Money | Shady Lady Ranch First 'Prostidude' Leaves Brothel, Returns to Porn 'Markus' saw total of 10 clients, Shady Lady Ranch madam says By Marie Morris Posted Mar 26, 2010 3:46 PM CDT Copied A "party" room is pictured at the Shady Lady Ranch brothel Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, in Beatty, Nev. The brothel has hired "Markus," the first legal male prostitute in Nevada. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) The country's first legal male prostitute has left the gigolo business, and the Shady Lady Ranch is temporarily turning away female customers. They weren't a large segment of the customer base anyway: The Nevada brothel owner says "Markus," who started work in January—and compared himself to Rosa Parks—didn't even service 10 customers. Total. He's back in California making adult films; the split, the owner says, " was a mutual decision. " Read These Next White House isn't happy about the pick for the Nobel Peace Prize. It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. Multiple people are dead or missing after an explosion in Tennessee. Freak accident kills a woman as she cleans her car. Report an error