Mack and the Boys: A look deep inside the secret world of gay male escorts in the nation's capital and inside Ourselves

In a town where it's generally accepted that it's better for a politician to be found in bed with a dead girl than a live boy, secrets are essential to one's survival.

I was the keeper of such secrets. I created, owned and operated what became Washington, D.C.'s, most-successful gay male escort referral service at the time. I also bought and ran what many consider to be the District's best gay male service ever.

I answered telephones. I took down names and addresses and phone numbers. I sent escorts to spend time with clients who gladly paid them to do things behind locked doors, in rooms where shades had been drawn and lights turned down low or off entirely. I did all of that and more.

I am a journalist. Investigating a story, taking notes, recording conversations, interviewing people, documenting meetings, and then writing about what he has learned is what a journalist does. I did all of that and more in Washington.

Reading Mack And The Boys, you will come to know what the secret world of gay male escorts in the nation's capital is really like.

You will learn how the boys and I came to meet senators, congressmen, high-ranking government officials, corporate leaders and lots of ordinary people. Each has a dark secret, one that often ends relationships, careers, and sometimes, even lives.