Demystifying Gay Porn

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail 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 connect...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Davi...

Send us Fan Mail 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 d...