In straight porn, the pay for men is notoriously lower than the pay for women, so 'gay porn in general make a lot more than straight porn,' Damian McKnight, the CEO and producer of the successful gay-for-pay site Broke Straight Boys, told the Daily Dot last year. Though the cable special is just coming out now, gay-for-pay porn is a fairly well-established phenomenon. They're rising stars in the gay porn industry, but will the pressures of every day life force them to reconsider their lucrative careers?' 'Ben is a married family man who recently started performing in gay sex films to support his kids. 'Luke has a massive online following but he's managed to keep it a secret from his girlfriend,' the show's narrator ominously reveals in a sneak peek for the episode.
This week, MTV is airing an episode of True Life exploring the lives of two such performers, and their struggles to balance the seemingly conflicting demands of their professional and personal lives. These Male Porn Stars Are Straight - But They Have Sex With Men for a Living
