Through this vocation he met George Platt Lynes. To make ends meet, he turned to hustling… performing sex with men for money. Ted Starkowski was a former GI who settled down in New York City after his stint in the army. Since gay men are often forced into the fringes of society, we’re more accepting of people who don’t meet straight norms of sexuality. I’ve written about a few hustlers and prostitutes in this tumblr (see links below).