«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

"Some directors think that it is better to have straight men in gay porn," said Jeffrey Escoffier, who writes about gay culture, politics and history. "They have less trouble getting erections."Last night at 19 University Place, Escoffier discussed gender and sexuality in porn while specifically focusing on his work studying the "gay for pay" phenomenon in which straight men perform in gay porn films. From his interviews with people in the industry, Escoffier has found that 25 to 40 percent of porn actors are "gay for pay».

-Washington Square News
March 6 2008