We wanted something different," says Max. At 42, he's one of four organisers of a series of sex parties taking place in Munich, called "Red Light District". Their parties take place in a pay-per-hour hotel on the northwestern edge of Munich, and only welcome young, attractive couples. Publicity and registration for the parties are done through a portal called joyclub. They all work in sales and the media, with Red Light District being a side project β according to Max, the parties just about break even.
To be invited to one of their events, applicants have to submit a portrait and that portrait has to be deemed attractive enough by the four organisers. If you don't send a picture, they don't take you in consideration β and uglies need not apply. Jane, herself an athletic blonde, adds: "If you send a selfie in a baggy track suit, or if you're trying to look sexy but there's a litter box in the background of the picture, you can't come.
The hotel that hosts the parties is of the kind that's usually frequented by freelance sex workers and people having affairs. There are four rooms on the ground floor, while a winding staircase to the right of the entrance leads up to five more on the first floor.
To the left of the entrance, a narrow hallway leads into a big room with sofa booths, a bar and a stage for pole dancing. The ceiling is adorned with a sea of fake flowers, glowing dimly in the red lights. There are also hot tubs, and the beds in the rooms are freshly made up. At sharp, an invitee called Alex walks in with a beautiful blonde woman β her pull-up stockings clearly visible under her black miniskirt.
He's not bad to look at either, waring suit trousers, a white shirt, black suspenders and a black bowtie. Alex and his wife have been together for 15 years, married for She doesn't want to talk on the record, because she's worried that someone will recognise her.
