investigate a legitimate concern like "Chain of Custody", which btw, was emphasized in the NYT series on this issue, demonstrates a lack of "Intellectual Integrity"...but then I'm guessing you don't know what that is either and won't research it...others who read this thread, however, probably know both terms already and can form their own opinion of you...you don't have to be this way...all it takes is a willingness to learn more than you currently know, or believe.
Now, as for Sam Brinton and "Rentboy"...you need to read his Op-Ed...all of it...and when you do, you'll get a glimpse of what life is like for today's LGBTQ community. The center point of all things LGBTQ is "SEX"...it would be very nice if it weren't, but it is, and Sam being quite public about his own situation empathizes with the plight of fellow 'members'. When sex is involved, there's going to be the 'baggage' of "Sex Work", or prostitution...even in the 'Straight' community (see link)...so, it gets "complicated"...note that even in the U.S., prostitution is legal and regulated in Nevada.
No one on the sexual preference spectrum should ever support 'sex trafficking'...i.e. coercion and control of unwilling participants...on that score, Sam noted in the Op-Ed that he didn't know if the website had broken the law...the fact that he mentions this caveat implies he would not support it...and turned his focus on the 'real world' as he sees and knows it for LGBTQ "young adults"...his term.
My take from his Op-Ed is that the "Root Cause" for LGBTQ young adults getting caught up in such behavior is because their families have rejected them and left them virtually no other option...maybe you can shed some light on that opinion.
Bottom line...Sam Brinton is a very smart and successful nuclear technologist who has never harmed anyone...and no matter how hard you try, you'll never be able to disprove those facts...hating and discriminating won't make you or the situation any better.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_law