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Titan Media

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Titan Media

2009-01-15T13:58:23Z

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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = Titan Media
| company_logo = [[Image:Titan Media Logo.png|250 px]]<br>[[Image:Titan Men Logo.png|250px]]
| company_type = Private
| foundation = 1995
| location = {{flagicon|United States}} [[San Francisco, California]], [[United States]]
| industry = [[Gay pornography]]
| products = [[Pornographic film]]s and [[internet pornography]]
| homepage = [http://www.titanmen.com TitanMen.com]
}}
'''Titan Media''' is a [[San Francisco]] based [[Gay pornography|gay pornographic]] [[film]] company founded by director and cinematographer [[Bruce Cam]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131048/ Bruce Cam]</ref> The company quickly grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world. According to Cam, the company was created to "Eroticize safer-sex and portray positive gay sexuality, with a wide range of men, set in the panorama of nature."<ref name="phillyfests.com">[http://www.phillyfests.com/piglff/2003/templates/directors_summit.cfm 2003 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival]</ref>

==History==
Titan Media was founded in 1995 by Bruce Cam quickly grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world. In 2001, the company launched a mid-priced product line under the ManPlay brand; and more recently launched a younger line of products under the TitanMen Fresh label. Titan has recently acquired former [[Gay pornography|gay porn]] studio, MSR, and has been re-releasing their old videos on DVD.<ref>[http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=248314 Titan Media Acquires MSR Catalog]</ref>

Events frequented by Titan Media are [[Folsom Street Fair]], [[Christopher Street West|Los Angeles Gay Pride]], [[San Francisco Pride|San Francisco Gay Pride]], [[Dore Alley Fair|Dore Alley]], and [http://www.folsomstreeteast.org/About.htm Folsom Street East].

==Controversy==
In October 2007, [[Bruce Cam]] refused to accept a Lifetime Achievement DAVID Award because he is strongly opposed to [[Treasure Island Media]], which features [[bareback (sex)|barebacking]], and they also won awards. at the same event.<ref name="xbiz cam">[http://www.xbiz.com/news/all/85598 Titan’s Bruce Cam Declines DAVID Award - XBIZ.com]</ref> In a statement Cam said {{cquote|I cannot in good conscience accept a Lifetime Achievement award from an organization that glorifies and promotes bareback content alongside my own,” Cam said. “I have worked my entire adult industry career to promote and eroticize [[safer sex]] content in all of my films. It would be against every single fiber of my [[morality|moral]] being to accept this award.<ref name="xbiz cam"/>}}

During this year, Titan was nominated for four awards. [http://avn.com/gay/articles/2817.html]

==Video lines==
{{Expand|date=October 2007}}

* TitanMen, the original line with "...positive gay sexuality, with a wide range of men, set in the panorama of nature."<ref name="phillyfests.com"/>
* TitanMen Fresh, a younger line of products.
* ManPlay, a mid-priced product line launched in 2001.
* MSR, recently acquired product line that Titan is re-releasing as DVDs

==List of TitanMen films==
{{MultiCol}}
* ''River Patrol'' (1995)
* ''Desert Train'' (1996)
* ''Island Guardian''(1996)
* ''Get In On Line'' (1996)
* ''Is Your Big Brother Home?'' (1996)
* ''Fallen Angel'' (1997)
* ''Naked Escape'' (1997)
* ''Tourist Trade'' (1997)
* ''Chapters'' (1998)
* ''Fallen Angel II - Descending'' (1998)
* ''Fluid'' (1998)
* ''Focal Length'' (1998)
* ''Stuffed'' (1998)
* ''Swell'' (1998)
* ''Arousal'' (1998)
* ''Immersion'' (1999)
* ''Easy Inn: No Vacancy'' (1999)
* ''Eruption'' (1999)
* ''Tag Team'' (1999)
* ''Fallen Angel III - Initiation'' (2000)
* ''Boner! Man's Best Friend'' (2000)
* ''3 Easy Pieces'' (2000)
* ''Heat'' (2000)
* ''Jacked Up'' (2000)
* ''Titan Express'' (2000)
* ''Laid Up'' (2001)
* ''Pumped-Up'' (2001)
* ''Sea Men: Fallen Angel IV'' (2001)
* ''Desire'' (2001)
* ''Trespass'' (2002)
* ''Detour'' (2002)
* ''Slammer'' (2002)
* ''Holler'' (2002)
* ''Gorge'' (2002)
* ''R.E.M.'' (2002)
* ''Single Handed'' (2002)
* ''Woodsmen'' (2003)
* ''Exhibition'' (2003)
* ''Carny'' (2003)
{{ColBreak}}
* ''Service Trade'' (2003)
* ''Five Star'' (2003)
* ''Stud Farm'' (2004)
* ''RX: Open Wide!'' (2004)
* ''Packers'' (2004)
* ''Mens Room: Bakersfield Station'' (2004)
* ''Horse: Fallen Angel 5'' (2004)
* ''Back To Barstow'' (2004)
* ''Drill: To The Point'' (2005)
* ''Riders'' (2005)
* ''110° in Tucson'' (2005)
* ''Spy Quest'' (2005)
* ''Gale Force: Mens Room II'' (2005)
* ''Big Muscle'' (2005)
* ''Cirque Noir'' (2005)
* ''Alabama Takedown'' (2005)
* ''Side Effects'' (2005)
* ''Closed Set: Titan Stage One'' (2006)
* ''Spy Quest 2'' (2006)
* ''The Chest'' (2006)
* ''Deep Water Beach Patrol Part One'' (2006)
* ''Lifeguard! The Men of Deep Water Beach'' (2006)
* ''Arcade on Route 9'' (2006)
* ''Hitch'' (2006)
* ''Folsom Filth'' (2006)
* ''Cop Shack on 101'' (2006)
* ''Breathless'' (2006)
* ''Spy Quest 3'' (2006)
* ''Crossing the Line: Cop Shack 2'' (2006)
* ''Boiler'' (2006)
* ''The Road to Redneck Hollow'' (2007)
* ''H2O'' (2007)
* ''[[Folsom Street Fair|Folsom Leather]]'' (2007)
* ''Campus Pizza'' (2007)
* ''Shacked Up'' (2007)
* ''Barnstorm'' (2007)
* ''Fear'' (2007)
* ''Gunnery Sgt. McCool'' (2007)
* ''Breakers'' (2007)
* ''Command Post'' (2007)
* ''Copperhead Canyon'' (2008)
|}

== Notable Directors ==
{{Expand|date=October 2007}}

* [[Bruce Cam]]
* [[Ray Dragon]]
* [[Joe Gage]]
* Harold Creg<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970915/ Harold Creg]</ref>
* Brian Mills
* Keith Webb

== Notable Performers ==
{{MultiCol}}
* [[Victor Banda]] [http://www.xbiz.com/news/19416?ht=all Titan Signs Banda]
* [[Alex Baresi]] ([http://www.xbiz.com/news/15919?ht=wt Titan Signs Baresi])
* [[Tober Brandt]] [http://ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=karrnal&article=91]
* [[Dillon Buck]]
* [[Tony Buff]]
* [[Matthieu Costa]] [http://www.kristenbjorn.com/fr/members/models/Costa_Matthieu/index.html]
* [[Dean Coulter]]
* [[Damien Crosse]]
* [[Steve Cruz (porn star)|Steve Cruz]]
* [[Brendan Davies]]
* [[Jake Deckard]]
* [[Dean Flynn]]
* [[Jon Galt]]
* [[Blake Harper]]
* [[Wolf Hudson]]
{{ColBreak}}
* [[Dirk Jager]]
* [[Ben Jakks]]
* [[Andrew Justice]]
* [[Ty LeBeouf]] ([http://www.xbiz.com/news/23500 LeBeouf Signs Deal])
* [[Austin Masters]]
* [[Adriano Marquez]] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549832/]
* [[Arpad Miklos]]
* [[Cole Ryan]]
* [[François Sagat]]
* [[Tyler Saint]]
* [[Dred Scott (porn star)|Dred Scott]]
* [[Jason Ridge]]
{{ColBreak}}
* [[Rob Romoni]]
* [[Rick Van Sant]]
* [[Michael Vincenzo]]
* [[Diesel Washington]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.titanmen.com Titan Media's home page]
* [http://xbiz.com/news/news_piece_print.php?id=85598 Cam Refuses DAVID]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2004-01-13-kazaa-porn_x.htm USA Today]
* [http://www.gaywidewebmasters.com/press/titan-media.shtml Titan Sues Flynt]
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0106975/ IMDB]

[[Category:Pornographic film studios]]
[[Category:Companies based in San Francisco, California]]
[[Category:LGBT adult entertainment]]
[[Category:Gay pornographic film studios]]

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Gay-for-Pay

2008-12-08T14:04:27Z

FrameWave20: /* Pornography */

'''''Gay-for-pay''''' is a term used more commonly with male (and, less frequently, female) actors, pornographic stars, or [[prostitution|sex workers]] that identify as [[heterosexuality|heterosexual]] but are paid to act or perform [[homosexuality|gay]] professionally. The term has also applied to other professions and even companies with the same core concerns and criticism in place.<ref name="Blazin Squad, gay 4 pay?">{{cite web
|last=Phillips
|first=James
|title=Blazin Squad, gay 4 pay?
|publisher=Pink News
|date=[[September 19]], [[2006]]
|url
=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/opinion/2005-2514.html
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref><ref name="Klixxx Home: Gay Webmaster Resources">{{cite web
|last=Palmer
|first=Brandon
|title=Klixxx Home: Gay Webmaster Resources, Gay 4 Pay
|publisher=Klixxx
|date=[[September 19]], [[2006]]
|url
=http://www.klixxx.com/gay/gay4pay.shtml
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> The stigma of being gay or labeled as such has steadily eroded since the [[Stonewall riots]] began the modern [[gay rights]] movement in 1969. Through the 1990s, mainstream movie and television actors have been more willing to portray homosexuality, as the threat of any backlash against their careers has lessened and society's acceptance of gay and lesbian people has increased.<ref name="pewreport">{{cite book |last=Pew Global Attitudes Project |title=Views of a Changing World |url=http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=185 |format=.PDF |year=2003 |month=June |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=The Pew Research Center For The People & The Press | oclc=52547041 |accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

In the gay pornography industry, which uses amateurs as well as professional actors, gay-for-pay refers to actors labeled or believed to be straight who do gay sex scenes. Some actors who are actually gay or bisexual will be marketed as straight to appeal to the "allure of the unattainable", because straight men (or those newly [[coming out]]) are [[virgin]]s to sex with other men, and "as in most gay male settings, the young, the muscular, and the unfamiliar are more sought."<ref name="sought"> Leap, William L [http://books.google.com/books?id=YXUP4JmJo_0C&pg=PA62&ots=XhkEisbf6Z&dq=troll+gay+sex&sig=6kAawESJfOwZvrWhW2EFB-srfzU "Public Sex/Gay Space By William L. Leap, 1999, pg. 62"] Retrieved on 2007-06-06.</ref>

Critics{{Who|date=November 2008}} object to the term because many people define [[sexual orientation]] by which gender one is attracted to, regardless of which gender one has sex with. It is also a feature of internal [[heterophobia]], ingraining the ideology that homosexuality is more desirable, because it is higher price.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}

__TOC__
==Mainstream actors==
A heterosexual actor who plays an [[LGBT]] character in movies, television shows, or theatre used to have extra attention paid to the possibility that they were themselves gay although that trend has diminished. This would apply to actors such as [[Queen Latifah]] (''[[Set it Off]]''), [[Hilary Swank]] (''[[Boys Don't Cry (film)|Boys Don't Cry]]''), [[Dirk Bogarde]] (''[[Victim]]''), [[Eric McCormack]] (''[[Will and Grace]]''), [[Keanu Reeves]] (''[[My Own Private Idaho]]''), [[Matt Damon]] (''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]''), [[Heath Ledger]] and [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] (''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''), [[Judy Davis]] (''[[Serving in Silence]]''), [[Charlize Theron]] (''[[Monster (film)|Monster]]''), and [[Mitch Hewer]] (''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''). In this sense, the "gay" part comes from the identity of the characters they play, rather than any explicit sexual act that the actors perform.

Many LGBT roles are purposely void of overt displays of sexuality that are commonplace for heterosexual roles. Often the "big gay scene" involves a lip-on-lip kissing or implied sexual coupling. One storyline from the popular primetime TV series ''Will and Grace'' centered on the two gay male characters protesting [[NBC]] for editing out the big gay kiss that had been promised.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}

Some in the gay community have criticized Hollywood actors and film studios for "whitewashing" the gayness of some gay characters. [[Will Smith]], for example, was criticized for famously refusing to do any kissing scene when he played a gay character in ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' which the sexuality was central to the story and plot.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} More recently, "playing gay" in [[Independent film|Indie films]] (usually for lower pay) has become an opportunity for Hollywood actors to showoff their ''gravitas'' and acting range like [[Russell Crowe]] in ''[[The Sum of Us]]''.<ref name="Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors">{{cite web
|last=von Metzke
|first=Ross
|title=Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors in Gay Roles
|publisher=Gay Wired
|date=[[September 21]], [[2007]]
|url
=http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=67&id=16561
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

Up through the early 1990s, when [[Tom Hanks]] played a gay character suffering from AIDS in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', most Hollywood actors avoided playing homosexual or transgender characters for fear of being identified too closely with the characters they played. (British actors have been "playing gay" for at least a decade; e.g., [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Rupert Graves]], and [[Jeremy Irons]]). More recently actors have been emboldened to take on all manner of roles including [[LGBT]] characters like [[James Marsden]] in the psychological thriller/AIDS drama ''[[The 24th Day]]'' and the ensemble drama ''[[Heights]]'', [[Guy Pearce]] in ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'', [[Clive Owen]] in ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]'' and [[Paul Rudd]] in ''[[The Object of My Affection]]''.<ref name="Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors"/>

==Pornography==
In gay pornographic movies, actors who identify themselves as heterosexual, but who nevertheless perform explicit sexual acts with other males on film (see [[Ryan Idol]], [[Clay Maverick]], [[Mike Branson]], [[Jeff Stryker]], [[Wolf Hudson]], [[Christian XXX|Christian]], [[Zeb Atlas]], [[Peter North (actor)|Peter North]], etc.) do not face the same stigmas as the mainstream acting counterparts and indeed can rise quickly to being featured actors. These actors often play the "[[Top (sex)|top]]" roles but this is not always the case (see [[Kristen Bjorn]] bio and some articles of [[Bel Ami (adult film company)|Bel Ami]] models).

Female-on-female sex in straight porn does not usually carry the same level of stigma as male gay-for-pay sex. Indeed it is a strong fantasy subject so references to female porn actors as gay-for-pay are more rare.

There is a proliferation of gay pornographic videos with a story that features an ostensibly heterosexual male being seduced into a gay male sexual act. An example of this is [[Latino Fan Club]], a film production company which specializes in producing amateur gay pornographic films in which pornographic actors are billed as "Straight Latino Street Thugs" appear to reluctantly have sex with one another. The video production company website also offers contact information for hiring these "straight" models as [[escort]]s and [[prostitute]]s.

People involved in the gay pornographic industry consider that some gay pornographic actors who identify as straight are not truly heterosexual. Because some gay men consider heterosexual men to be objects of fantasy, some gay porn producers have almost certainly described some actors as heterosexual to increase sales and publicity for their product.<ref name="Proven Strait: Movie Review">{{cite magazine
|last=Benton
|first=Angel
|authorlink=
|coauthors=The JUB crew
|title=Proven Strait: Movie Review
|publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
|date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 46
|url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> Moreover, many gay or bisexual men who star in gay porn films may wish to be identified publicly as heterosexual for personal or professional reasons.

Some straight actors have started acting in gay porn (like [[Matt Sanchez]]) only to be accused of being gay while others first step was to strictly do solo scenes.<ref name="Fabscout">{{cite magazine
|last=Benton
|first=Angel
|authorlink=
|coauthors=The JUB crew
|title=Fabscout
|publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
|date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 34
|url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> The higher pay scale and profile within a production often leads to group scenes where a straight actor only "tops". Many times a "top" actor will then be sought as a bottom and the debut is often treated as a notable event or even its own release.<ref name="Andrew Justice">{{cite magazine
|last=Benton
|first=Angel
|authorlink=
|coauthors=The JUB crew
|title=Andrew Justice
|publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
|date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 16
|url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

===Motivation===
Most male pornographic actors are paid much less than their female counterparts in straight porn. Male porn actors, however, get paid more, on the average, in gay porn than in straight porn. There are also more opportunities to become a "star" in gay porn than in straight porn where the focus of attention remains on the actresses. As a response to criticism in the gay community, some of these actors (perhaps with the advice of their publicists) would sometimes claim that they are in fact bisexual although they are indeed "gay" for the money.

There is also a theory that some of the "straight" actors (such as [[Ty Fox]]) are actually [[closeted]] or [[bisexual]] and using their acting in gay porn is a legitimate career step which allows them to also experiment with their sexuality.<ref name="Getting Behind Gay Porn Productions">{{cite web
|last=McMillan
|first=Dennis
|authorlink=
|coauthors=
|title=Getting Behind Gay Porn Productions
|publisher=[[San Francisco Bay Times]]
|date=[[January 27]], [[2005]]
|url
=http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=3891
|accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref>

==Sex workers==
In the sex worker industry, the term may also be applied to straight and bisexual people of all genders (including "[[male escort]]s") who have sexual contact or scenes with a client or another sex worker of the same gender. Although sexual contact is often involved, sex scenes or solo scenes (like masturbating to climax) or even a [[BDSM]] scene for the client's stimulation can take place. Sexual arousal without direct sexual contact may also occur in such niche trade like muscle worship. As in porn work, a gay-identity is not necessary to make money from a gay clients and consumers.

==Go-go dancers==

[[Go-go dancing]] originated in the 1960s and were eventually appropriated by [[burlesque]] and [[striptease]] establishments, which in turn became known as "go-go bars" but many [[gay club]]s had male go-go dancers (called ''go-go boys'') during the period 1965-1968. After that, few gay clubs had go-go dancers until 1988, when go-go dancing again became fashionable (and has remained so ever since). "Go-go dancers" that perform at night clubs, special parties, [[circuit parties]] or [[rave]] dances in colorful bright costumes (which may include battery operated lights), with fire sticks, or with a snake can also be called ''performance art dancers'' or ''box dancers''. Large [[circuit parties]] and gay clubs often have very attractive go-go boys of all sexualities who will allow patrons to touch and rub them but only for [[tips]]. Some criticize the practice of employing straight dancers to perform erotically for gay audiences when gay performers are available.<ref name="Hillary and Condi and Dykes">{{cite web
|last=Musto
|first=Michael
|authorlink=Michael Musto
|coauthors=
|title=Hillary and Condi and Dykes, Oh My!: Plus items of purely prosthetic appeal.
|publisher=[[The Village Voice]]
|date=[[September 25]], [[2007]]
|url
=http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0739,musto,77903,15.html
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[The Fluffer]]'', film about a fictional gay-for-pay actor
* [[Men who have sex with men]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{LGBT slang}}

[[Category:Pornography terms]]
[[Category:Sexual orientation and society]]
[[Category:Sexual slang]]
[[Category:LGBT slang]]
[[Category:Same-sex relationship]]

Gay-for-Pay

2008-12-08T14:03:54Z

FrameWave20: /* Pornography */

'''''Gay-for-pay''''' is a term used more commonly with male (and, less frequently, female) actors, pornographic stars, or [[prostitution|sex workers]] that identify as [[heterosexuality|heterosexual]] but are paid to act or perform [[homosexuality|gay]] professionally. The term has also applied to other professions and even companies with the same core concerns and criticism in place.<ref name="Blazin Squad, gay 4 pay?">{{cite web
|last=Phillips
|first=James
|title=Blazin Squad, gay 4 pay?
|publisher=Pink News
|date=[[September 19]], [[2006]]
|url
=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/opinion/2005-2514.html
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref><ref name="Klixxx Home: Gay Webmaster Resources">{{cite web
|last=Palmer
|first=Brandon
|title=Klixxx Home: Gay Webmaster Resources, Gay 4 Pay
|publisher=Klixxx
|date=[[September 19]], [[2006]]
|url
=http://www.klixxx.com/gay/gay4pay.shtml
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> The stigma of being gay or labeled as such has steadily eroded since the [[Stonewall riots]] began the modern [[gay rights]] movement in 1969. Through the 1990s, mainstream movie and television actors have been more willing to portray homosexuality, as the threat of any backlash against their careers has lessened and society's acceptance of gay and lesbian people has increased.<ref name="pewreport">{{cite book |last=Pew Global Attitudes Project |title=Views of a Changing World |url=http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=185 |format=.PDF |year=2003 |month=June |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=The Pew Research Center For The People & The Press | oclc=52547041 |accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

In the gay pornography industry, which uses amateurs as well as professional actors, gay-for-pay refers to actors labeled or believed to be straight who do gay sex scenes. Some actors who are actually gay or bisexual will be marketed as straight to appeal to the "allure of the unattainable", because straight men (or those newly [[coming out]]) are [[virgin]]s to sex with other men, and "as in most gay male settings, the young, the muscular, and the unfamiliar are more sought."<ref name="sought"> Leap, William L [http://books.google.com/books?id=YXUP4JmJo_0C&pg=PA62&ots=XhkEisbf6Z&dq=troll+gay+sex&sig=6kAawESJfOwZvrWhW2EFB-srfzU "Public Sex/Gay Space By William L. Leap, 1999, pg. 62"] Retrieved on 2007-06-06.</ref>

Critics{{Who|date=November 2008}} object to the term because many people define [[sexual orientation]] by which gender one is attracted to, regardless of which gender one has sex with. It is also a feature of internal [[heterophobia]], ingraining the ideology that homosexuality is more desirable, because it is higher price.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}

__TOC__
==Mainstream actors==
A heterosexual actor who plays an [[LGBT]] character in movies, television shows, or theatre used to have extra attention paid to the possibility that they were themselves gay although that trend has diminished. This would apply to actors such as [[Queen Latifah]] (''[[Set it Off]]''), [[Hilary Swank]] (''[[Boys Don't Cry (film)|Boys Don't Cry]]''), [[Dirk Bogarde]] (''[[Victim]]''), [[Eric McCormack]] (''[[Will and Grace]]''), [[Keanu Reeves]] (''[[My Own Private Idaho]]''), [[Matt Damon]] (''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]''), [[Heath Ledger]] and [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] (''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''), [[Judy Davis]] (''[[Serving in Silence]]''), [[Charlize Theron]] (''[[Monster (film)|Monster]]''), and [[Mitch Hewer]] (''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''). In this sense, the "gay" part comes from the identity of the characters they play, rather than any explicit sexual act that the actors perform.

Many LGBT roles are purposely void of overt displays of sexuality that are commonplace for heterosexual roles. Often the "big gay scene" involves a lip-on-lip kissing or implied sexual coupling. One storyline from the popular primetime TV series ''Will and Grace'' centered on the two gay male characters protesting [[NBC]] for editing out the big gay kiss that had been promised.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}

Some in the gay community have criticized Hollywood actors and film studios for "whitewashing" the gayness of some gay characters. [[Will Smith]], for example, was criticized for famously refusing to do any kissing scene when he played a gay character in ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' which the sexuality was central to the story and plot.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} More recently, "playing gay" in [[Independent film|Indie films]] (usually for lower pay) has become an opportunity for Hollywood actors to showoff their ''gravitas'' and acting range like [[Russell Crowe]] in ''[[The Sum of Us]]''.<ref name="Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors">{{cite web
|last=von Metzke
|first=Ross
|title=Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors in Gay Roles
|publisher=Gay Wired
|date=[[September 21]], [[2007]]
|url
=http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=67&id=16561
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

Up through the early 1990s, when [[Tom Hanks]] played a gay character suffering from AIDS in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', most Hollywood actors avoided playing homosexual or transgender characters for fear of being identified too closely with the characters they played. (British actors have been "playing gay" for at least a decade; e.g., [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Rupert Graves]], and [[Jeremy Irons]]). More recently actors have been emboldened to take on all manner of roles including [[LGBT]] characters like [[James Marsden]] in the psychological thriller/AIDS drama ''[[The 24th Day]]'' and the ensemble drama ''[[Heights]]'', [[Guy Pearce]] in ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'', [[Clive Owen]] in ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]'' and [[Paul Rudd]] in ''[[The Object of My Affection]]''.<ref name="Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors"/>

==Pornography==
In gay pornographic movies, actors who identify themselves as heterosexual, but who nevertheless perform explicit sexual acts with other males on film (see [[Ryan Idol]], [[Clay Maverick]], [[Mike Branson]], [[Jeff Stryker]], [[Wolf Hudson]], [[Christian XXX]], [[Zeb Atlas]], [[Peter North (actor)|Peter North]], etc.) do not face the same stigmas as the mainstream acting counterparts and indeed can rise quickly to being featured actors. These actors often play the "[[Top (sex)|top]]" roles but this is not always the case (see [[Kristen Bjorn]] bio and some articles of [[Bel Ami (adult film company)|Bel Ami]] models).

Female-on-female sex in straight porn does not usually carry the same level of stigma as male gay-for-pay sex. Indeed it is a strong fantasy subject so references to female porn actors as gay-for-pay are more rare.

There is a proliferation of gay pornographic videos with a story that features an ostensibly heterosexual male being seduced into a gay male sexual act. An example of this is [[Latino Fan Club]], a film production company which specializes in producing amateur gay pornographic films in which pornographic actors are billed as "Straight Latino Street Thugs" appear to reluctantly have sex with one another. The video production company website also offers contact information for hiring these "straight" models as [[escort]]s and [[prostitute]]s.

People involved in the gay pornographic industry consider that some gay pornographic actors who identify as straight are not truly heterosexual. Because some gay men consider heterosexual men to be objects of fantasy, some gay porn producers have almost certainly described some actors as heterosexual to increase sales and publicity for their product.<ref name="Proven Strait: Movie Review">{{cite magazine
|last=Benton
|first=Angel
|authorlink=
|coauthors=The JUB crew
|title=Proven Strait: Movie Review
|publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
|date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 46
|url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> Moreover, many gay or bisexual men who star in gay porn films may wish to be identified publicly as heterosexual for personal or professional reasons.

Some straight actors have started acting in gay porn (like [[Matt Sanchez]]) only to be accused of being gay while others first step was to strictly do solo scenes.<ref name="Fabscout">{{cite magazine
|last=Benton
|first=Angel
|authorlink=
|coauthors=The JUB crew
|title=Fabscout
|publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
|date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 34
|url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> The higher pay scale and profile within a production often leads to group scenes where a straight actor only "tops". Many times a "top" actor will then be sought as a bottom and the debut is often treated as a notable event or even its own release.<ref name="Andrew Justice">{{cite magazine
|last=Benton
|first=Angel
|authorlink=
|coauthors=The JUB crew
|title=Andrew Justice
|publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
|date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 16
|url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

===Motivation===
Most male pornographic actors are paid much less than their female counterparts in straight porn. Male porn actors, however, get paid more, on the average, in gay porn than in straight porn. There are also more opportunities to become a "star" in gay porn than in straight porn where the focus of attention remains on the actresses. As a response to criticism in the gay community, some of these actors (perhaps with the advice of their publicists) would sometimes claim that they are in fact bisexual although they are indeed "gay" for the money.

There is also a theory that some of the "straight" actors (such as [[Ty Fox]]) are actually [[closeted]] or [[bisexual]] and using their acting in gay porn is a legitimate career step which allows them to also experiment with their sexuality.<ref name="Getting Behind Gay Porn Productions">{{cite web
|last=McMillan
|first=Dennis
|authorlink=
|coauthors=
|title=Getting Behind Gay Porn Productions
|publisher=[[San Francisco Bay Times]]
|date=[[January 27]], [[2005]]
|url
=http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=3891
|accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref>

==Sex workers==
In the sex worker industry, the term may also be applied to straight and bisexual people of all genders (including "[[male escort]]s") who have sexual contact or scenes with a client or another sex worker of the same gender. Although sexual contact is often involved, sex scenes or solo scenes (like masturbating to climax) or even a [[BDSM]] scene for the client's stimulation can take place. Sexual arousal without direct sexual contact may also occur in such niche trade like muscle worship. As in porn work, a gay-identity is not necessary to make money from a gay clients and consumers.

==Go-go dancers==

[[Go-go dancing]] originated in the 1960s and were eventually appropriated by [[burlesque]] and [[striptease]] establishments, which in turn became known as "go-go bars" but many [[gay club]]s had male go-go dancers (called ''go-go boys'') during the period 1965-1968. After that, few gay clubs had go-go dancers until 1988, when go-go dancing again became fashionable (and has remained so ever since). "Go-go dancers" that perform at night clubs, special parties, [[circuit parties]] or [[rave]] dances in colorful bright costumes (which may include battery operated lights), with fire sticks, or with a snake can also be called ''performance art dancers'' or ''box dancers''. Large [[circuit parties]] and gay clubs often have very attractive go-go boys of all sexualities who will allow patrons to touch and rub them but only for [[tips]]. Some criticize the practice of employing straight dancers to perform erotically for gay audiences when gay performers are available.<ref name="Hillary and Condi and Dykes">{{cite web
|last=Musto
|first=Michael
|authorlink=Michael Musto
|coauthors=
|title=Hillary and Condi and Dykes, Oh My!: Plus items of purely prosthetic appeal.
|publisher=[[The Village Voice]]
|date=[[September 25]], [[2007]]
|url
=http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0739,musto,77903,15.html
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[The Fluffer]]'', film about a fictional gay-for-pay actor
* [[Men who have sex with men]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{LGBT slang}}

[[Category:Pornography terms]]
[[Category:Sexual orientation and society]]
[[Category:Sexual slang]]
[[Category:LGBT slang]]
[[Category:Same-sex relationship]]

Titan Media

2008-10-27T08:03:22Z

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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = Titan Media
| company_logo = [[Image:Titan Media Logo.gif|250 px]]<br>[[Image:Titan Men Logo.gif|250px]]
| company_type = Private
| foundation = 1995
| location = {{flagicon|United States}} [[San Francisco, California]], [[United States]]
| industry = [[Gay pornography]]
| products = [[Pornographic film]]s and [[internet pornography]]
| homepage = [http://www.titanmen.com TitanMen.com]
}}
'''Titan Media''' is a [[San Francisco]] based [[Gay pornography|gay pornographic]] [[film]] company founded by director and cinematographer [[Bruce Cam]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0131048/ Bruce Cam]</ref> The company quickly grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world. According to Cam, the company was created to "Eroticize safer-sex and portray positive gay sexuality, with a wide range of men, set in the panorama of nature."<ref>[http://www.phillyfests.com/piglff/2003/templates/directors_summit.cfm 2003 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival]</ref>

==History==
Titan Media was founded in 1995 by Bruce Cam quickly grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world. In 2001, the company launched a mid-priced product line under the ManPlay brand; and more recently launched a younger line of products under the TitanMen Fresh label. Titan has recently acquired former [[Gay pornography|gay porn]] studio, MSR, and has been re-releasing their old videos on DVD.<ref>[http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=248314 Titan Media Acquires MSR Catalog]</ref>

Events frequented by Titan Media are [[Folsom Street Fair]], [[Christopher Street West|Los Angeles Gay Pride]], [[San Francisco Pride|San Francisco Gay Pride]], [[Dore Alley Fair|Dore Alley]], and [http://www.folsomstreeteast.org/About.htm Folsom Street East].

==Controversy==
In October 2007, [[Bruce Cam]] refused to accept a Lifetime Achievement DAVID Award because he is strongly opposed to [[Treasure Island Media]], which features [[bareback (sex)|barebacking]], and they also won awards. at the same event.<ref name="xbiz cam">[http://www.xbiz.com/news/all/85598 Titan’s Bruce Cam Declines DAVID Award - XBIZ.com]</ref> In a statement Cam said {{cquote|I cannot in good conscience accept a Lifetime Achievement award from an organization that glorifies and promotes bareback content alongside my own,” Cam said. “I have worked my entire adult industry career to promote and eroticize [[safer sex]] content in all of my films. It would be against every single fiber of my [[morality|moral]] being to accept this award.<ref name="xbiz cam"/>}}

During this year, Titan was nominated for four awards. [http://avn.com/gay/articles/2817.html]

==Video lines==
{{Expand|date=October 2007}}

* TitanMen, the original line with "...positive gay sexuality, with a wide range of men, set in the panorama of nature."<ref>[http://www.phillyfests.com/piglff/2003/templates/directors_summit.cfm 2003 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival]</ref>
* TitanMen Fresh, a younger line of products.
* ManPlay, a mid-priced product line launched in 2001.
* MSR, recently acquired product line that Titan is re-releasing as DVDs

==List of TitanMen films==
{{MultiCol}}
* ''River Patrol'' (1995)
* ''Desert Train'' (1996)
* ''Island Guardian''(1996)
* ''Get In On Line'' (1996)
* ''Is Your Big Brother Home?'' (1996)
* ''Fallen Angel'' (1997)
* ''Naked Escape'' (1997)
* ''Tourist Trade'' (1997)
* ''Chapters'' (1998)
* ''Fallen Angel II - Descending'' (1998)
* ''Fluid'' (1998)
* ''Focal Length'' (1998)
* ''Stuffed'' (1998)
* ''Swell'' (1998)
* ''Arousal'' (1998)
* ''Immersion'' (1999)
* ''Easy Inn: No Vacancy'' (1999)
* ''Eruption'' (1999)
* ''Tag Team'' (1999)
* ''Fallen Angel III - Initiation'' (2000)
* ''Boner! Man's Best Friend'' (2000)
* ''3 Easy Pieces'' (2000)
* ''Heat'' (2000)
* ''Jacked Up'' (2000)
* ''Titan Express'' (2000)
* ''Laid Up'' (2001)
* ''Pumped-Up'' (2001)
* ''Sea Men: Fallen Angel IV'' (2001)
* ''Desire'' (2001)
* ''Trespass'' (2002)
* ''Detour'' (2002)
* ''Slammer'' (2002)
* ''Holler'' (2002)
* ''Gorge'' (2002)
* ''R.E.M.'' (2002)
* ''Single Handed'' (2002)
* ''Woodsmen'' (2003)
* ''Exhibition'' (2003)
* ''Carny'' (2003)
{{ColBreak}}
* ''Service Trade'' (2003)
* ''Five Star'' (2003)
* ''Stud Farm'' (2004)
* ''RX: Open Wide!'' (2004)
* ''Packers'' (2004)
* ''Mens Room: Bakersfield Station'' (2004)
* ''Horse: Fallen Angel 5'' (2004)
* ''Back To Barstow'' (2004)
* ''Drill: To The Point'' (2005)
* ''Riders'' (2005)
* ''110° in Tucson'' (2005)
* ''Spy Quest'' (2005)
* ''Gale Force: Mens Room II'' (2005)
* ''Big Muscle'' (2005)
* ''Cirque Noir'' (2005)
* ''Alabama Takedown'' (2005)
* ''Side Effects'' (2005)
* ''Closed Set: Titan Stage One'' (2006)
* ''Spy Quest 2'' (2006)
* ''The Chest'' (2006)
* ''Deep Water Beach Patrol Part One'' (2006)
* ''Lifeguard! The Men of Deep Water Beach'' (2006)
* ''Arcade on Route 9'' (2006)
* ''Hitch'' (2006)
* ''Folsom Filth'' (2006)
* ''Cop Shack on 101'' (2006)
* ''Breathless'' (2006)
* ''Spy Quest 3'' (2006)
* ''Crossing the Line: Cop Shack 2'' (2006)
* ''Boiler'' (2006)
* ''The Road to Redneck Hollow'' (2007)
* ''H2O'' (2007)
* ''[[Folsom Street Fair|Folsom Leather]]'' (2007)
* ''Campus Pizza'' (2007)
* ''Shacked Up'' (2007)
* ''Barnstorm'' (2007)
* ''Fear'' (2007)
* ''Gunnery Sgt. McCool'' (2007)
* ''Breakers'' (2007)
* ''Command Post'' (2007)
* ''Copperhead Canyon'' (2008)
|}

== Notable Directors ==
{{Expand|date=October 2007}}

* [[Bruce Cam]]
* [[Ray Dragon]]
* [[Joe Gage]]
* Harold Creg<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970915/ Harold Creg]</ref>
* Brian Mills
* Keith Webb

== Notable Performers ==
{{MultiCol}}
* [[Victor Banda]] [http://www.xbiz.com/news/19416?ht=all Titan Signs Banda]
* [[Alex Baresi]] ([http://www.xbiz.com/news/15919?ht=wt Titan Signs Baresi])
* [[Tober Brandt]] [http://ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=karrnal&article=91]
* [[Dillon Buck]]
* [[Tony Buff]]
* [[Matthieu Costa]] [http://www.kristenbjorn.com/fr/members/models/Costa_Matthieu/index.html]
* [[Dean Coulter]]
* [[Damien Crosse]]
* [[Brendan Davies]]
* [[Jake Deckard]]
* [[Dean Flynn]]
* [[Jon Galt]]
* [[Blake Harper]]
{{ColBreak}}
* [[Dirk Jager]]
* [[Ben Jakks]]
* [[Andrew Justice]]
* [[Ty LeBeouf]] ([http://www.xbiz.com/news/23500 LeBeouf Signs Deal])
* [[Austin Masters]]
* [[Adriano Marquez]] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549832/]
* [[Arpad Miklos]]
* [[Cole Ryan]]
* [[François Sagat]]
* [[Tyler Saint]]
* [[Dred Scott (porn star)|Dred Scott]]
* [[Jason Ridge]]
{{ColBreak}}
* [[Rob Romoni]]
* [[Rick Van Sant]]
* [[Michael Vincenzo]]
* [[Wolf Hudson]]
* [[Diesel Washington]]
* [[Steve Cruz (porn star)|Steve Cruz]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.titanmen.com Titan Media's home page]
* [http://xbiz.com/news/news_piece_print.php?id=85598 Cam Refuses DAVID]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2004-01-13-kazaa-porn_x.htm USA Today]
* [http://www.gaywidewebmasters.com/press/titan-media.shtml Titan Sues Flynt]
* [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0106975/ IMDB]

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[[Category:Companies based in San Francisco, California]]
[[Category:LGBT adult entertainment]]
[[Category:Major gay pornographic studios]]

[[de:Titan Media]]

Gay-for-Pay

2008-05-01T22:41:05Z

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'''''Gay-for-pay''''' is a [[slang]] term accorded to male (and less frequently, female) actors, pornographic stars or [[prostitution|sex workers]] who identify as [[heterosexuality|heterosexual]] but are paid to act or perform [[homosexuality|gay]] professionally. The term has also applied to other professions and even companies with the same core concerns and criticism in place.<ref name="Blazin Squad, gay 4 pay?">{{cite web
| last =Phillips
| first =James
| title=Blazin Squad, gay 4 pay?
| publisher=Pink News
| date=September 19, 2006
| url
=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/opinion/2005-2514.html
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref><ref name="Klixxx Home: Gay Webmaster Resources">{{cite web
| last =Palmer
| first =Brandon
| title=Klixxx Home: Gay Webmaster Resources, Gay 4 Pay
| publisher=Klixxx
| date=September 19, 2006
| url
=http://www.klixxx.com/gay/gay4pay.shtml
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> The stigma of being gay or labeled as such has steadily eroded since the [[Stonewall riots]] began the modern [[gay rights]] movement in 1969. Through the [[1990s]], mainstream movie and television actors have been more willing to portray homosexuality, as the threat of any backlash against their careers has lessened and society's acceptance of gay and lesbian people has increased.<ref name="pewreport">{{cite book | last=Pew Global Attitudes Project | title=Views of a Changing World | url=http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=185 | format=.PDF | year=2003 | month=June | location=Washington, D.C. | publisher=The Pew Research Center For The People & The Press | oclc=52547041 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>

In the gay pornography industry, which utilizes amateurs as well as professional actors, gay-for-pay speaks to actors labeled or believed to be straight who do gay sex scenes. Some actors who are actually gay or bisexual will be marketed as straight to appeal to the "allure of the unattainable", because straight men (or those newly [[coming out]]) are [[virgin]]s to sex with other men, and "as in most gay male settings, the young, the muscular, and the unfamiliar are more sought."<ref name="sought"> Leap, William L [http://books.google.com/books?id=YXUP4JmJo_0C&pg=PA62&ots=XhkEisbf6Z&dq=troll+gay+sex&sig=6kAawESJfOwZvrWhW2EFB-srfzU "Public Sex/Gay Space By William L. Leap, 1999, pg. 62"] Retrieved on 2007-06-06.</ref>

Critics{{who}} object to the term because many people define [[sexual orientation]] by which gender one is attracted to regardless of which gender one has sex with. Others{{who}} object to the term because it promotes internalized homophobia that being straight is more desirable.

__TOC__
==Mainstream actors==
A heterosexual actor who plays an [[LGBT]] character in movies, television shows, or theatre used to have extra attention paid to the possibility that they were themselves gay although that trend has diminished. This would apply to actors such as [[Queen Latifah]] (''[[Set it Off]]''), [[Hilary Swank]] (''[[Boys Don't Cry (film)|Boys Don't Cry]]''), [[Eric McCormack]] (''[[Will and Grace]]''), [[Keanu Reeves]] (''[[My Own Private Idaho]]''), [[Matt Damon]] (''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]''), [[Heath Ledger]] and [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] (''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''), [[Judy Davis]] (''[[Serving in Silence]]''), [[Charlize Theron]] (''[[Monster (film)|Monster]]''), and [[Mitch Hewer]] (''[[Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''). In this sense, the "gay" part comes from the identity of the characters they play, rather than any explicit sexual act that the actors perform.

Many LGBT roles are purposely void of overt displays of sexuality that are commonplace for heterosexual roles. Often the "big gay scene" involves a lip-on-lip kissing or implied sexual coupling. One storyline from the popular primetime TV series ''Will and Grace'' centered on the two gay male characters protesting [[NBC]] for editing out the big gay kiss that had been promised.

Some in the gay community have criticized Hollywood actors and film studios for "whitewashing" the gayness of some gay characters. [[Will Smith]], for example, was criticized for famously refusing to do any kissing scene when he played a gay character in ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' which the sexuality was central to the story and plot. More recently, "playing gay" in [[Independent film|Indie films]] (usually for lower pay) has become an opportunity for Hollywood actors to showoff their ''gravitas'' and acting range like [[Russell Crowe]] in ''[[The Sum of Us]]''.<ref name="Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors">{{cite web
| last =von Metzke
| first =Ross
| title=Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors in Gay Roles
| publisher=Gay Wired
| date=September 21, 2007
| url
=http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=67&id=16561
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

Up through the early 1990s, when [[Tom Hanks]] played a gay character suffering from AIDS in ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', most Hollywood actors avoided playing homosexual or transgender characters for fear of being identified too closely with the characters they played. (British actors have been "playing gay" for at least a decade; e.g., [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Rupert Graves]], [[Hugh Grant]], and [[Jeremy Irons]]). More recently actors have been emboldened to take on all manner of roles including [[LGBT]] characters like [[James Marsden]] in the psychological thriller/AIDS drama ''[[The 24th Day]]'' and the ensemble drama ''[[Heights]]'', [[Guy Pearce]] in ''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'', [[Clive Owen]] in ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]'' and [[Paul Rudd]] in ''[[The Object of My Affection]]''.<ref name="Gay 4 Pay - Straight Actors"/>

==Pornography==
In gay pornographic movies, actors who identify themselves as heterosexual, but who nevertheless perform explicit sexual acts with other males on film (see [[Ryan Idol]], [[Mike Branson]], [[Jeff Stryker]], [[Peter North (actor)|Peter North]], [[Wolf Hudson]], etc.) do not face the same stigmas as the mainstream acting counterparts and indeed can rise quickly to being featured actors. These actors often play the "[[Top (sex)|top]]" roles but this is not always the case (see [[Kristen Bjorn]] bio and some articles of [[Bel Ami (adult film company)|Bel Ami]] models).

Female-on-female sex in straight porn does not usually carry the same level of stigma as male gay-for-pay sex. Indeed it is a strong fantasy subject so references to female porn actors as gay-for-pay are more rare.

There is a proliferation of gay pornographic videos with a story that features an ostensibly heterosexual male being seduced into a gay male sexual act. An example of this is [[Latino Fan Club]], a film production company which specializes in producing amateur gay pornographic films in which pornographic actors are billed as "Straight Latino Street Thugs" appear to reluctantly have sex with one another. The video production company website also offers contact information for hiring these "straight" models as [[escort]]s and [[prostitute]]s.

People involved in the gay pornographic industry consider that some gay pornographic actors who identify as straight are not truly heterosexual. Because some gay men consider heterosexual men to be objects of fantasy, some gay porn producers have almost certainly described some actors as heterosexual to increase sales and publicity for their product.<ref name="Proven Strait: Movie Review">{{cite magazine
| last =Benton
| first =Angel
| authorlink =
| coauthors =The JUB crew
| title=Proven Strait: Movie Review
| publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
| date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 46
| url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> Moreover, many gay or bisexual men who star in gay porn films may wish to be identified publicly as heterosexual for personal or professional reasons.

Some straight actors have started acting in gay porn (like [[Matt Sanchez]]) only to be accused of being gay while others first step was to strictly do solo scenes.<ref name="Fabscout">{{cite magazine
| last =Benton
| first =Angel
| authorlink =
| coauthors =The JUB crew
| title=Fabscout
| publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
| date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 34
| url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> The higher pay scale and profile within a production often leads to group scenes where a straight actor only "tops". Many times a "top" actor will then be sought as a bottom and the debut is often treated as a notable event or even its own release.<ref name="Andrew Justice">{{cite magazine
| last =Benton
| first =Angel
| authorlink =
| coauthors =The JUB crew
| title=Andrew Justice
| publisher=Just Us Boys (magazine)
| date=October 2007, Volume 3 - Issue 5, page 16
| url
=http://www.Justusboys.com
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

===Motivation===
Most male pornographic actors are paid much lower than their female counterparts in straight porn. Male porn actors, however, get paid more, on the average, in gay porn than in straight porn. There are also more opportunities to become a "star" in gay porn than in straight porn where the focus of attention remains on the actresses. As a response to criticism in the gay community, some of these actors (perhaps with the advice of their publicists) would sometimes claim that they are in fact bisexual although they are indeed "gay" for the money.

There is also a theory that some of the "straight" actors (such as [[Ty Fox]]) are actually [[closeted]] or [[bisexual]] and using their acting in gay porn is a legitimate career step which allows them to also experiment with their sexuality.<ref name="Getting Behind Gay Porn Productions">{{cite web
| last =McMillan
| first =Dennis
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title=Getting Behind Gay Porn Productions
| publisher=[[San Francisco Bay Times]]
| date=January 27, 2005
| url
=http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=3891
| accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref>

==Sex workers==
In the sex worker industry, the term may also be applied to straight and bisexual people of all genders (including "[[male escort|male escorts]]") who have sexual contact or scenes with a client or another sex worker of the same gender. Although sexual contact is often involved, sex scenes or solo scenes (like masturbating to climax) or even a [[BDSM]] scene for the client's stimulation can take place. Sexual arousal without direct sexual contact may also occur in such niche trade like muscle worship. As in porn work, a gay-identity is not necessary to make money from a gay clients and consumers.

==Go-go dancers==

[[Go-go dancing]] originated in the 1960s and were eventually appropriated by [[burlesque]] and [[striptease]] establishments, which in turn became known as "go-go bars" but many [[gay club]]s had male go-go dancers (called ''go-go boys'') during the period 1965-1968. After that, few gay clubs had go-go dancers until 1988, when go-go dancing again became fashionable (and has remained so ever since). "Go-go dancers" that perform at night clubs, special parties, [[circuit parties]] or [[rave]] dances in colorful bright costumes (which may include battery operated lights), with fire sticks, or with a snake can also be called ''performance art dancers'' or ''box dancers''. Large [[circuit parties]] and gay clubs often have very attractive go-go boys of all sexualities who will allow patrons to touch and rub them but only for [[tips]]. Some criticize the practice of employing straight dancers to perform erotically for gay audiences when gay performers are available.<ref name="Hillary and Condi and Dykes">{{cite web
| last =Musto
| first =Michael
| authorlink =Michael Musto
| coauthors =
| title=Hillary and Condi and Dykes, Oh My!: Plus items of purely prosthetic appeal.
| publisher=[[The Village Voice]]
| date=September 25th, 2007
| url
=http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0739,musto,77903,15.html
| accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[The Fluffer]]'', film about a fictional gay-for-pay actor
* [[Men who have sex with men]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Pornography terms]]
[[Category:Sexual orientation and identity]]
[[Category:LGBT terms]]