I can see how that would be desirable for a porn studio to do. Right, I know that one, but he was telling me about all sorts of others. Not to mention Treasure Island again but they did Slammed which was obviously going for a certain demographic. Like that’s almost how they’re geared because they know that’s the audience. One of my friends was telling me about studios I’ve never even heard of that are super popular with the meth community. But the timeframe is pretty much the same. I think barebacking happened a little bit before then.
That was the time that I started doing crystal as well. I was pretty good for the first year or two about always using a condom, and then that just stopped happening. Probably within a year of first having sex.
I don’t want to labor over the bareback thing mainly because you’ve talked about it at length in many other interviews, but when did you in your personal life, start barebacking? It was a pre-release scene marketed as “Little Truvada Whore.” It was this twink getting bred by a couple of guys. One of the recent videos from TIM’s London side was one that came out a month ago. I guess in that aspect it could change things a bit. Sure, but would something like Viral Loads be able to carry the same kind of charge if we just assume everyone’s on PrEP now? Slowly, mainstream studios are distributing bareback porn or producing it themselves. I think it will reinvigorate the bareback side. I would say probably quite the opposite, because I think the more that people are becoming aware and getting on PrEP, you’ll see more mainstream models being comfortable about doing bareback, and being open about being on PrEP. One of the things I’ve been thinking about a lot is whether the rise of PrEP will diminish the allure of bareback porn. So none of that feels uncomfortable for me in that regard. But pretty much what I would do on camera I would do at home. I guess it’s getting more common for people to go back and forth and do bareback and condom porn. Given what you’re doing now are there any regrets? I’ve interviewed so many porn stars for this column but I’ve not yet interviewed anyone more known for bareback porn than not. Other than that it hasn’t been an issue so far. I’m sure they definitely noticed because it was plastered everywhere. I guess not even really with the porn stuff, but going out with friends to the Castro, I was on the Folsom poster this year. It’s only been half a semester though, so I’m sure something will arise. Have you faced any challenges around people knowing your porn past? But actually filming porn I’m kind of over with. I would still explore photography and other media stuff. I’ve always been a strong writer and a lot of this is just writing intensive - it’s just a different way of writing. Is that a challenge or is that something that comes naturally to you? It must be such a detail-oriented program. There’s so many new technologies and issues that arise from those technologies, that it makes it really interesting for me. It just seems, especially with media, so much is constantly changing. I took a few law electives and really liked that aspect more than working in editing or producing. I did broadcast communications for my undergraduate, focusing on television production. But it is definitely a transitionary semester. But it also sucks because I have to be up at a certain time every day which I’m not necessarily used to. So it’s kind of nice having a set schedule where I know exactly what I’m doing every single day. I went from bartending and doing videos to this. I called Blue to talk about the end days, his favorite and least favorite studios to work for, and whether PrEP will diminish the allure of bareback porn.Īdam: Blue, you’ve just started law school right? San Francisco and Best Boyfriend Fantasy 2014 and appearing on the poster for the Folsom Street Fair.
Other successes this year included winning two titles at The Hookies - Mr. Highly controversial, even by TIM standards, the film resulted in mainstream media attention for Bailey, who has long been unusually open about his HIV-positive status and his motivations for appearing in both bareback and condom porn. His gangbang film for Treasure Island Media, Viral Loads (titled after shooting was complete) featured him having a jar of cum (“They told me it was cum, but it wouldn’t have mattered if it wasn’t.”) poured into his well-fucked hole. Still, one can’t say he went out with a whimper. But actually filming porn I’m kind of over with,” he tells me while getting ready for a Sunday fundraiser to benefit a group at the law school which has become, as expected, his main focus. “I would still explore photography and other media stuff.