How Much Does Gay Porn Make?
One performer has set off an important dialogue in an industry plagued by pay inequity; their series, Broke Straight Boys offers an in-depth view into how gay porn actors live and work.
But what exactly does this cost in terms of dollars and cents? Here are a few figures.
Streaming sites
Many gay porn actors have turned to streaming sites to supplement their studio work. Subscription services like OnlyFans and Just For Fans allow them to build audiences and earn additional income for scenes they film – becoming legitimate careers for some actors and expanding the genre with new subgenres like Faddism/Daddyism as well as Twinks/sex toys etc.
Streaming sites offer an abundance of sexual content, and some websites specialize in certain gay fetishes such as masturbation or sex toys. If this interests you, check out Say Uncle; its selection includes hundreds of models with HD videos optimized for mobile compatibility.
Male Digital is another huge network that features guys ranging from twinks to daddies in duos, threeways and group sex sessions. Furthermore, this site offers various fetishes such as blowjobs to dick play and oral sex for users’ enjoyment.
Men have taken to using websites such as Boys First Time to showcase themselves in situations that would normally be frowned upon in real life, including police officer sex or virginal twink. Although these may seem inappropriate, they have proven successful. Audiences who want to watch real men during intimate moments find them fascinating.
Fan sites
Recent events surrounding a gay pirn star has brought into sharp focus the issue of pay in the industry. Tops may earn thousands per scene; bottoms, however, often receive far less pay than that. Due to this disparity between tops and bottoms pay, several performers, such as Joey Mills encouraged newcomers to demand at least $1,000 per scene as a minimum minimum pay out amount.
Gay-for-pay porn has caused its own set of difficulties for stars involved, from difficulty coming out to family and friends to facing stigma or rejection by audiences and colleagues alike. Many actors have left the industry altogether due to such stigma; others have found ways around it by creating their own websites or joining subscription-based services like OnlyFans to reduce these feelings of rejection and remain active actors.
Many adult sites specialize in specific themes or kinks; one website in particular specializes in human pup play and has grown increasingly popular over time, attracting subscribers who eagerly watch sexy scenes featuring playful animals like puppies. Such content provides a great way to engage fans while drawing in new viewers.
Fetish content is another popular category of gay porn, featuring various acts such as fucking and cumshots as well as sexual toys like vibrators and cocksuckers. Fetish websites provide porn stars an additional revenue stream from which they often supplement studio work by producing such material for these sites.
Studio work
Working in the porn industry is a dream come true for many people, offering lots of travel and sex with some of the sexiest models around. But it can also be tough, with only select few making it into this industry. Outsiders find it hard to understand the business, leading them to misunderstand what goes on during shoots, how much performers make per shoot, health and safety precautions taken by studios, etc.
Those criticized by straight people often view gay porn stars negatively; but it is essential to remember that although their stars may not be straight themselves, most viewers of porn are male; many of whom enjoy watching gay content as well as looking at various body types and genitals.
Porn stars typically earn around $500 per scene, though more popular models can make as much as $5,000 depending on the nature of each scene they appear in. A scene involving twins getting hot wax dripped onto them while being whipped and fisted might fetch slightly higher fees than one featuring just twosomes without condom use; yet still this figure pales in comparison with average desk-job American incomes.
Contracts
Pornography has evolved into an inclusive industry, providing performers from diverse backgrounds more opportunities to make money through pornography. While big stars may make as much as $100,000 annually depending on how many scenes they perform, most models supplement their income from various other sources – subscription-based fan sites being one such source; others, like Cody Cachet have even begun their own studios!
Though successful in his industry, despite all his hard work he does not earn enough to support himself. By day he works at a back office job at a porn studio; by night he spends most of his time trying to become one.
As some brand-name models can earn as much as $5,000 per scene, gay performers usually receive between $500 to $1,000 as their pay. Although this seems impressive, this figure pales in comparison to the median American desk job salary of $50k annually.
While there are no unions for porn actors, certain stars have found ways to increase their salaries through private contracts with studios and fan websites, appearances, merchandising and escorting work as well as even starting their own porn studios to increase earnings and bottom lines. They have gained popularity in the industry with fans turning more frequently towards these models for fantasy fulfillment.