Rentboy

Rentboy is a chiefly British, Irish and New Zealand term for a young (though often adult), male homosexual prostitute usually though not always of working class origins. (Middle class male prostitutes are often known as escorts.) The name is derived either from the fact that the boys were renting themselves out, or that they paid their rent with their earnings.

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British - Irish - New Zealand - Male - Homosexual - Prostitute - Working class

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Prince Albert Victor (the prince sometimes put forth as a candidate for Jack the Ripper) was implicated in an 1889 scandal involving a rentboy brothel in Cleveland Street (see Cleveland Street Scandal), as were many aristocrats of the time. His involvement was however covered up and only revealed when State Papers from the period were released in the 1970s.

Related Topics:
Prince Albert Victor - Jack the Ripper - 1889 - Brothel - Cleveland Street Scandal - Aristocrat - State Paper - 1970s

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