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Raised Mennonite, Ray Dalton spent years in the catering and food industry before the 2008 financial crash pushed him toward an unlikely career change: entering gay porn at 40.

Ray joins Demystifying Gay Porn to talk about that transition, his years as an adult performer, sobriety, sex and aging, and his evolution from porn star to event organizer. He went on to create the drug-free, sex-positive Fornication parties, which eventually became the F Tour.

From Mennonite roots to the food industry, adult film, and building his own sex-positive events, Ray Dalton tells the story of a life defined by reinvention.

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In this episode of Demystifying Gay Porn, we take on three of the more challenging—and ultimately insightful—stories we’ve explored: filmmaker Christopher Rage, his notorious film My Masters, and the complicated life and legacy of Scott O’Hara.

Together, they offer three very different perspectives on gay adult film history, from Rage’s provocative approach to filmmaking and the extremes of My Masters, to O’Hara’s evolution from performer to writer, publisher, and outspoken observer of sexuality and gay culture.

These weren’t always easy subjects to unpack, but looking at them together reveals a fascinating side of the industry and the people who helped shape it.

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In this episode of Demystifying Gay Porn, we're taking a closer look at one of the most influential filmmakers in gay adult cinema, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, whose intimate, cinematic approach helped redefine French gay pornography. We also explore one of his most celebrated films, Harem: Sex Bazaar, examining why it remains one of the most discussed productions of the 1980s. Rounding out the episode is a profile of Rod Garetto, the charismatic Latin performer whose career connected many of the industry's most important studios and directors.

Whether you're interested in LGBTQ+ history, adult film history, or the evolution of gay cinema, this episode offers a deeper look at the people and films that helped shape the industry.

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David SF, also known as David Wichman is an award-winning author whose work is shaped by nearly two decades as a sex worker—bringing a rare, unfiltered perspective to conversations around desire, intimacy, and shame. His writing doesn’t sanitize the experience; rather it leans into it.

In his new book, The Four Rooms, David invites readers to explore sexual freedom and self-acceptance by confronting the parts of themselves they’ve been taught to hide.

I've been following David for years after working with him in 2018. When I saw he released this book and we would be at the same place, at the same time, I reached out to reconnect. In our interview, he speaks candidly about that journey—what he’s lived, what he’s learned, and what most people still aren’t willing to say out loud. Enjoy!

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Matt Sterling was one of the key figures behind the evolution of gay adult cinema in the 1970s and 1980s — even if his name isn’t widely known today.

In 1986, director John Travis released a gay adult film starring Jeff Stryker that would help change the landscape of gay adult entertainment.

That film was called Powertool.

Jeff Stryker became one of the most recognizable stars of gay adult cinema during the 1980s, helping  redefine masculinity, branding, and visibility during the VHS era.

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Before the OnlyFans, streaming and internet — the gay adult entertainment industry of the 1980's became a cultural force that changed gay history forever.

In this Season 5 prologue of DGP, we explore how VHS technology, the AIDS crisis, and a new generation of filmmakers and stars transformed gay adult cinema from underground entertainment into a powerful form of visibility, identity, and survival.

This is the first part of the story of the 1980s gay porn revolution — the people, the films, and the moment that reshaped the industry.

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In the 1970s, gay erotica was just coming in to its own and it was revolutionary. Bold, new ideas from filmmakers and underground studios transformed the landscape of sexuality, freedom, and representation. 

From the rise of artistic adult cinema to the creation of openly gay narratives, discover how these trailblazers helped shift culture, challenge censorship, and change the way the world saw love and identity.

*Video Podcast of this episode premieres on Thursday October 16th at 7:00pm on Youtube.

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The early days of making porn films were a grey zone which was very vast and unexplored. You could tell a story while making a hardcore film. In 1974 legendary filmmaker Toby Ross made his first film. Chances are… you’ve never heard of him. But he was filming gay stories when Hollywood didn’t even acknowledge we existed.

Ross was known for playful, sexy films—but there is one film in his collection that is something else entirely. Part art film, part psychodrama, part vintage porno. 

Big Bill Eld, was only in a handful of titles during the golden age of gay erotica but his unforgettable image and legacy has endured the test of time. 

On this episode we are going to celebrate the strange, bold, kinda beautiful world of Toby Ross, a prolific visual storyteller who was one of the first of his kind on the west coast making thought provoking and innovative gay porn films with full-on plots, characters, even comedy.

We will explore one of the most slept-on films in gay erotic film history Do Me Evil. This isn't your typical vintage gay adult film. It’s a fever dream, a noir, a psycho-sexual puzzle, and yes — it still has plenty of skin. 

And we are going to celebrate Bill Eld, a star whose career began as big as his well..and faded into obscurity just quick. 

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Arthur J Bressan Jr. was of the few iconic filmmakers in the history of gay erotic cinema that saw the importance of weaving and capturing  our history while at the same time making it okay to watch educational stuff with your porn. 

Arthur J. Bressan's gay erotic feature film, Passing Strangers, was a departure from the gay erotic film genre and is one of the first notable examples of his unique tendency to integrate erotic sequences into conventional queer narratives.

The  fresh-faced gay adult film star Johnny Dawes became an accidental porn star and managed to work for many of the biggest studios of the golden age.  

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Chuck Holmes was a gay adult film pioneer and gay rights activist who founded Falcon Studios in the early 1970s and reshaped the golden age of gay porn into the industry it is today. 

 Widely acknowledged as the best erotica gay video for all time, The Other Side of Aspen, Falcon’s 1978 hit became an instance classic, spawned several sequels and remains a best seller.

If there was ever a superstar that is well-known, much loved and remembered today from the golden gay of gay erotica…that superstar is Al Parker.  The epitome of the everyday man, who can fit in to any scenario, Al Parker became an instant eye-catching success after posing for the very magazine company that years earlier had begun his own sexual awakening. 

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A pioneering filmmaker and activist, Pat Rocco produced  and exhibited the first openly gay erotic films and gay related newsreels in the 1960's that were widely embraced by the gay community and mainstream press. 

Come of Age was directed by a man named Brad Kingston. It is a side note entry in the history of gay erotic cinema. BUT it becomes an interesting subject piece when you discover that Brad Kingston was actually Pat Rocco. 

Rick or Jim Cassidy was one of the most popular and famous actors in both gay and straight adult entertainment from the Los Angeles area. And be it, clothed or unclothed, he gained a massive following through photoshoots, films and an incredible physique.

On  this episode, we are going to celebrate and scratch at the surface of Pat Rocco, a truly pioneering, photographer, filmmaker, activist  and important figure during the sexual revolution, whose work is barely recognized today in the narrative of gay history. 

We're taking a look at Come of Age, filmmaker Pat Rocco’s first dive into the hardcore erotic entertainment market. And we are going to celebrate Rick Cassidy, an east coast amateur who became a physique model, popular cover model and adult entertainer during the golden age. 

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Perennial guest and porn star Joel Someone is in New York and I took the opportunity to sit down and catch up.  From the Gayvn Awards, garbage picking in New York to his father’s passing; we go deep. 

We then attempt to read mean comments about Joel, but get into a conversation about dealing with online trolling and the importance of accepting criticism. 

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Described as gay Louis B. Mayer, the big producer during the golden age of Hollywood, Shan Sayles was a big, boisterous man who owned movie theaters, produced films and cemented his mark on the early days of all erotic film. 

It was a legendary production at the time of its release. Both for its subject matter and the various rumors and circumstances that surround the production.

A beautifully chiseled body, gorgeous face and that damn mustache. A one-named wonder of gay erotica that with the help of industry players, an aggressive manager and rumored lover who devoted their energies and talents in order to create a legend. That legend was Roger.

On this episode, we’re going to celebrate Shan Sayles, a legendary exhibitor and one of the first entrepreneurs to comprehensively hire gay men to perform in, direct, write and edit erotic gay films. We will take a look as his film Song of the Loon, one of the first feature-length all male films that premiered during the beginning of the gay liberation era and is about an interracial gay relationship set during the American Frontier in the 1800s. And finally we are going to celebrate Roger; whose meteoric rise made him one the most popular centerfolds and live performers to come out of the golden age of gay erotic cinema. 

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I have been talking to the Milking Coach about getting together for some time now. While on location in NYC for work, I took advantage of his open morning and came in for the interview. 

After a successful career in mainstream entertainment as an event producer, The Milking Coach began his career in erotic videos on Tumblr and Xtube before establishing himself on popular fan sites doing what he does best; milking men!

So what exactly does it mean to "get milked" or to be a milker?  Watch the interview and find out.  Enjoy!

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The Park Theater, the Century Theater,  Signature Films, Jaguar Productions, these are just a couple of names, I could throw out there to anyone who knew what was "in" back in the day and the man that was responsible for all of them  was Monroe Beehler.

A pioneering studio that was run out of a basement in the Hollywood Hills, Jaguar was the first feature film production-distribution company with national reach that was exclusively gay, yet it is minimally chronicled in gay media history.

Narrated by Monroe Beehler,  The Rivermen directed by Monroe Beehler under the name Marc Aaron has been applauded for its cinematography and was an example of storyline erotic films that were released during the golden age of gay erotica. 

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Adult content creator, Rob Montana, joins me on DGP to discuss growing up poor, gay and Mormon in rural Montana. Montana recounts stories of visiting the local gay bars, coming out to his family before moving to Washington D.C. for work and  graduate studies. 

There Montana would meet his husband and enroll in medical school. During a dark time in his life, he juggled a marriage, medical school and a growing addiction to crystal meth before getting sober. 

Montana would then find his way into the adult entertainment industry as a content creator and undergo a risky Penuma implant (penile enhancement procedure) that affected his livelihood as a sex-worker and throw him back into drug-use only to come out stronger. 

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Arch Brown, an amateur photographer turned incidental filmmaker first came to broad public attention through his films. During gay liberation’s first decade, Brown’s homoerotic films achieved an international following garnering amazing reviews.

Fellow filmmaker and producer, Jack Deveau, entrusted Brown with a surreal film which has been compared to the works of Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel and Jean Cocteau. So what is  Arch Brown's The Night Before trying to tell us?

Dick Fisk was one of the most famous faces of gay erotica in the mid to late 1970’s and onward into the early 1980’s. He was manly, oozed sexuality and confidence and….that mustache. He appeared in only a handful of magazines and movies but his iconic look made him Falcon Studios first "instant" superstar.

In this episode we are going to celebrate Arch Brown, a filmmaker who would become a master craftsman and philanthropist after leaving the corporate world behind, his film, The Night Before, a beautifully crafted film that was on Variety’s 50 top-grossing film’s list in the nation for five weeks. And finally we will celebrate Dick Fisk, the archetypal Castro clone with the perfect physique and generous endowment whose contributions to the gay adult entertainment industry still resonate with his admirers today. 

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SantanaXXL is an adult contenet creator phenomenon. Since he began making videos for site like Xtube and Xvideos, he has single-handedly represented "the big boys!" 

I drove down to Philly to meet Santana in his now infamous SUV to talk about his upbringing, his continued growth in the industry, moving into studio porn, and what else he's got in store for us.

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A listener messaged me and asked if I could score an interview with The Masked Jock.  I did not know this beautifully carved, masked man personally, but I watched his following grow with the awesome content he produces.  

While we were in the same city, I decided to contact him and see if he would be up for an interview. He gladly accepted. We sat down to discuss Masked Jock's start in the porn industry, his niche, the fans and what life was like growing up, in an interview that highlights his inner beauty as well as his chiseled outward appearance.

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Before social media, influencers and selfies, there was Peter Berlin; whose blond hair, fair skin and slim physique made him an international icon. He was “the original influencer.

The gay erotic film Nights in Black Leather was a significant release during the 1970’s Golden Era of Gay Porn. It was embraced and celebrated internationally due to it’s sexual representation but primarily because of its star and creative mind behind the film, Peter Berlin. 

In this episode we are going to take a look at Nights in Black Leather. A fluke film with a loose narrative made on the fly that would cement its place in the annals of gay porn history to this day. We will also explore the life and work of Peter Berlin, a talent artist, photographer, filmmaker and human being who would become a defining gay sex symbol and reluctant porn star through his photography and porn films that only had one main subject…himself. 

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Apollo Fates is one of gay adult entertainment's stars who in my opinion is still bubbling under; his talents and work are very well received and definitely noticed but I still think it is scratching under the surface. I first saw Apollo perform in a couple of scenes for Vision X Studios and knew the next time I find myself in L.A., I'd have to try and work with him. We did and it was lovely!

During a recent visit to New York City, I was able to sit down and get to know Apollo, one on one. Apollo discusses his childhood, bouncing around the greater Los Angles area in the flawed foster care system, the experience of living with his biological mother, coming out, relationships and the industry, ultimately leading to how he ended up being Apollo Fates. 

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In his 40-year career, William Higgins, built a catalogue of over 3,000 films and is considered by many of his peers as one of the most influential and beloved gay porn directors of all time.  The film, A Married Man, directed by William Higgins and starring Jack Wrangler was the director’s debut into the maddening world of gay erotic cinema. Kip Noll was a fantasy for so many men. The straight and married model was the first major twink in gay adult film history.

In this episode we are gong to celebrate William Higgins, director and  founder of Catalina Video who established a reputation for casting young, fresh, handsome, hung models in full-length features with relatable story-lines. We’ll take a look at A Married Man, a classic gay porn film by Higgins, who almost left the business before the film was seen by a savvy theatre and given a proper, successful release. And finally, we are going to celebrate Kip Noll, a gay porn star who was lusted after by everyone and whose popularity was unequaled during his time in the industry until he just disappeared.

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I met Teddy Forest in 2019.  He's a blonde hair, blue-eyed charismatic young man.  Then he takes off his clothes and gets in front of the camera; unleashing a totally different beast! 

Teddy Forest sits down and tells us about growing up Lutheran in Nebraska before making his way to Chicago to major in Urban Development. Now, currently living in New York City, Teddy continues his studies while dancing on the side at a popular east village gay bar, appearing in adult films and maintaining his fan sites.

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The late 1970s were an representational awakening  for homosexual men. They began to embrace  a new vision of themselves as hyper masculine. The rise of the clone look and of bars that catered to them helped push forward this new gay masculinity, but porn took it to the rest of the country and the man who bridged the old world of the closeted straight man and the new gay masculine sexuality was filmmaker Joe Gage. 

The Road movie as a cinematic genre emerged after world war 2 and reflected both the advent of the automobile as a fundamental expression of individualism. And the emergence of a mobile young suburban population looking for adventure. The combination of these elements plus the exploration of male sexual desire among working class and rural men were brought together by Joe Gage in his Working Man Trilogy. 

Often called the OG Daddy of Gay Porn, Richard Locke, burst onto the gay erotic film scene in 1974 and quickly became a fixture among gay men who were into the rugged and sexy male look that differed from the clone look depicted in films made in California. But Locke was more of a renaissance man all rolled into one human.

In this episode, we are going to celebrate Joe Gage aka Tim Kincaid, his film Kansas City Trucking Co. and Richard Locke. 

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It’s 1971 and you’re at a Groovy Guy Contest. There, you set your eyes on Jimmy Hughes. Hughes would go on to win the contest and become a sought after model during the early part of the 1970’s before being entangled in rape and kidnapping charges that would landed him in jail in 1974.

When a feature film becomes a massive box office hit, it has the capacity of shifting the cultural landscape, putting its finger on the pulse of the day and age. And it will almost inevitably assure that a hardcore porn film parody will soon follow. Greek Lightning may just be one of the first erotic film parodies in history. 

But just who was the director of the 1972 gay erotic film Greek Lightning?  Robert Walters? Ken Albert?  Robert Stephens? The answer is all of them, because iconic filmmaker Scott Masters, who founded Studio 2000 and Nova Films used all of those names during his long career in gay adult entertainment. 

In this episode, we will celebrate Scott Masters, a guerrilla filmmaker and director who began his career in the adult industry pushing the boundaries of full frontal male nudity his film Greek Lightning, a gay porn that was meant to be a hardcore take off of The French Connection,. And Lastly, we will take a look at the short but fascinating modeling career of Jimmy Hughes, a golden age performer who achieved star status during the early to mid 70’s before it all came crashing down amidst several sex crimes. 

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Young model and adult entertainer Benvi was in New York City recently and I have wanted to sit down and talk to him since I met him in Los Angeles a couple years back. Just in his mid-20's, Benvi has already lived many lives and shares a bit about his struggles with addiction and homelessness that led him to sex work.  

Now sober, Benvi has reclaimed his narrative and has a promising career ahead of him. Enjoy!

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Sean Duran appeared on DGP last season and it quickly became one of the most loved and  disliked interview of the series. Well this season's interview may prove to be no different.  

A couple of years have gone by since we last met and I sat down to catch up on many of Sean's lofty goals, such as truck driving school, having children and leaving the industry. 
During our conversation we also discuss escorting and the infamous "boyfriend," experience, things that happen in relationships as well as some personal stances on hot button issues that we agree to disagree on.  Enjoy!  

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Joel Someone and King Dwarf have had an amazing year and I was very happy when they reached out to let me know about it.  

Joel is a DGP perennial guest whose career in the industry I’ve had the privilege to watch explode from coast to cast and studio to studio. 

Since last we spoke King Dwarf has gone from social media sensation to reality TV star recently having appeared on Go Go For the Gold Season 2. Also, did you know Joel and KD have been dating?!

Joel and King Dwarf sit down for an interview with me and discuss some reality television behind the scenes moments, living and working in L.A. as well has how they mange their relationship and career and they aim for bigger things. 

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Adult Babies and Diaper Lovers are growing communities that enjoy role-playing  as infants and/or wearing diapers.  Both AB and DL are often grouped into a single community as they share similar traits within their members. ABDL can be either sexual or nonsexual depending on the person and how they derive their positive needs of safety, security and coping with stress of everyday life. 

On this episode of Open Lines, Rigby and Boogie B are both adult babies and diapers lovers who sat down with me and gave  me an good introduction on everything being ABDL means.  They explain what makes someone a "little," the baby, or a "big, the caregiver, to how they realized this was how they feel comfort  through situations that can also turn sexual. 

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How did an expatriate eccentric Englishman armed with a video camera become the Grandfather of Gay Porn?  Peter De Rome, whose erotic films were made at a time when doing so was incredibly dangerous and would later gain recognition in the 70’s by Jack Deveau and then again some 40 years later with a new generation. 

The story behind Peter De Rome’s The Destroying Angel came to be when De Rome noticed that by the mid 70s many subjects were tackled by the gay erotic film except for horror. At that same time, DeRome had wanted to make a film that had been lingering in his mind about twins. What De Rome ended up making was a psychosexual, horror film that bends so many genres. 

Will Seagers appeared in some of the most iconic gay porn films of all time, working with other legendary talent and filmmakers.  He was stunning, having come into his looks in his 20’s and becoming the quintessential 1970’s man, everyone lusted over. 

In this episode, we will celebrate Peter De Rome, a charming Englishman and cinematic outlaw  who channeled his erotic side and experimented with putting his unique vision on celluloid and contributed some of the best gay erotic films in the industry’s history. We’ll also review Peter DeRome’s Poe inspired, The Destroying Angel, a haunting, psychedelic gay erotic film that explores "twincest," religion, the ego and magic mushrooms of course. Last but not least, we will celebrate Will Seagers, also known as Matt Harper, who starred in a string of classic scenes during his cinematic run in the late 1970’s and early 80’s.

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Jordan Jameson is an adult content creator and model who marches to the beat of his own drum. Every shoot I've worked on that he is a part of, he walks into the room and it is his. 

In this episode we get underneath the surface and find out what it took to make Jordan Jameson his own unique brand in adult entertainment, modeling for print and video and his writing through his personal background and of course, flair for fashion.

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Jack Deveau has been called the master of narrative gay porn. During the 1970’s he molded moody stories that were filled with hot sex and sociopolitical messages and heavily plotted films that still resonate today.  Deveau, along with his lover and business partner Robert Alvarez presided over one of the most well-regraded studios of the day, Hand in Hand, that shot and distributed gay erotic movies.  

And though many have said the best of these films is A Night at The Adonis, it is his inaugural film, Left-Handed that is in my eyes the perfect combination of experimental meets story and some steamy sex scenes.  

Wade Nichols emerged onto the screen during the 1970’s golden age of adult cinema and was one of the last true matinees idols. He was handsome and talented; a different breed of supermen of the day who would become a singer and soap star. 

In this episode, we will celebrate Jack Deveau, his film Left-Handed and Wade Nichols. 

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Roger Earl was a documentarian who managed to capture intense BDSM and kink sessions in some of the truest forms of erotic cinema verité, often polarizing and definitely shocking viewers. Earl’s Born to Raise Hell was made at the same time as the other gay landmark films. However, this film’s focus is primarily on gay male sadomasochistic practices and mostly devoid of any traces of tenderness or romance. Val Martin was a fixture in the middle of the golden era of gay porn, starring in various films that teetered on S&M. In the BDSM subsection, Val Martin was a god. 

In this episode, we will celebrate Roger Earl, a documentarian of BDSM and gay erotic films who strategically planned in preproduction to ensure realism the minute he yelled  "Action."  We will discuss his film,  Born to Raise Hell, that echoes the experimental filmmaking techniques of the 60’s underground and It’s presentation of a sexual subculture where the experimentation lies.  And finally we will honor Val Martin, the underground gay porn icon that helped bring out the inner kink in many gay men during the early days of the porn industry.

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On this episode of DGP: Open Lines we start to explore "Furries." In i's most basic definition, A Furry is a fan of anthropomorphic animals, i.e. a Disney character suit, a mascot , etc... and it doesn't stop there. Furries are part of a growing furry fandom. 

My good friend Spike (from the pup play episode) just happened to know a couple of guys in the furry community.  Kyle and Nurp walk us through what being a furry means to them, how they created this part of their persona (or "fursona," if you will) as well as a little bit about what to expect from the fandom. We also touch on the sexual and nonsexual aspects of being a furry. 

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Jerry Douglas wore many hats, as a novelist playwright and theater director, but here we will celebrate him as the gay porn director, film historian, storyteller and a mentor to many figures in the gay porn industry today. 

Douglas is justly celebrated at the director of The Back Row one of the first hardcore films made after Stonewall. Watching it today, The Back Row is a  precious artifact showing a pre-Disney Times Square and the seedy, gritty,  70’s New York City that is legend to many people who remember it. But The Back Row also documented a fixture in the culture of gay cruising, the movie theater. 

Not a lot of people in adult today remember George Payne, though he was one of the more recognizable stars of the golden age of adult film in New York. Payne entered the porn industry in 1972 appearing in The Back Row after coming to New York to do male swimsuit modeling and initially marketed himself towards a gay audience. He transitioned over to the straight side of the industry eventually and gained notoriety for his intense portrayals. 

In this episode we are going celebrate Jerry Douglas, his film, The Back Row and adult entertainer George Payne. 

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Content Creator Alex Kof is a Ukranian-born porn model who lives in New York City,  by way of Russia. He began his porn career in Moscow when he met producer Michael Lucas in 2013 and took a break until recent years. Kof decided to leave Russia and he moved to the big apple where he began shooting his own adult content. In our interview he discusses his love of American culture, the ongoing war in the Ukraine and his ultimate goal of conquering the English language of course porn!

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During the beginning of the gay erotica film explosion, J. Brian was already near legendary as a well known photographer of naked young men. Once he picked up a film camera, he made a handful of significant films that are classics today. Brian’s Seven in a Barn satisfies an an authentic artifact of early gay cinema made especially interesting because of its use of scripted dialogue and sound.  Porn star Dean Chasson may be the most prolific gay pornography star you have never heard of. Chasson’s career began in 1969 and was mostly over but the time every household had a VCR. 

In this episode we are going to celebrate J. Brian, the quintessential San Francisco filmmaker known for his photography, films and notorious escort agency, his film Seven in a Barn  and lastly, gay porn star Dean Chasson, a gay porn model who came to prominence during the late 1960’s and continued his career into the 1990’s before disappearing completely. 

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Porn stars embody the sexual ideals of gay men. It is the porn star’s sexual performance that is the portal through which viewers engage with a pornographic movie. Director Fred Halsted considered hardcore porn a performer’s medium—as well as the cameraman’s. Halsted was in all senses a pornographer, but more an experimentalist who went on to make ambitious and experimental films that included some of the first visual examples of fisting and would garner critical acclaim for his work during his lifetime. 

L.A. Plays itself, his initial film is his grand opus. Although the film is not considered a masterpiece in any conventional way, it is beloved but Halsted fans and art critics and broke new ground while it the groundwork was being laid down in gay erotic cinema. 

Whenever you think of Fred Halsted from this moment on, you will come to associate him with Joey Yale. Yale’s iconic appearance in L.A. Plays Itself as a fisting bottom would begin a friendship, partnership and tumultuous relationship with Halsted that would tie them together forever in history. On this episode we celebrate Fred Halsted, His film L.A. Plays Itself and Joey Yale. 

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On this Open Lines episode of DGP, we are discussing  puppy play, puppy hoods, wagging tails, barking and obedience.  I am joined by two personal friends who sit down to tell me what attracted them to the culture of puppy play and why it is so damn popular. 

Puppy (or pup) play is a type of role-play behavior, in the outskirts of the BDSM community, in which adult humans adopt the characteristics of dogs.  But just as with canines, there are hierarchies and roles. Spike, whom I've known for years, is a pup handler, a person who enjoys role-playing as someone who takes care of a pup. His fiancé, Strike, is an alpha pup, a more dominant pup among other pups or a pack setting. 

It sounds like a lot to wrap your head around but imagine taking a break from stresses of your life, clearing your mind, lowering your defenses and being taken care of. Oh and let's not forget an endless amount of attention, cuddling and treats! It is undeniable that there a psychological appeal that has attracted more people to puppy play and has also given its practice more attention. Listen and enjoy!

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Steven Toushin helped redefine and shape modern perceptions of what is and what isn’t obscene but faced an uphill battle with the moral right and the government, which was practically synonymous in the early days of pornography.

The Bijou Theatre opened its doors in 1970 during the height of the sexual revolution and at a time when artists and filmmakers were starting an underground film scene in various parts of the country. The name Bijou would go on to become synonymous with gay porn films and distributes some of the biggest classics in the genre. 

Centurians of Rome was one of many films that was distributed by Bijou Video and claims to be one of the most expensive gay films of its time at a budget of nearly 100,000 dollars.  Centurians of Rome’s story is one of a sociopath, a million dollar bank robbery and the rumor that it is owned by on a prestigious insurance company in London.

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Gay porn personality Benny Blazin is a smart, charming performer and college student I met in 2019. Every time I book a round of shoots, I make sure to cast him in one position or another.  Benny sits down with me and discusses how he was introduced to the east coast porn industry. From there we talk about his growing up in the Bronx, hook-up applications and websites and his work with sex work advocacy.  Enjoy!

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This episode celebrates Tom DeSimone, a gay porn director turned Hollywood filmmaker who helped develop and contributed to the early years of gay porn. I also examine DeSimone’s film The Idol, a coming-of-age film that involves real dialogue and genuine acting as the lead character comes to terms with his sexuality. And finally Jack Wrangler, a 70’s gay porn icon, turned cabaret producer who was a legend in his time and whose stardom coincided with the gay liberation movement making him a role model for many men.  Enjoy!

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A listener messaged me on Instagram telling me he gets turned on men by with small dicks. After speaking to him briefly, I was fascinated. I'm in an industry that absolutely idolizes men with huge dicks and sells them to their audience. 

There are sites that exist dedicated to men with small dicks, micro penis, etc... They exist however they are mostly humiliation or cuckold websites where a scene partner points, makes fun and degrades the subject. 

Here's Matt, a listener who had an encounter with man who kept telling him he had the smallest dick. When Matt didn't believe it could be that small, the man got fully hard, dropped his pants and showed him. In that moment something changed in Matt and he's been fantasizing about men wth small dicks since.  How small?  Listen and find out.

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Pioneering adult filmmaker Wakefield Poole revolutionized gay porn in the early 1970's. Boys in the Sand was the seminal gay porn film that ushered in the era of gay porn chic before Deep Throat. Casey Donovan was the "All-American Boy Next Door," who helped create a genre and was one of the most marketable adult and mainstream models of his time. Listen to all of this fascinating history and more on this episode of Demystifying Gay Porn. Enjoy!

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Gay adult performer Jonah Wheeler began his career during the pandemic and has quickly become a sought after entertainer by collaborators and studios alike. His charming, genuine demeanor and "big brother next door" attitude are on full display as we discuss growing up in the Virginia suburbs outside of Washington, D.C and studying music in college, nurturing a career in the city as a musician. Oh and of course,  some of the things that help make Jonah Wheeler who he is sexually.

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It has been a long time, but Demystifying Gay Porn is almost here! Season 4 premieres next week but I felt as if devoted listeners, watchers and newcomers may want a taste of some of the changes this season will bring.  

There will still be plenty of model interviews. But I wanted to start putting together a detailed history of gay porn with stories of iconic studios, movies and stars. Let me know what you think and please enjoy!  

If you like what you hear and want to be a part of the process of creating this podcast and youtube channel, head over to patreon.com/demystifyinggayporn. 

Cheers!

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Jim French was a classically trained illustrator who began his career in fashion and later formed small companies selling nude male illustrations during the late 1960's. French would go on to form Colt Studio; America's first gay porn studio. Dakota a.k.a. Ken Sprague was a popular Colt Man who used his earnings and notoriety to buy a declining Gold's Gym in Venice Beach and turn it into a household name.

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It was my pleasure to meet and interview King Dwarf, whose personality, along with, ahem, other appendages made him a star amongst content creators, fan sites and the twitter-sphere. 

We met at a dusty motel room in central New Jersey and shot the shit for about an hour about the growing pains early on in life. It wasn't until high school where although bullied, King Dwarf received a confidence boost when the guys in the locker room began to notice and admire his big dick! 

Then, one day after high school, he jumped onto Chatburbate turned on his camera whipped his dick out and started jerking off in front of curious viewers. It changed his life. From there, King Dwarf went on to being a Tumblr star before the sites ill-fated decision to move away from it’s money maker. Following that King Dwarf began to take nude photos, post on twitter and his now a fully-fledged adult content creator on fan sites. 

With his newly crowned notoriety in the adult entertainment industry King Dwarf has also found his family of friends that love and support him as well as a new love interest! From studio work to other ventures find out what’s next for King Dwarf all during this candid interview. Enjoy!

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Champ Robinson has been in the middle of a relaunch and promoting his new website Vision X.  On top of that he has been more open about collaborating and also sharing scenes with models that originally belonged solely to him. 

It was during one of these content sharing scenes that Champ was confronted by an queer Asian sex worker who was offended by Champ's use of their scene on his website series called "Cum Dumplings," which features Asian models as the bottom.  One thing led to another and the following week Champ and his studio were at the receiving end of backlash by a group of queer Asian sex workers who demanded he change the name of his series. 

I originally asked Champ to come on the podcast while all of this was going down to try and explain his side of the incident better but he was sick in bed and not mentally prepared for it.  

I caught up with him this week and gave him this opportunity to tell his story. 

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Ripper, my guest this week, is a size difference enthusiast who’s into macro fantasy. Unlike  my other guests on the subject though, Ripper is also a content creator and owner of the website Giants and Tiny Feet. 

Like many other size enthusiasts, Ripper was fascinated watching movies like "Honey I Shrunk The Kid, and also remembers sharing school spaces with upper class men who towered over him as a kid.

We discuss how macro changed for him during puberty and how like many others in the community with similar tastes, how joining the forum Coiled Fist opened up a world of possibilities. 

Standing 6’4, an object of fantasy to other macro members himself, Ripper discusses dating men who were a lot shorter and being disappointed due to his fantasy of being “The tiny," writing fan fiction and how he went from fan to content creator and everything that comes with the territory of owning your own studio. 

Please enjoy!

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