I don't know which came first, "the chicken or the egg", but guys who sell their bodies for money, be it in prostitution or in porn can have tragic endings, including the two that long time
Broke Straight Boys fans are so aware of, the late Dustin and
Mike Robbins. My personal belief is that guys who decide to enter the porn industry often have issues in their lives that lead them into this type of work.
At one point when Clay was posting on the forum, he told us of the large number of models who he filmed for this site that were either on parole or had served jail sentences in the past. Of course there are many exceptions, but it is a generalization that does have validity based on statistics.
I used to vacation in Fort Lauderdale twice a year for over fifteen years, and would pick up street guys who came to Florida for fun, and discovered that they could earn cash by selling their bodies to older gay men. I was always amazed at the similar stories that so many told me over the years, about moving out of home to seek adventure, and about their bad home lives, dropping out of school, not getting along with their folks. These guys would do whatever they needed to, to make some money, including selling drugs, or their bodies.
Just as I wish
Broke Straight Boys models good futures after their porn careers, I also hope that many of these street kids that I met thirty years ago, settled down, found themselves and are living happy productive lives today, but I also worry that many have not.
It was so good when Sha ran into
Logan at Market Days in Chicago a few years ago, and he looked so healthy and told us that he was about to become a medical doctor. I was also happy that Tyler went to work for David at D&E before leaving, and that Chad worked for Mark and BluMedia.
From watching the BTS and reading their posts on the forum, I feel confident that Blake, Jason and Ian to mention three have a good head on their shoulders and they will not be "sucked into" the lives that others found themselves in.
I wish
Johnny Forza all the luck in the world, but I feel that he would make himself a better person to find a "real" job and get out of the porn industry, before it is too late.