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(Gustavo Turner | XBIZ)<\/em> – A Nevada County Commission which has jurisdiction over the legal brothels nearest to Las Vegas has drafted proposed changes to the county code, which include officially discarding the stigmatizing term \u201cprostitutes\u201d in ordinances in favor of \u201ccourtesans\u201d and reclassifying \u201chouses of prostitution\u201d as \u201cbrothels.\u201d<\/p>\n

The legal Nye County brothels are located between Las Vegas and the California state line in the towns of Amargosa Valley, Crystal and Pahrump.<\/p>\n

The proposal\u2019s new language redefines \u201cprostitution\u201d as \u201cengaging in any act, for a fee, with the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either person,\u201d which Chuck Muth, an adviser to the Nevada Brothel Association (NBA)\u00a0criticized<\/a>\u00a0as \u201cvague\u201d and likely to be misused by anti-sex work advocates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can see the Jason Guinasso\u2019s 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,\u201d Muth wrote. Guinasso is a Christian pastor and alpaca rancher from Reno who has made a local political career stigmatizing all sex workers and conflating legal sex work with human trafficking.<\/p>\n

The NBA adviser also pointed out that there are no proposed changes to the prohibition to advertise brothels by \u201csigns\u201d or \u201cprint advertising,\u201d in compliance with Nevada state law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the soon-to-be convened Brothel Study Committee established by the 2019 Nevada Legislature takes a long, hard look at this issue,\u201d Muth added. \u201cIf the business is legal, it should be allowed to legally advertise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cLockdowns\u201d Controversy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The proposed changes also affect the controversial issue of \u201clockdowns,\u201d rules supposedly enforced for public health reasons that confine courtesans to brothel property for set periods of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the existing Nye County ordinance,\u201d Muth explained, \u201ca courtesan who leaves the property \u2018in excess of twenty-four (24) hours\u2019 must be re-tested for sexually transmitted diseases before being allowed to work again.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is popularly known among sex workers as \u201cthe 24-hour rule.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposed language replaces \u201cthe 24-hour rule\u201d with a contrived, thoroughly impractical version of \u201clockdowns\u201d:<\/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. 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. 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<\/p>\n

Muth and other sex workers advocates are indignant at the new language. “‘Allowed to leave’? For no more than six hours per 10-day period? And only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.? In America?\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this ordinance passes I will never work in a Nye County brothel again.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

XBIZ spoke with Nevada-based adult performer Charlotte Sartre, who has worked at Nye County brothels.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was reading about it this morning,\u201d Sartre told XBIZ. \u201cIt\u2019s so stupid. Most brothels in Nye County already have a lockdown rule. Alien Cathouse adheres to the 24-hour rule.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for fuck\u2019s sake,\u201d she added. \u201cOnly leaving between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.? And only six hours in a ten-day period? It\u2019s nuts!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this ordinance passes I will never work in a Nye County brothel again. That\u2019s how stupid it is,\u201d Sartre concluded.<\/p>\n

A final version of the bill is expected to be introduced at the county commission meeting on October 15, and a vote is expected at the November 19 meeting.<\/p>\n

To read the proposed changes, \u201cA Bill proposing to amend Nye County Code Title 9, Public Peace, Morals and Welfare, relating to Chapter 9.20, Prostitution; providing for the severability, constitutionality and effective date thereof, and other matters properly relating thereto,\u201d\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Gustavo Turner | XBIZ) – A Nevada County Commission which has jurisdiction over the legal brothels nearest to Las Vegas has drafted proposed changes to the county code, which include officially discarding the stigmatizing term \u201cprostitutes\u201d in ordinances in favor of \u201ccourtesans\u201d and reclassifying \u201chouses of prostitution\u201d as \u201cbrothels.\u201d The legal Nye County brothels are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nProposed Nevada Bill Redefines 'Prostitutes' as 'Courtesans,' Creates Odd Curfew - Nevada Brothel Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nevadabrothelassociation.com\/proposed-nevada-bill-redefines-prostitutes-as-courtesans-creates-odd-curfew\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Proposed Nevada Bill Redefines 'Prostitutes' as 'Courtesans,' Creates Odd Curfew - 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