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2 Nov 2010 / 08:34

Business Booms for Croatia's Gigolos

Croatia’s once infamous 'seagulls', men who 'entertained' female tourists in exchange for gifts, appear to have resurfaced as professional, heterosexual male prostitutes whose clients include locals and visitors alike.

By Barbara Matejcic
Zagreb, Split and Opatija, Croatia

Prostitution is considered very much a female only profession in the Western Balkans, where patriarchal and conservative values dominate. So it was something of a surprise to find male, heterosexual prostitution is a thriving - if largely unorganised - business.

Fifty men offered their services as male prostitutes within just two days of placing an advertisement for gigolos on two Croatian websites. Offers flowed in for weeks from all over the country and beyond, from Istria to Dubrovnik, from Herzegovina, Montenegro and Belgrade.

Most appeared to be serious and provided a detailed price list, photograph, physical description, contact numbers and an explanation of what was on, and off, the menu. They usually drew the line at sadomasochistic sex and acts involving faeces - usually referred to as "doing number two".

A few declined women over 55 years of age and those weighing more than 90 kilos. Only one shied away from married women, reluctant to "tamper with God's law". All sorts are drawn to the trade, small-town students, married men with serious day jobs, tourist guides, young lads who look like skater boys…



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