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They just bought their first home in Las Vegas, where they spend half their time.\u00a0 The other half is spent at Sheri\u2019s Ranch, a legal brothel in Pahrump, where they both work as prostitutes. . . .<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds work in the Silver State\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The state is still grappling with a lawsuit filed by a former prostitute alleging that Nevada\u2019s legal brothels facilitate and sanction sex trafficking, but the initial buzz around that suit has quieted down\u2014at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of these controversies as well as the perpetual stigma associated with sex work, Kayden and Violet sat down with\u00a0<em>Las Vegas Weekly<\/em>\u00a0to share their personal experiences working at Sheri\u2019s, their take on the politics of prostitution in Nevada and the unique details of their relationship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lasvegassun.com\/news\/2019\/may\/16\/married-same-sex-couple-shares-how-brothels-change\/\"><em><strong>Click here to read full article<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Las Vegas Weekly &#8211; EXCERPT) &#8211; Originally hailing from California, (Violet Vause and Kayden Blake) have been married for two years and together for eight. 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