In the News

(Amy Alonzo | Mason Valley News) – Coronavirus did what a federal lawsuit could not  it has shuttered Nevada’s brothels.One day after announcing they would not close, the Nevada Brothel Association announced on Thursday “a number of Nevada’s legal brothels have reassessed and are closing their doors” for 30 days

(Kelly Gilblom | Bloomberg) – The coronavirus may have stopped most of American life, but one pastime promises to persist. Nevada’s legal brothels say they are there for it. The largest houses say they are still open, though they are taking precautions. For example, Chicken Ranch, in Pahrump said it will

(James DeHaven | Reno Gazette-Journal) – Nevada’s oldest brothel has released a new mini-documentary touting the benefits of legalized sex work, landing the latest blow in a years-long battle between sex workers and anti-prostitution activists. The slickly produced 8-minute short film — commissioned by the Mustang Ranch and debuted at the

(Amy Alonzo | Reno Gazette-Journal) – Lyon County sex worker Alice Little was the highest paid courtesan within in the state for 2019 and was named “Companion of the Year” for the third consecutive year. Little, 29, works at the Moontlite Bunny Ranch in Mound House. The title of “Companion

(Robin Hebrock | Pahrump Valley Times) – When the initial draft of the most recent changes to Nye County Code Title 9 was proposed late last year, the inclusion of an expanded “lock-down” rule for the courtesans elicited instant indignation among those who work in and support the brothel industry.

(Ken Ritter | Associated Press) – A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit that invoked sex trafficking laws in a bid to close the nation’s only legal brothels. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno said in her Tuesday ruling that she empathized with three women who claim they

Jim chats with a group of women who work at a Nevada brothel to dispel some alarming misconceptions that conflate consensual sex work with human trafficking.

Alice Little loves being a “luxury companion” and escort at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a legal, licensed brothel in Lyon County. The vivacious 29-year-old is passionate about sex work and sees the benefit it has on human intimacy — a basic need she feels often goes unmet. She resents any

(Robin Hebrock | Pahrump Valley Times) – Nye County is currently considering making several changes to Nye County Code Title 9, which regulates the brothel industry and one of the proposed changes, a six-hour leave rule, sparked outrage from many, particularly courtesans and advocates of the industry. However, Nye County

(Miranda Willson | Las Vegas Sun) – Nye County will not tighten the hours when legal prostitutes are permitted to leave licensed brothels, according to the latest draft of a proposed amended ordinance on the county’s prostitution rules. An earlier version of the draft ordinance would have prohibited legal prostitutes