He found that many were in committed relationships with women, who encouraged them to take on this kind of work. David says some use the experience to explore, but not all of them conclude they are gay after experimenting. By contrast, for eight hours work on a gay porn shoot, the actors can take home $5,000 USD (£3,800), much more than both straight porn, and their 20-something contemporaries in other careers.Īssumptions that the actors are using the excuse of cold cash to explore their sexuality are not completely unfounded. In straight films actors typically earn a few hundred US dollars unless they're an established name in the industry. The documentary is a sequel to David's earlier film I'm a Porn Star and according to David, at least half of male gay porn stars identify as heterosexual.
Just as many 'lesbian' porn films feature straight women, now more and more straight men are having sex with men, with a new documentary I’m a Porn Star: Gay4Pay by Montreal-based director Charlie David looks into the phenomena of straight men acting gay for the camera.
