Like female prostitution, it contributed to the scandalous reputation of certain major cities, as well as the emergence of new kinds of sexual tourism in both Europe and the colonies. It took on various forms, from tricks to steady relationships, with varying forms of compensation-monetary, food, or material. At the same time, male prostitution became more visible in the public places and amusement venues of major capitals, whether on the large boulevards of Paris or the surroundings of the Tiergarten in Berlin.
A far-reaching scandal broke out in London in 1889, after the police discovered such a house in Cleveland Street, frequented by men of British high society.
Essentially limited to homosexual prostitution, it was present in popular gathering places (Molly houses in England, Galleries of Palais-Royal in Paris), but also in the brothels that emerged at the beginning of the century. Like female prostitution, male prostitution experienced a considerable rise during the nineteenth century.
