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Who would most people consider to be the most important man in the history of gay porn?

Saw this question posed on another website and thought it was interesting. Actor? Producer? Director?

by Anonymousreply 54December 23, 2018 2:27 PM

MARY!

by Anonymousreply 1August 3, 2015 12:20 AM

Mary who, R1?

by Anonymousreply 2August 3, 2015 12:43 AM

William Higgins and Joe Gage.

by Anonymousreply 3August 3, 2015 12:44 AM

Wakefield Poole.

by Anonymousreply 4August 3, 2015 12:54 AM

Dawson of TiM fame

by Anonymousreply 5August 3, 2015 12:55 AM

Tom of Finland

by Anonymousreply 6August 3, 2015 1:22 AM

Tie between William HIggins and Jim French.

by Anonymousreply 7August 3, 2015 1:27 AM

Brandon

by Anonymousreply 8August 3, 2015 1:46 AM

Chi-Chi LaRue

by Anonymousreply 9August 3, 2015 1:50 AM

Chuck Holmes from Falcon ......... none of these other bitches have a documentary ("Seed Money") out about their philanthropic efforts and donations to politicians who took the money and looked the other way about where it came from. And he was involved in the initial start up of HRC (regardless of what it has become) and a lot of AIDS charities.

by Anonymousreply 10August 3, 2015 3:00 AM

Alex deRenzy. If it wasn't for him, there would be no mainstream, socially accepted, legal to view porn. Gay or straight.

by Anonymousreply 11August 3, 2015 3:10 AM

Al Parker

by Anonymousreply 12August 3, 2015 5:01 AM

That's a trick question! Most people wouldn't know a producer from a director, and the models come and go so fast, they really don't qualify. The most influential individual in gay porn is a straight mob man, and without Stan Loeb, there wouldn't be a Chuck Holmes or a gay porn business, for that matter.

by Anonymousreply 13August 3, 2015 6:57 AM

Jeff Stryker, now he's not my favorite, but he was a household name for sure. My parents knew who he was, as well as most of my straight extended family.

by Anonymousreply 14August 3, 2015 12:45 PM

Will second the Tom of Finland, William Higgins, Jim French citations.

by Anonymousreply 15August 3, 2015 12:58 PM

R4, I know him, he's had an incredible life. Fascinating gentleman

by Anonymousreply 16August 3, 2015 1:03 PM

Antonio Canova

By the late 18th C and early 19th C, his imperial/royal and papal customers were downlow horndogs.

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by Anonymousreply 17August 3, 2015 1:19 PM

Jack Wrangler

by Anonymousreply 18August 3, 2015 5:23 PM

Reuben Sturman

by Anonymousreply 19August 3, 2015 6:29 PM

Vote to Tom of Finland, but if look far back to the history, we should watch Sparta and Rome.

by Anonymousreply 20August 3, 2015 6:33 PM

My vote goes to Hymie Rosenberg. He invented balloon farting and parallel parking while on spring break from medical school.

by Anonymousreply 21August 7, 2015 11:52 PM

Sean Cody

by Anonymousreply 22August 8, 2015 12:08 AM

Colby Keller

by Anonymousreply 23August 8, 2015 12:19 AM

Girth Brooks..oh never mind

by Anonymousreply 24August 8, 2015 12:21 AM

Supreme Court of Montana Justice Mike Branson

by Anonymousreply 25August 8, 2015 12:35 AM

You, the consumer.

by Anonymousreply 26August 8, 2015 12:40 AM

Stryker had fame that no other one ever did so he gets the Lifetime Achievement Award. Surprised John Waters never jumped on him for a legit role.

William Higgins, Ryan Idol capture the '80s. But who was the first? Back in the day when they could get busted?

by Anonymousreply 27August 8, 2015 12:46 AM

Sean Storm has been around forever and had a bit part in The Hurt Locker, as well as one of the Matrix movies.

by Anonymousreply 28August 8, 2015 12:51 AM

William Higgins

by Anonymousreply 29August 8, 2015 12:52 AM

Paul Morris certainly ranks up there.

by Anonymousreply 30August 8, 2015 1:31 AM

Whoever was the founder of Falcon Video.

by Anonymousreply 31August 8, 2015 1:34 AM

AL Gore since he invented the internet

by Anonymousreply 32August 8, 2015 1:43 AM

Me, of course.

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by Anonymousreply 33August 8, 2015 1:56 AM

Thomas Edison

by Anonymousreply 34August 8, 2015 3:19 AM

The Supreme Court justices who allowed porn to become legal.

by Anonymousreply 35August 8, 2015 4:49 AM

None of the actors, producers, etc.

by Anonymousreply 36January 2, 2018 6:01 PM

William Higgins. Jeff Stryker.

The most famous gay porn creator, and the most famous gay porn star.

No other names are at their level.

by Anonymousreply 37January 2, 2018 6:13 PM

Jean-Daniel Cadinot

by Anonymousreply 38January 2, 2018 6:43 PM

I think that this question would be better posed as "who are the top 10 most influential men in the history of gay porn?". That would be easier to answer. You have directors, talent and multiple decades to contend with.

by Anonymousreply 39January 26, 2018 5:50 AM

[quote]Mary who, [R1]?

Mary, Queen of Scots, Rose!

by Anonymousreply 40January 27, 2018 1:49 AM

Maybe a porn martyr, like Joey Stefano.

by Anonymousreply 41January 27, 2018 1:55 AM

Casey Donovan

by Anonymousreply 42January 27, 2018 2:08 AM

Christopher Rage.

by Anonymousreply 43January 27, 2018 2:16 AM

misshelenbedd

by Anonymousreply 44January 27, 2018 2:17 AM

The three top stars of early gay porn are Casey Donovan, Al Parker and Jack Wrangler. But to me the most important figure in ALL gay porn is Athletic Model Guild creator Bob Mizer. Almost everything about gay porn springs from that.

by Anonymousreply 45January 27, 2018 2:46 AM

Tom of Finland

Jim French

William Higgins

by Anonymousreply 46January 27, 2018 3:40 AM

The cameraman, naturally

by Anonymousreply 47January 27, 2018 4:27 AM

The men who invented Caverject, Viagra, Cialis, and artificial cum.

by Anonymousreply 48January 27, 2018 4:48 AM

William Higgins

by Anonymousreply 49January 27, 2018 5:01 AM

The honor should probably be split among several people, and restricted to areas directly related to adult entertainment (so not lawyers and judges who decriminalized pornography)

Chuck Holmes and Jim French: for starting Falcon and Colt respectively Tom of Finland: for introducing the leather aesthetic George Duroy: for making A&F model fantasies come to life with Bel Ami The founder of Badpuppy, one of the first explicit gay commercial website in the mid-90s. Paul Morris: for making barebacking porn its own niche

by Anonymousreply 50January 27, 2018 8:45 PM

Conner Habib

by Anonymousreply 51January 27, 2018 8:59 PM

Dawson, because anyone else would have stopped at 49.

by Anonymousreply 52January 27, 2018 9:06 PM

Dirk Diggler

by Anonymousreply 53January 27, 2018 9:22 PM

Stryker, then Ryan Idol, then Ken Ryker

by Anonymousreply 54December 23, 2018 2:27 PM
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