Hustlaball

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Hustlaball is a sex cabaret and dance party organized in part by RentBoy. They also host an annual porn awards show.[1] as a party to destigmatize and honor sex workers.

Since 2007, Rentboy.com has hosted Hustlaball three times yearly with a Las Vegas show in January, a London show in May, and a Berlin show in October.[2] Part of the proceeds from this event go to charities such as the Lambeth Hate Crime Initiative, the Terrence Higgins Trust, and the Gay Men's Health Crisis.[3][4]

History

Founder Davids said of Hustlaball, "This is a chance for sex workers to be open and proud of what they do."[5]

Summary of Hustlaball Events
year location venue publicized attendees notes
1998 Midtown Manhattan, New York City Stella's Nightclub founding of event
1999 New York City Lure Nightclub [6]
2000 San Francisco, Chicago Pleasuredome, San Francisco [6]
2001 New York City changed name from "Hustler Ball" to "Hustlaball" because of a lawsuit initiated by Larry Flynt due to similarity of name to Hustler Magazine[6]
2002 New York City, West Hollywood (Los Angeles) Factory nightclub, Los Angeles Christopher Ciccone [6]
2003 Berlin KitKatClub, Berlin first time outside US[6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2004 Berlin KitKatClub, Berlin attendance doubled from previous year[6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2005 Berlin, Las Vegas KitKatClub, Berlin Gioia Bruno, Chi Chi LaRue, Lady Bunny, Matthew Rush, Jeff Stryker, Michael Lucas held in conjunction with AVN Award Ceremony[6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2006 Berlin, Las Vegas KitKatClub, Berlin Ari Gold, Marc Almond show professionally video recorded and released[6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2007 Berlin, New York, Las Vegas KitKatClub, Berlin Britney Spears, Bruce Vilanch [6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2008 Berlin, London, Las Vegas KitKatClub, Berlin Willam Belli, Jonny McGovern [6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2009 Berlin, London, New York The Old Mint (Münze), Berlin [6] Hustlaball in Berlin
2010 Berlin, London and New York KitKatClub, Berlin Hustlaball in London
2011 Berlin, London and New York KitKatClub, Berlin Hustlaball in London
2012 Berlin, London and New York KitKatClub, Berlin Hustlaball in London
London, New York City 2013 Berlin, London, Brussels and New York KitKatClub, Berlin Hustlaball in London Hustlaball in Brussels Gay Pride Weeekend

Awards

  • 2012

Treasure Island Media scored 19 nominations [7]

  • 2010
  • 2009

References

  1. "Hustlaball Press Kit". hustlaball.com. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
  2. "Promoter Spotlight:Tom Weise". Noizemag (Noize Magazine, LLC) 2007 (August): 42–44. 2007. 
  3. "Charities & Benefits". Hustlaball. hustlaball.com. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
  4. "FEELITOUT". NEXT (RND Publications) 2008 (October): 24. 2008. 
  5. Greenfield, Beth (2008). "Time Out October 9, 2009". Time Out (Time Out) 2008 (October 9). 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 "Hustlaball Hall of Fame" (Press release). Rentboy.com. 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-29. 
  7. "2012 T.I.M. Hustlaball Award Nominations || Go Vote | THE ISLAND". Treasureislandblog.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02. 
  8. http://hustlaball-award.com/history/2011-winners. Retrieved 2013-11-02.  Missing or empty |title= (help)

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