Ghana: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Gay for Pay
Gay for pay
by Mark S. Luckie
The female prostitutes stood outside of the "VIP" door of Chester's nightclub in Accra with their arms folded. The aqua blue light coming from inside revealed the agitated look on their faces.
David, an immigrant from Liberia, knew VIP was code for "gay only" and sauntered into the club, much to the chagrin of the high-heeled women outside. Dressed in a close-fitting leopard shirt and jeans and doused in a scent reminiscent of fresh-baked cookies, he danced wildly to a midtempo R&B song.
Within minutes, David made eye contact with most of the men in the club and decided who his next customer would be.
Ghanaians are known for their enterprising spirit and using their resources to sustain themselves financially. For some men that means selling the only resource they have&their bodies.
At clubs like Chester's and places like Labadi
Beach, male prostitutes discreetly offer their services to willing gay customers. They perform various sexual services for a price though they may not be gay themselves.
Most charge about 200,000 cedi or roughly 20 bucks for oral sex and more for anal or unprotected sex.
"They can be very romantic and passionate and a lot of fun. But this is a job for them. A job that some are very good at, and others are not so much into anything except the paycheck," said Steve, a frequent visitor who brings much
medical supplies to the area.
David, whose mother had long since passed and whose father died two months ago, uses the money he makes to support himself and his education.
"Since my father died I had to get away," he said. "I came to Ghana to get a fresh start and to find real friends."
Most Ghanaians are unaware that gay prostitution exists in the country, according to several gay community leaders. Homosexuality is considered "un-African" or a "White man's practice" that was brought to Ghana by white men or by Ghanaians who lived outside the country and introduced it to Ghana upon their return.
Most gay men and women adamantly refute that theory.
"Many of my gay friends I have chatted to discovered they had feelings for other men long before they ever set eyes on a white man or read about it," said K. Mensah, a Ghanaian columnist who uses a nom de plume to hide his identity.
"If there is anything that could be attributed to the influence of the white man, then it is the fact that gays and lesbians don't want to stay in their closet," Mensah said. "This time they want to come public and be recognized as legitimate members of the society."
The majority of male partners and customers of Ghanaian gay men are either Ghanaian or black, according to a study of gay men in Ghana authored by researcher Dela Attipoe. Foreigners make up about 37 percent of cases, the majority of whom are white.
The study was commissioned by the West Africa Project to Combat AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2004 to determine better ways of curbing sexually transmitted diseases among gay men in around Ghana.
"(Male homosexuality) can therefore not be said to be alien to Ghana and perpetrated by foreigners or Caucasians on Ghanaians," Attipoe wrote.
The sight of elderly white tourists walking the streets of Ghana with young black men in tow, however, helps foster the misconceptions.
Paunchy and sunburned white men frequent tourist spots like Labadi Beach and Coco Beach to admire the muscular black men who play soccer on the shore. Some enterprising young men who see lustful visitors as a way to make quick money often approach these men with invitations for sex, sometimes pushing aside their own heterosexuality.
A lifeguard at Labadi Beach, who one minute rescued swimmers from the water's deadly undertow, could be seen the next minute acting as a sort of prostitute waiter, taking orders from white male customers on the beach.
"That's their beach," said local salon owner Joyce Antwi, who often sees prostitutes soliciting customers around her shop.
Ghanaian prostitutes are proud, even as they hide out in corners and in streets, Antwi said. However the majority of sex workers are immigrants from Nigeria, most from the war and crime ridden areas of that country. They usually come with no money and no family to look down on them & drawn by Ghana's good reputation, she said.
Some savvy sex workers have turned to Internet sites like Mygaydar or Faceparty to discreetly advertise their services. Their online profiles differ slightly from those users who are looking for genuine companionship and are distinguishable by their glamorous photos of American porn stars and requests or hints for money and gifts.
"While there are a lot of players, scammers and crooks on Mygaydar and other such sites, I have been of the opinion that these guys are easy to spot," Steve said.
About half of Ghanaian men who have been in homosexual relationships have gay sex "for economic reasons," even though only about one percent regarded themselves as commercial sex workers, according to Attipoe's study.
Caucasians and foreigners from developed countries are the priority customers for men who have sex purely for economic reasons because of the belief they will pay more, and may be the key to "greener pastures," the study said.
Insight into Ghana's gay sex workers also can be gleaned from Weblogs and other Internet sites, where people describe their encounters.An anonymous poster on the online forum Afriboyz boasted corresponding with more than 40 Ghanaian penpals, the majority of who he later discovered were not really gay.
Almost all the men wrote sexually explicit letters, and about half included photos of themselves. After a few letters, the men whom he contacted eventually asked for financial assistance.
"I always write back and say that all I could offer may be some small money to help them with postage," the poster wrote. "Most of them do not reply."
"All the guys say in the first letter already that they love you," wrote another online poster. "In the second or third letter, they asked me for money, which makes me very angry, because I am not a bank. I am not rich and money has nothing to do with friendship! So I stopped the contacts."
Often these messages of love and solicitation originate from one of the many internet cafes in Ghana. In Achimota, an impoverished suburb of Accra, several men gather around computers to chat with or e-mail potential lovers.
Most are only seeking financial support, but some meet with tourists&or local Ghanaians&solely to rob them for their possessions.
Muggers and thieves prey on gay men because they know the police won't do anything about it, and most victims are too ashamed to report it, said Abraham, a gay university student whose name is changed to protect his identity.
Handsome conmen who are familiar with the law that makes homosexuality illegal in Ghana also demand money not to turn in unsuspecting suitors.
"Most people sleep with the wrong person," said Prince MacDonald, whose friend was recently arrested for having sex with a man. "They are blackmailed and told pay me or go to the police."
Engaging in homosexual activity is punishable by a minimum of two years in jail, as well as public ridicule and ostracism.
"Being gay here means being responsible," Abraham said. "You need to have money to defend yourself if something arises."
David managed to avoid arrest or harassment his first few weeks in Accra. The money he makes is enough for a small apartment and two to three meals a day, but not enough to pay his way out of jail should trouble arise.
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Entertainers such as the
( pictured) profit by featuring
gay fantasy personae.
Gay-for-pay describes male or female actors, pornographic stars, or
who self-identify as
but who are paid to act or perform as
professionally. The term has also applied to other professions and even companies trying to appeal to a gay demographic. The stigma of being gay or labeled as such has steadily eroded since the
began the modern American
movement in 1969. Through the 1990s, mainstream movie and television actors have been more willing to portray homosexuality, as the threat of any backlash against their careers has lessened and society's acceptance of gay and lesbian people has increased.
industry, which uses amateurs as well as professional actors, the term gay-for-pay refers to actors labeled or believed to be straight but who engage in same-sex
for money. Some actors who are actually gay or
will be marketed as straight to appeal to the "allure of the unattainable", because straight men (or those newly ) are
to , and "as in most gay male settings, the young, the muscular, and the unfamiliar are more sought."[ – ].
In gay pornographic movies, actors who identify themselves as heterosexual, but who nevertheless perform explicit sexual acts with other males on film (e.g., Clay Maverick, Mike Branson, , , , ) do not face the same stigmas as the mainstream acting counterparts and indeed can rise quickly to being featured actors. These actors often play the "" roles but this is not always the case, such as with
models. Kurt Wild, who appeared as a bottom in 's Gigolos, is married to a woman and has three children.
Because some gay men consider heterosexual men to be objects of fantasy, some gay porn producers have almost certainly described some actors as heterosexual to increase sales and publicity for their product. Moreover, many gay or bisexual men who star in gay porn films may wish to be identified publicly as heterosexual for personal or professional reasons.
Some straight actors[] have started acting in gay porn only to be accused[] of being gay while others' first step was to strictly do solo scenes. The higher pay scale and profile within a production often leads to group scenes where a straight actor only "tops". Many times a "top" actor will then be sought as a bottom and the debut is often treated as a notable event or even its own release.
Almost all male pornographic actors are paid much less than their female counterparts in straight porn. Male porn actors, however, get paid more, on average, in gay porn than in straight porn. There are also more opportunities to become a "star" in gay porn than in straight porn where the focus of attention remains on the female performers. As a response to criticism in the gay community, some of these male performers (perhaps with the advice of their publicists) would sometimes claim that they are in fact bisexual although they are indeed only "gay" for the money.
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industry, the term may also be applied to straight and bisexual people of either gender (including "") who have sexual contact or scenes with a client or another sex worker of the same gender. Although sexual contact is often involved, sex scenes or solo scenes (like masturbating to climax) or even a
scene for the client's stimulation can take place. Sexual arousal without direct sexual contact may also occur in such niche trade like muscle worship. As in porn work, a gay identity is not necessary to make money from gay clients and consumers.
originated in the 1960s and was eventually appropriated by
establishments, which in turn became known as "go-go bars" but many
had male go-go dancers (called go-go boys) during the period . After that, few gay clubs had go-go dancers until 1988,[ – ] when go-go dancing again became fashionable (and has remained so ever since). "Go-go dancers" that perform at night clubs, special parties,
dances in colorful bright costumes (which may include battery operated lights), with fire sticks, or with a snake can also be called performance art dancers or box dancers. Large
and gay clubs often have very attractive go-go boys of all sexualities who will allow patrons to touch and rub them but only for . This is typical in Thai venues, such as in , Pattaya.[] Some criticize the practice of employing straight dancers to perform erotically for gay audiences when gay performers are available.
, film about a fictional gay-for-pay actor
featured Dustin Zito, a former gay-for-pay actor
A term that is derivative of "gay-for-pay" is the partly tongue-in-cheek term "straight-for-pay", which describes gay men who have sex with women for pay. The term was coined to describe the film , due to gay porn stars
being featured in heterosexual scenes. Other notable examples of gay porn stars going "straight-for-pay" are
and , the latter of whom received a great deal of criticism for his scene on the site Straight Guys for Gay Eyes.
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