the session draws to a close. A Senate bill that would have outlawed all brothels died in April.

The state is still grappling with a lawsuit filed by a former prostitute alleging that Nevada’s legal brothels facilitate and sanction sex trafficking, but the initial buzz around that suit has quieted down—at least for now.

In the midst of these controversies as well as the perpetual stigma associated with sex work, Kayden and Violet sat down with Las Vegas Weekly to share their personal experiences working at Sheri’s, their take on the politics of prostitution in Nevada and the unique details of their relationship.

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