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The future of porn?

George Duroy, creator of Bel Ami and no doubtedly very rich man, has given a very interesting interview discussing things such as HIV and the future of porn. Given the internet rumours swirling a couple of weeks ago about Bel Ami going bareback, George offers his perspective on that topic.

Bel Ami started doing bareback films a while ago. Some would call this irresponsible for encouraging viewers to do it, others would point out it takes risks with the health of the models and others don’t care—they just like it. What do you think about the various reactions to barebacking in porn, and what precautions does Bel Ami take on bareback sets?

I guess we’ve released no more than twelve to fourteen condom-free episodes in all these years. But this question requires a more elaborate answer, even though I have tried to explain my position many times with negligible effect. But let’s try it again:

Bel Ami is the only company in this business which (in seventeen years) hasn’t had a single case of ANY STD on the set. I have the good luck to work in a country where, in the first twenty-five years of the AIDS epidemic, only eight people died of HIV infection as compared to 400,000 in the U.S. If I lived in California, I certainly wouldn’t shoot without condoms, but I see no special reason to stick to the same rules here. Eight deaths in twenty-five years doesn’t constitute an epidemic—many more people die of ordinary flu here. Therefore, I think that while in the U.S. bareback equals Russian roulette, it is here merely condom-free.

To put it another way, we also don’t keep a hurricane watch here, just because the Gulf of Mexico has that problem. I also don’t think that not using condoms is a single reason for the AIDS epidemic, otherwise everybody in Slovakia would be dead already. I know very few people in this country who use condoms, and all the rest are perfectly healthy. I suspect that it has something to do also with alcohol, drug abuse, promiscuity and the whole gay party/club culture—that’s what creates a really deadly mix.

I’d also like to say that I carefully followed the situation for twenty years before coming to this conclusion. It doesn’t mean, of course, that something can’t happen tomorrow on my set. But the chance a model would die in a car accident is about a thousand times higher.

As for encouraging the viewer: I don’t encourage and I don’t promote. If I did, I’d be much richer now. I promoted condoms and healthy sex for seventeen years in my films. In exchange for my goodwill, I lost about thirty percent of my customers at one point. I am unaware of a single case of somebody paying for my films simply because I was promoting safe sex. But I got a lot of hate mail for being “vanilla” and “boring”.

Read the rest of the interview at Towleroad.

Aussielicious interview - Reese Rideout

Two interviews in two days is more than I would normally post, but these answers landed in my inbox today, months after initially contacting Reese and I thought it best not to wait.

Combine a body sculpted in the gym with cheeky boy next door looks, a cock built for fun and an arse to die for/in with a blatant sense of exhibitionism and you get Reese, breakout gay-for-pay super star of Randy Blue. He was kind enough to answer my questions and share his photos with us. Enjoy.

How old are you?

I’m 21 + 6 twenty first birthdays.

How tall are you?

I’m 6′ 1″ Minus five inches.

How big is your cock?
My Cock Is 10 Inches minus two.
Are you more of a top or bottom in your work?

I’m definitely more of a Top I do about one bottom scene a year… Is it because I’m addicted to taking it up the ass and the doctor told me to restrict my hole being stretched to help relieve some of my addiction? The world my never know!

You are one of the big stars of Randy Blue. How did you get started in porn?

Well, I used to want to be a 300 lbs bodybuilder… On that journey I did amateur bodybuilding competitions and at one of the competitions I was spotted by a photographer which got my foot into magazines then went from print to video.

How did you come up with your porn name?

My first photographer and I come up with names that started with my real middle initial R. Once I had the list of names that started with R we picked Reese and the last name was a old classmates of the photographer Rideout.

Would you say you are an exhibitionist generally and has that always been the case?

Ya I would say I’ve always been a bit of an exhibitionist, when I hear that word I think of one particular thing I did back in high school which was I had to eat my lunch with my pants down… so before I took a bite I dropped my pants then chowed down… was it for attention? or did I just want to show off my sexy 19inch thighs for the world? I know the answer.

You identify as straight but perform in gay porn. What do you say to the suggestion that you have to have some attraction to men to be able to “perform” or you must use Viagra?

There’s probably some small percentage created by ones body mass of gravitational pull just as with any object… so in that sense… Yes there is a attraction between me and the other person I happen to be doing a scene with… And a heck of a lot of Viagra ;)

When you were first approached to do gay porn, how did you react?

Reactions as follows: “Well… um… maybe I can get hard? I don’t know? Just get sucked?… Ok probably just that I can do? Do I have to cum? I’ll try? How much are you paying again?”

You clearly devote a lot of time to your body. Is that because of the industry you work in or can you work in the industry because of your body?

It’s now became a little bit of both. I’ve always had a passion for Shaping the body and now I also have a Fiscal responsibility to keep in damn fucking good shape, no matter how hung over or fried… I have to get the job done and it’s usually after a lot of lifting Iron then running through the park with my puppy by my side.

How have your partners reacted in the past to your career choice?

They’ve all been fine with it, mostly because I’m fine with it. If I were unsure they would be unsure. But I’m very grounded about my current career choice. I know who I am and where I’m going so I’m cool with being the Best Gay Porn Star in the world (quoted from a fan - James). I’m also selling art and making silly videos for my reeserideout.com page.

Does your family know what you do for a living and how do they react to it?

Yeah they do know, I’ve talk with my siblings face to face yet my parents are on the don’t ask don’t tell policy although I know they know. My parents know I’m being taken care of by this industry and that’s the bottom line, right?

Have you had a favorite scene and co-star?

My favorite scene was just shot a little bit ago and should be out soon! It’s me as a American Psycho-esque type character and it sure spins a great twist at the end! Cayden Ross sure is a nice guy and is a hot and up in cumming porn star!

Given that you have only had gay sex for work, has there been any aspect of gay sex that you thought “are they serious?”

Well I’m always one of the best to break in the anal virgins… I start slow and let them get used to my cock before I start to work my way into a little pounding. Cause I sure know that if something is not up there that often it can be very painful, but that’s just me.

I notice that you have no tan lines. Is that a solarium, spray or natural tan?

Good observation! I guess I’m good with keeping track of time… 10 minutes each side and I’m also good with Physics in accordance to the way light projects itself around limbs, under arm pits and in the
crack!

Do you have any advice for readers contemplating working in porn?

You have to take in consideration how open you are, how often you are in-shape, do you have a thick skin, and reliability is huge just as with any job. You can’t care when people find out you have to own up to it. I guess I’m very lucky in the way that I’m working with the best porn company of all time whether it be Gay or Straight, Randy Blue is the best company ever… ever!

There are a few new blogs popping up written by men that identify as straight but admit to varying levels of bi-curiosity. Any tips for a straight man embarking on gay sexual discovery?

Just do it! You wont know until you try… I wish I was full on gay, because… fuck then I would be picking out who I want to do and loving every second of my dick in their ass. I just sit back stay in-shape and wait for Randy to say hey Reese we need you to fuck so and so. I’m usually not even told of who my scene is with because Randy knows I don’t mind, I find out when I show up on set, the other guys excited to shoot with me. For me it’s all about the performance.

Remember, check out Reese’s work at Randy Blue and at Reese’s own site, and don’t forget to click the images here to see them larger!

Is this a good idea?

I saw on another blog the other day that Bel Ami is largely producing bareback content these days for it’s online episodes. This blog went on to say that they thought condom based porn was on the way out. While I do own bareback porn I think companies like Bel Ami producing it is a bad thing.

Companies like Treasure Island, Dark Alley and Hot Desert Knights have never claimed that their models are HIV negative and it has predominantly been presumed that they are in fact positive. Bel Ami and other “twink” companies are producing it because there is a demand but I would hazard a guess that the models, most of whom identify as straight, aren’t fully educated on the risks.

Bel Ami is produced in the Czech Republic which is far from a wealthy country and these boys are doing what they can to make a better life for themselves and to me, and this is just my opinion, they are being lead to make choices that are not in their best interests.

The other point that is raised by all this condomless porn is the terrifying fact that young men in their teens and 20’s and even 30’s see HIV as something that is not at all serious. I’ve had people online tell me that they bareback and HIV isn’t anything to worry about. It IS. I sincerely hope that people like Chi Chi LaRue, Hot House and Falcon continue to show hot horny sex with condoms being used.

Perhaps any company that produces bareback porn should be forced to contribute a percentage of sales towards safe sex education. I know some people will bareback regardless but surely even educated risk taking is better than ignorant risk taking?

Catholicism, porn, HIV & Ross Watson

Ross Watson’s latest work depicts porn superstar Francois Sagat in place of the “Crucifixion of St Peter” in a work inspired by the Vatican’s stance on condom use promoting HIV. Ross decided to use Francois because of his work in HIV Prevention. This piece has also set a new record for the sale of Ross’ originals at $42,000. Well done Ross.

In other Ross Watson news, German publisher Bruno Gmunder is set to publish a book of Ross’ work spanning 20 years.

Bareback porn banned in California?

There has been a petition filed in California by the California AIDS Healthcare Foundation to enforce that all porn models wear condoms in their films. With bareback porn being a hugely popular genre it will be a tough one to get through, but while I like watching bareback porn, I wholeheartedly support this move.

As Chi Chi La Rue, porn mogul and safe sex campaigner has stated “When I first started seeing barebacking titles appear, of course I was disappointed and very outspoken,” said La Rue. “The fact is that it was pretty obvious to most that the models ‘appeared’ to be HIV+ and were having unsafe sex with what ‘appeared’ to be other HIV+ models… What we are seeing now is drastically different. We are seeing movies with 18 year old twinks being gang banged without condoms. We are seeing…20 year olds in the UK who have reportedly become HIV+ after making their first porn.”

Recently I stumbled across a forum on Facebook for guys into bareback sex and they were boasting about how many loads they took and how young they were when they started. Firstly the guys on there in their 50’s talking about how hot it is to hear of guys taking loads at 14 should be arrested on pedophilia charges, even if they haven’t touched anyone. Secondly I was shouted down by the group when I mentioned the dangers of HIV. Members actually told me I was ignorant and that chlamidia or gonorrhea were worse than HIV.

Is this the kind of message that is getting out there? I know HIV is far from the death sentence it used to be but every treatment has financial, emotional and physical side effects. How do we educate the younger generations that didn’t see an entire generation of gay men wiped out? I am pretty confident that my friends that are HIV+ wouldn’t be positive if they had a choice.

Read a full article here.

Steve and Bruno are touring!

Steve Cruz and his partner in life and porn, Bruno Bond have just hit Sydney today spreading the safe sex message. They’ve been selling red ribbons to commemorate World Aids Day, today, and will be making appearances over the next few days!

Personally I think it’s brilliant that porn stars come out in support of safe sex. I read an article today that said generation Y are so ignorant about HIV and AIDS that they believe it can be caught from cutlery or toilet seats, yet are quite blasé about safe sex. Get your education on people!

Bruno and Steve are also recruiting for Raging Stallion Studios looking for the new up and cumming stars of porn. Sydney boys are notoriously shy when it comes to making porn but we have the hotties. Any of you with exhibitionist tendencies get in touch with Raging Stallion or see Steve and Bruno at the Midnight Shift on Friday 4th or on their pub crawl on Thursday 3rd!

Update: If you want to get into porn with Raging Stallion, go to Hardfriction.

I’m committing to porn!

Sorry, that’s not a statement about a career change or a money earner on the side. I’ve just packed up all my cd’s, dvd’s and my entire porn collection. Having been single for some time now, porn and I are well acquainted and have a rather fond relationship. In contrast to my flesh and blood relationships, porn and I aren’t monogamous. By default porn can’t be monogamous, but I happily cheat on all my porn on a regular basis. I mean, who wants to commit to Bel Ami twinks when some nights you just want a muscle daddy of your own or a bit of a fetish night?

Tonight I may want passionate, throw each other around the room sex with a muscle boy in a locker room (oh hell yeah), but tomorrow I might want tender, whisper sweet nothings love making on a tropical island. I’m Libran for christ’s sake. We don’t DO decisions easily, if at all.

Sadly, for the sake of a speedy and efficient moving of my residence, tonight I committed to one DVD until I’m all moved. I left it in the player and will only get to swap it when all is moved and probably unpacked. For all of you wanting to know what I’ve committed to… it’s “Communion” by Hot House starring that cheeky but very dirty and lusty Itallion Francesco De Macho.

Early exploration

It’s ten past 6am and I’m up and about to head over to the beach to scout for a location for a shoot we need to do for work. So while I’m getting organised, I thought I’d put this pic of two of the lovely Bel Ami Boys up for you all to enjoy.

Aussielicious Interview - Levi Poulter

A while ago, while I was running the now-defunct Pornolicious, I came across a video of DNA coverboy Levi Poulter jacking off and shooting his load. Not long after I posted it, an email from some lawyers arrived and I thought it prudent to take it down. Since then Levi has been popping up all over the gay blogosphere in beautiful photos, usually not wearing a lot.

A few months ago I came across Levi (sadly not literally) on dudesnude.com and chatted a bit and he agreed to an interview. It’s taken me a while to get around to it, and for that I apologise. Levi seems like a really genuine guy who somehow manages to keep his feet on the ground while his ankles are more ane more in the air! Now he’s running his own website, Miami Levi, and clearly enjoying life!

You first came to a lot of people’s attention on the cover of DNA. How was that experience for you? It was nice experience!  David Vance is a great photographer and he always makes me look good! :)

Shortly after DNA a home sex video of you did the rounds. Lawyers put an end to that but since you’ve been doing erotic shoots etc. What’s changed since then? Well, once a video gets on the internet there is no stopping it.  After some thought I figured “what the hell?” and decided to do some erotic stuff.

What prompted your transition from mainstream modelling  to adult modelling? Some people would say that it would hinder any success you might have in the mainstream world. LOL … once a home sex video gets out there’s no turning back!  Especially when Aussielicious picks it up! ;) There are still some people and agencies who are not OK with it but surprisingly there are a lot that are perfectly fine.  Just because you pose nude doesn’t mean you don’t look good in a suit too!

Is mainstream modelling something that you are going to leave behind? Why? What are people saying???!!!???  What have you heard??? LOL.  No … I’m still taking mainstream jobs as well.  What are you offering? :)

What do your friends and family think of the direction your career is taking? I have a great circle of friends and my family is cool.

Tell me about your site Miami Levi. Its totally the coolest site on the ‘net!  You definitely need to check it out! :)  Seriously, its just a small vanity site / blog that I keep for my friends and fans.  You’ll find everything from regular modeling pictures and out takes to me jerking off in a mirror and I update my blog every couple days so people know what I’m up to.

You are obviously very comfortable in front of the camera. Is there a strong exhibitionist side to you? You’re filming this? I was told there would be no cameras! :)  I’m not really an exhibitionist … I just love to be naked when people are watching me.

Where do you see your career in 5 years time? I don’t know … my crystal ball is broken and the “magic 8 ball” is in the shop.

What would you like people to know about you that you don’t think they currently do? That my ass is naturally smooth and very tight … this is between us, right?

Porn and adult entertainment have become much more mainstream in the last few years with online production companies making it much easier for people to try. Do you think people still have negative perceptions of people in the adult industries? Its funny how many guys watch porn and read adult blogs but then have negative perceptions of people in the adult industries.  I try not to get caught up in what people think because it usually has more to do with their own insecurities and I’m happy with my life.  Overall though I think people are much more accepting now than in the past.

If anyone has any polite and insightful questions for Levi, leave them in the comments section and we’ll see what we can organise!

Who says porn stars can’t act?

I just found this via the DNA blog. It’s hilarious. No explanation needed. These guys should get an oscar.

More butts of Bel Ami

Two weeks ago I posted a photo of three of the Bel Ami boys, just because it’s pretty. Today I bring you 7 of them. Just because. I’ve always wanted to sail around the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland for a week on a boat and just laze around nude, skinnydipping, enjoying fresh seafood and cold beer/wine in the tropical sunshine. One day soon I’ll get there.

Just because it’s pretty

Every now and then you come across a new photo from the stables of Bel Ami baby-gay-for-pay boys. They are beautiful and the vast majority of them have spectacular bodies, but that’s because they are in that blissful age range where you don’t put on fat but you are starting to build muscle and you have hard-ons just from a gentle breeze. Delicious, but it does make the rest of us feel a little old.