都说这是世上最古老的行当，但却亦是世上最受争议的职业。千百年来，古今中外，从杜十娘到茶花女，多少文人志士为他们立书作传，却仍然难改世人对他们的不屑和偏见。与女同行们相比，男从业者们似乎更为主流社会不容，面临着更大的歧视与压力——男性性工作者由此浮游在一个边缘人群的边缘。他们的选择或许可以不被认同，但他们的生存和福祉却不容忽视，尤其在一个充斥着不公和疾病的世界。他们若希望诉说自己的心声，不是为了祈求怜悯，而是为了一份难能可贵的理解。本期嘉宾、作家童戈聆听并记述了他们的故事，完成了中国第一部有关男性性工作者的调查——厚厚的著作浸透着他的心血，也打开了进入他们隐秘生活的一道门。
It’s often called the world’s oldest profession, but probably also the world’s most controversial industry. Prostitution, after being the subject of countless literary titles, remains as little-understood by outsiders as ever. Compared to their female counterparts, male prostitutes tend to face even greater prejudice and pressure, which have forced them to live on the periphery of a peripheral society. Author Tong Ge, our guest for the episode, decided to record hitherto untold stories of so-called money boys and has included their most personal accounts in an enlightening volume on China’s male sex workers.
