{"id":804,"date":"2019-09-18T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T21:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nevadabrothelassociation.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2019-09-24T19:34:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T19:34:28","slug":"good-bad-and-ugly-of-nye-county-brothel-law-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nevadabrothelassociation.com\/good-bad-and-ugly-of-nye-county-brothel-law-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Good, Bad and Ugly of Nye County Brothel Law Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Chuck Muth)<\/em> \u2013 The Nye County Commission has drafted a series of updates and changes to its county code as it relates to the operation of legal brothels (Chapter 9.20 Prostitution).\u00a0 Here\u2019s some of the good, bad and ugly\u2026<\/p>\n

THE GOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Commission proposes changing a pair of terms used in the code which will make the language both more accurate and less stigmatizing.<\/p>\n

The term \u201chouse of prostitution\u201d is being changed to \u201cbrothel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along the same line, commercial sex workers in legal brothels will no longer be referred to in the ordinance as \u201cprostitutes,\u201d but \u201ccourtesans.\u201d\u00a0 An important distinction, especially since intellectually dishonest prohibitionists regularly try to fool the public by conflating legal commercial sex work with the illegal variety.<\/p>\n

The fact is, whether you like it or not, commercial sex work in licensed brothels is LEGAL.\u00a0 And the women who work there are professionals in a legal business.\u00a0 They deserve to be treated with the appropriate respect.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the proposed new definition of \u201cProstitution\u201d is still problematic\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cEngaging in any act, for a fee, with the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either person.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Vague.\u00a0 I can see the Jason Guinasso\u2019s<\/a> of the world twisting that language to include, for example, women who dance in gentlemen\u2019s clubs even if no actual sex act takes place.<\/p>\n

THE BAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

No changes are being proposed to the advertising prohibition ordinance.\u00a0 The following language remains\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cNo signs may be placed anywhere in the County advertising the brothel or associated businesses on the same property.\u00a0 No print advertising is allowed anywhere in the County\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, to be fair, such advertising prohibitions are enshrined in state law (NRS 201.430), so the county is only complying with state-dictated restrictions.\u00a0 But two wrongs don\u2019t make a right.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s simply wrong for state law or county ordinance to restrict the advertising of legal businesses.<\/p>\n

Gentlemen\u2019s clubs are allowed to advertise on billboards.\u00a0 Ditto licensed marijuana businesses.\u00a0 And liquor stores.\u00a0 And gambling houses.\u00a0 Often using images of scantily-clad women in sexy poses with explicitly suggestive wording.<\/p>\n

For example, consider the wording on this Las Vegas billboard on U.S. 95 near Henderson\u2026<\/p>\n

The World Famous
\nLittle Darlings
\nTotally Nude
\nLas Vegas
\n18+<\/p>\n

1000\u2019s of Beautiful Girls,
\n3 Ugly Ones,
\nAnd Lots Of\u2026(picture of a cat)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Gee, I wonder what that\u2019s supposed to mean?<\/p>\n

How is this considered appropriate and acceptable for a major highway billboard, but a tastefully-produced billboard advertising a legal brothel isn\u2019t?<\/p>\n

Or walk down the Strip in Las Vegas on any given evening and look at the print advertising being handed out by \u201cflippers\u201d promoting \u201cGirls to Your Room.\u201d\u00a0 Ditto those extremely provocative \u201cGirls to Your Room\u201d mobile billboards driving up and down the Strip.<\/p>\n

Trust me.\u00a0 Those ladies aren\u2019t going to rooms for Bible study!<\/p>\n

I hope the soon-to-be convened Brothel Study Committee established by the 2019 Nevada Legislature takes a long, hard look at this issue.\u00a0 If the business is legal, it should be allowed to legally advertise.<\/p>\n

THE UGLY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perhaps the biggest complaint that sparked the establishment of the Legislature\u2019s Brothel Study Committee is the issue of \u201clockdowns.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLockdowns\u201d are rules established confining courtesans to brothel property for long periods of time.<\/p>\n

Under the existing Nye County ordinance, a courtesan who leaves the property \u201cin excess of twenty-four (24) hours\u201d must be re-tested for sexually transmitted diseases before being allowed to work again.<\/p>\n

This is, at best, arbitrary.\u00a0 A sex act \u2013 or, for that matter, multiple sex acts \u2013 can easily be completed in less than 24 hours.\u00a0 So, if the interest is in protecting the public health, why 24 hours before re-testing instead of, say, 24 minutes?<\/p>\n

Which still is all it would take to hop in your car and drive to some remote desert location for a \u201cquickie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the existing 24-hour language is being scrapped.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the proposed new language isn\u2019t any better\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cCourtesans are allowed to leave the Brothel Premises for six (6) hours per ten (10) day medical clearance period during the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.\u00a0 A Courtesan with a verified medical appointment may leave the brothel premises for up to twelve (12) hours during the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.\u00a0 Any Courtesan who leaves the Brothel Premises in excess of these hours per ten (10) day medical clearance shall be subject to all the medical testing requirements set forth in this chapter and any other applicable State laws and regulations prior to engaging in any act of prostitution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAllowed to leave\u201d?\u00a0 For no more than six hours per 10-day period?\u00a0 And only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.?\u00a0 In America?<\/p>\n

Now, to be clear, an important distinction needs to be made here.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not talking about the private rules of a private business as established between the private business and a Courtesan working under an agreement as an independent contractor.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019re talking about here is the GOVERNMENT locking down and restraining the freedom of adult women working in a legal business to come and go as they please even when not working.<\/p>\n

Again, you CANNOT make the argument that this \u201clockdown\u201d rule is to protect the public health since it is perfectly possible to pick up an STD while away from the Brothel Premises for less than six hours.<\/p>\n

Add to that the fact that if a Courtesan did leave the Brothel Premises for whatever period of time and DID pick up a sexually transmitted disease, subsequent brothel clients are still protected thanks to legally-enforced mandatory condom use at all brothels.<\/p>\n

And consider this\u2026<\/p>\n

WebMD reports that some 20 million cases of STD\u2019s are reported every year \u2013 with HALF of them coming from young people between the ages of 15-24.\u00a0 So if public health is really the concern, why not similarly \u201clock down\u201d teenagers?<\/p>\n

You see how absurd this is?<\/p>\n

It should also be pointed out that no such \u201clockdown\u201d policies have existed at any of the legal brothels in Lyon County for over 20 years; nor are any such policies proscribed by Lyon County ordinance.<\/p>\n

The Courtesans there come and go as they please.\u00a0 Many leave daily to attend school at colleges and universities.\u00a0 Others take days off.\u00a0 Some even go home every night so they can fix their kids breakfast and send them off to school in the morning.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s never been even a hint of a public health danger in all that time.<\/p>\n

Again, what a private employer and an independent contractor agree to in a private contractual relationship is one thing.\u00a0 That\u2019s between two free and consenting adults.<\/p>\n

But to inscribe such \u201callowed to leave\u201d rules in a government ordinance is just plain wrong.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s lots more in the proposed ordinance update; good, bad and ugly.\u00a0 But let\u2019s wrap up with this\u2026<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to read and review the entire proposed ordinance, click here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A final bill is expected to be introduced at the county commission meeting on October 15, 2019.<\/p>\n

And a final vote on the final version is expected to be held at the county commission meeting on November 19, 2019.<\/p>\n

The public may comment on this proposal at any of the commission meetings in person.<\/p>\n

Or if you\u2019d like to submit your comments online, providing they are submitted by 5:00 p.m. PACIFIC on September 27, 2019…<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please keep your comments respectful, on point and without the use of profanity.<\/p>\n

Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, a limited-government grassroots advocacy organization, and adviser to the Nevada Brothel Association.\u00a0 His views are his own.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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