Mode Of Living And Working Condition Of Male Commercial Sex Workers In Kathmandu

Abstract

The study is an attempt to find out the “Mode of Living and Working Condition of Male Commercial Sex Workers in Kathmandu”. The objectives of the study are to analyze mode of living of male commercial sex workers and to explore the working condition of male commercial sex workers in Kathmandu. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used in this study. Kathmandu was selected as the site of the study area. This study is mainly based on descriptive research design. The required respondents were selected from the non-probability sampling (purposive sampling). Snow ball sampling (One respondent identify another or more) or chain sampling was be used to identify the respondent by using saturation sampling method. 32 respondents were interviewed in this study from different parks, disco, dance restaurant, streets, cyber cafe and their room etc. of Kathmandu. Most of male commercial sex workers are heterosexual but there are also bisexual, home sexual sex workers. Living status of most of the male commercial sex workers found alone in room based rent. Most of the male commercial sex workers share about their profession with friends but hide with wife, family members and their surroundings because they don’t want to expose in the society. Most of the male commercial sex workers adopt sex work as a secondary occupation. Poverty and high income are not only the causes of adoption of profession but also pleasure. Internet is the main medium to meet clients whereas by call, contact, clients refers others also other medium. Common clients of male commercial sex workers are alone women and gay according to their sexuality whereas Brahmin, Chhetri and Newar are the most common caste among client and NGOs/INGOs job holder from their occupation. Most of the male commercial sex workers responses are very good client’s behaviour towards them. Majority of the sex workers who are involving in male commercial sex, they utilized their income for survival, family expenditure and luxury. By all facts we can be concluded that alone women and gay people are the main reasons behind became the male commercial sex workers in the society.