And that’s assuming the contract is even honored or legitimate in the first place, which they often aren’t. He can now only work for one company, for six months? Big deal. For one, we’ve already seem him working for seven, eight, or thirteen other studios. By the time a larger, non-amateur studio signs a popular model to an “exclusive” contract, it’s as unremarkable as it is meaningless. We keep the kind of porn that relies less on stars and more on niche content in business, don’t we? And at what point did we decide that certain types of men would be acceptable to masturbate to? Did our aesthetic change on its own, or did a collection of amateur porn producers gradually change it for us? Or, were we all just shallow before, masturbating to unrealistic and idealized versions of gay men, and over time we’ve become more accepting of and in turn stimulated by different body types–body types more like our own (which, in turn, makes us narcissists)? Falcon Studios exclusive Mike Branson in an undated photo from the late 1990's two performers in 2011 But at the same time, haven’t we helped, too? We get what we pay for. It’s been the internet (illegal downloads, XTube) and the economy (producers paying literally anyone $300 to get fucked in a moving bus) that have helped the death of the gay porn star along. What did kill the gay porn star? A lot of things. After all, everyone deserves a chance to work and to try to become famous, and there has never been anything wrong with being a newcomer. Those performers who have branded themselves and made a name for themselves not because they appeared on eight thousand websites but because of their consistent performances and their devoted fans and their undeniable physical appeal can call themselves stars (e.g., Brent Everett, Francois Sagat, Erik Rhodes) those performers who have anal sex with another man “for the first time” on an old couch on some set in the Valley can not.īut it’s not the aspiring “star” who killed the Gay Porn Star. But in some cases, it will be appropriate. To be sure, I’ve used the term “gay porn star” here in a lot of cases when I shouldn’t have, and I’ll no doubt continue to use it out of habit/laziness. He is survived by parents, a brother, a sister and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.Maybe I started to realize it during the spectacular rise and ridiculous fall of Jason Crystal, the gay-for-pay performer who adopted no less than a dozen aliases, at least three hair colors, and appeared on over twenty gay porn websites in less than one year, but if I ever had any doubt, this image (left) of Robert Axel and “Coach Daddy” is proof of something that a lot of us have been lamenting (or in my case–denying) since at least the start of this decade: Gay porn stars are dead. “His big heart will be missed by all of his family and friends,” his obituary said. He had his own renovation business before moving to Central America in 2016. Welland was originally from Calgary, according to his obituary and attended Lord Beaverbrook High School and Mount Royal College. Prosecutors said that Lefevre Hernandez was detained outside the dead man’s home.
At that moment they came across the bloody scene and notified the authorities.” TN 8 reported: “Apparently, neighbors in the area saw a suspect leave, so they entered the property to see if everything was okay. Local media described the slaying as an early-morning surprise attack that happened in the camper where he lived. I guess he didn’t pay someone enough so they took it all.” Hot but involuntary.”Īnother added: “Nearly all of his stuff was gay for pay.
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