Hawk Kinkaid, a former escort, Internet porn performer and pro-dom, is the founder of HOOK, a grassroots non-profit organization that since 1997 has undertaken to share knowledge, reduce harm and build community among male sex workers. HOOK has published guides on best practices, negotiation, and legal issues, has collected stories and interviews, and runs the… Continue reading Activist Spotlight: Hawk Kinkaid on Negotiation and Shared Knowledge
Author: Dominick
Brooklyn-born Dominick was a kept boy in his twenties and an escort in his thirties. He retired from sex work to take a management position in real estate, where the art of the sell is supreme. He now writes the ‘Ask Dominick’ posts on rentboy.com for their audience of 30,000 subscribers, offering escorts and clients alike advice drawn from his experience. He's a frequent presence at the Red Umbrella Diaries, has appeared on Dan Savage's podcast, and is a guest contributor to the beloved Savage Love column. His writing appears in the Anthology Pros(e), a 2012 publication of the Red Umbrella Project. ‘Dirty Tricks and Happy Endings’, his account of the highlights and low points of his escort career, is included in Soft Skull’s Anthology Johns, Marks, Tricks and Chickenhawks, edited by David Henry Sterry. He lives in Hell’s Kitchen.