The person behind the porn persona
Even if you get porn famous, you’ll still have lots of opportunities for people to get to know the real you. Q I m someone who does gay porn for a living. How do people who do gay porn meet someone who doesn’t just sexualize or fetishize them? I can’t eat, sleep and breathe my work constantly, but the guys I meet want me to live out the “porn persona” version of myself all the time. How does someone who does porn know who you can be yourself with? A“Living with two identities is definitely a balancing act,” says Devin Franco, an award-winning gay porn performer. “Being in porn means juggling the ‘real world’ person I actually am a person who has to navigate rent, healthcare, bills and a social life and a porn star alter ego. And these days our porn alter egos don’t just have to perform. We also have to do a lot of our own shooting and our own PR while maintaining our imag
I m someone who does gay porn for a living. How do people who do gay porn meet someone who doesn t just sexualize or fetishize them? I can t eat, sleep, and breathe my work constantly, but the guys I meet want me to live out the porn persona version of myself all the time. How does someone who does porn know who you can be yourself with? Aiden Ward, @aidenxxxward Living with two identities is definitely a balancing act, says Devin Franco, an award-winning gay porn performer. Being in porn means juggling the real world person I actually am a person who has to navigate rent, healthcare, bills, and a social life and a porn star alter ego. And these days our porn alter egos don t just have to perform; we also have to do a lot of our own shooting and our own PR while maintaining our images. It s a lot. And reality always comes knocking, no matter how much fun you re having. The bills always come due.