It is rooted in the long history of homosexual stealth - English lords who carried on with young kitchen hands, prominent married men who found young underlings at the office.
The sugar daddy and the houseboy, the older gay man and his baby-faced companion, is a gay paradigm that traces back centuries. Rather, they liked to tell themselves, they were passing the time pleasantly with a charming, good-looking young man whom they rewarded with gifts and money. The preppy gigolo - son of a stockbroker, graduate of an elite school - supported himself by moving among affluent men who had convinced themselves that they were not paying for sex.
He was an opportunist who targeted and landed rich men, a bright young man who modeled himself after Richard Gere in the movie "American Gigolo," even dressing in the character's trademark tight pants and cool shades, according to Nicole Ramirez-Murray, a San Diego columnist who knew him. The Life Of a Trophy Boy In Andrew Cunanan's World It's the Gigolo Who May End Up Paying a High Price By Marc FisherĪndrew Phillip Cunanan, the killer who died hunted and alone in a rich man's Miami Beach houseboat, was no hustler selling his body streetside.ĭubbed a high-class gay prostitute by his own mother, Cunanan actually lived a life a step up from what his mom envisioned. News, background and Web resources on the topics of national interest.Ģ4-hour-a-day updates in the Today's Top News section. Find news, reference materials and Internet resources for every state.