"Gay guys are attracted to hot guys, no matter of their orientation," he wrote in 2012. Others simply believe`it's a mix of hot man lust and unattainability, like Gawker's Brian Moylan.
Knowing we cannot have them may enhance our desire for them." He also argued that the whole "forbidden fruit" aspect of it can make for an appealing fantasy. "Because of internalized homophobia (which typically looms large before and during the early coming-out process), they're more often looking for men who act masculine," author Joe Kort wrote in 2013 for the Huffington Post. even if they identified as straight in their private lives."īut regardless of the "true" sexual orientation of these male porn stars (because what even is sexual orientation, anyway?), another question remains: Why the hell are gay guys so drawn to porn featuring straight (or " straight") dudes in the first place? That's a little more complicated, as some believe that gay men's tendency to fetishize straight men engaging in gay sex stems from a deep-rooted place of self-loathing or shame. "They seemed to have more of a fluid sexuality. But even for them, the attention, money and physical pleasure of sex can tip the scales for a guy who is mainly interested in women." "Of course, there are some who are in it just because of the money, guys who insist on having loud cellphone conversations with their girlfriends while on-set, or being homophobic.
"They seemed to have more of a fluid sexuality, or were just extremely sexual, even if they identified as straight in their private lives," he said of the gay-for-pay actors he's worked with in the past. That said, adult entertainment publicist Mike Stabile told Mic that he believes the sexuality of a gay-for-pay porn star is likely to be a bit more flexible than your average joe. "Who are we to say his entire life is a lie because he has the capacity to have sex with a man once?" she previously told Mic. In fact, she believes that popping a boner for another dude isn't at all a signifier that a man who says he's straight isn't, in fact, straight. In a book that came out earlier this year, Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men, author Jane Ward argued that male sexuality is a lot more fluid than most of us are willing to acknowledge. The women get more exposure and respect in the industry, and for gay porn it's the male stars." "We're not sure why that is, but one of the ideas we have is that in straight porn, the women are the stars, and the guys are just props to pleasure them. In straight porn, the pay for men is notoriously lower than the pay for women, so "gay porn in general make a lot more than straight porn," Damian McKnight, the CEO and producer of the successful gay-for-pay site Broke Straight Boys, told the Daily Dot last year. Though the cable special is just coming out now, gay-for-pay porn is a fairly well-established phenomenon. They're rising stars in the gay porn industry, but will the pressures of every day life force them to reconsider their lucrative careers?" "Ben is a married family man who recently started performing in gay sex films to support his kids. "Luke has a massive online following but he's managed to keep it a secret from his girlfriend," the show's narrator ominously reveals in a sneak peek for the episode.
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This week, MTV is airing an episode of True Life exploring the lives of two such performers, and their struggles to balance the seemingly conflicting demands of their professional and personal lives. These Male Porn Stars Are Straight - But They Have Sex With Men for a Living