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Rent Boys paints a vivid picture of the men who service men in an urban Western context. Using interviews with forty young male sex workers, Michel Dorais analyses their differences in terms of self-esteem, control over their lives, relations to their clients, and risk of HIV infection. He insightfully and usefully breaks down male sex workers into four different types: outcasts whose drug addiction and prostitution go hand-in-hand; part-timers for whom prostitution is an occasional means to make money; insiders for whom the world of prostitution has become a ""family""; and liberationists whose prostitution helps them actualize themselves. Dorais analyses the risks these young men are subject to and presents useful suggestions for professionals wanting to help them. The original 2003 French version was praised for its depth of understanding and this English translation has been expanded to include a consideration of child prostitution, the involvement of organized crime, and the legalization of prostitution and references to the current international literature and additional contextualization for American, British, and Australian readers.

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As in his previous books on sexual abuse and on the suicide risk of male adolescents stigmatized as gay, Dorais combines rigorous research with an understanding portrait of those to whom he gives voice. This solidly documented and insightful work is a must read. Charles Adam, Tel Quels Dorais' deep understanding of the differences among the men makes it possible to know how to effectively intervene and his portrayal of their world reveals the forces at work to maintain it. Dr Richard Montoro, Co-director, McGill University Sexual Identity Centre

""As in his previous books on sexual abuse and on the suicide risk of male adolescents stigmatized as gay, Dorais combines rigorous research with an understanding portrait of those to whom he gives voice. This solidly documented and insightful work is a must read."" Charles Adam, Tel Quels ""Dorais' deep understanding of the differences among the men makes it possible to know how to effectively intervene and his portrayal of their world reveals the forces at work to maintain it."" Dr Richard Montoro, Co-director, McGill University Sexual Identity Centre

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Michel Dorais is professor of social work at the Université Laval. He spent many years as a clinical social worker and is the author of Don't Tell: The Sexual Abuse of Boys, Dead Boys Can't Dance: Sexual Orientation, Masculinity, and Suicide, and numerous

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