Best Era of Gay Porn !?

[TDJ6]

so as we know... gay porn is dead.
Onlyfans and the like killed it around 2019, and now even Onlyfans videos are boring and passionless.
Anyway as I've been looking back on the different eras of Gay Porn I was wondering what you other perverts thought about it?

For ME personally, I think the 2010's had the best porn. For a few reasons. Most of the studios and websites were pumping out material daily so there was a lot of variety. The industry fully embraced bareback porn which made for better scenes in my opinion. There was more diversity - white guys, black guys, asian guys, latin guys... also bigger guys, skinny guys, shorter guys, etc. There was kind of a place for everybody.

Next for me would be the 2000's. That's when I came into "manhood" lol but also when Internet was getting faster. Alot of the scenes I have from this era are hot just for the nostalgia. Not as diverse - this was really a segregated time. Less so than the 90's and 80's but still, not much integration on the sites.

I actually dig the 80's era more than the 90's era. For me, the 90's was too focused on MUSCLE. So it was a lot of good looking men with big muscles who couldn't fuck. Or they were more concerned about how they looked that they were really disconnected from the actual sex. The 80's kind of had the same problem, BUT i feel like in those early days it wasn't so much focused on just getting guys with big muscles... they were getting pretty much any dude that was willing to fuck and get fucked on camera. More actual sluts that actually ENJOYED the sex. The film quality and direction and editing SUCKED in this era, but you can find more passion in some of these scenes than most scenes from the 90's.

And yeah, the 2020's... It's really hard to gauge because so many of the Studio stars moved over to Onlyfans and now guys that have never graced a studio set are bigger than actual studio paid porn stars. It's a weird transition period in Gay Porn but honestly I hate where it's going. At first it was fun to watch Onlyfans because you felt like you were a fly on the wall. That the people in the video were actually into each other and having a passionate sessions. As things progressed it became more about "i'll fuck whoever has the most followers". And I'm noticing less diversity in the OF arena as well. It went from being passionate to a business which is boring.

so there we have it. My thoughts... but I'm very curious to hear everybody elses.

 

[Hot4Blonds]

1970s - when men were men. not 'gay for pay'. if some bisexual thing happened in a straight film, you knew it was real, and no one cared. it was a lot like now, no one cares who you fuck. so many "straight' 70s stars did some gay/bi stuff, but only when things got stigmatized in the 80s (and the waxing trend began -yuk!) then any incidental or alt scenes that might have naturally occurred ended cause no 'straight' guy wanted the stigma.

Marc Wallace
Paul Thomas
Paul Barresi
Ken Scudder
Johnny Canada
George Payne
Gerald Grant
John Holmes
Jamie Gillis
Mike Horner
Rick Cassidy
Wade Nichols
R J Reynolds

just a handful off the top of my head

 

[Blockos]

It will always be 70s, 80s, and 90s!!!

 

[mauriboy]

so as we know... gay porn is dead.
Onlyfans and the like killed it around 2019, and now even Onlyfans videos are boring and passionless.
Anyway as I've been looking back on the different eras of Gay Porn I was wondering what you other perverts thought about it?

For ME personally, I think the 2010's had the best porn. For a few reasons. Most of the studios and websites were pumping out material daily so there was a lot of variety. The industry fully embraced bareback porn which made for better scenes in my opinion. There was more diversity - white guys, black guys, asian guys, latin guys... also bigger guys, skinny guys, shorter guys, etc. There was kind of a place for everybody.

Next for me would be the 2000's. That's when I came into "manhood" lol but also when Internet was getting faster. Alot of the scenes I have from this era are hot just for the nostalgia. Not as diverse - this was really a segregated time. Less so than the 90's and 80's but still, not much integration on the sites.

I actually dig the 80's era more than the 90's era. For me, the 90's was too focused on MUSCLE. So it was a lot of good looking men with big muscles who couldn't fuck. Or they were more concerned about how they looked that they were really disconnected from the actual sex. The 80's kind of had the same problem, BUT i feel like in those early days it wasn't so much focused on just getting guys with big muscles... they were getting pretty much any dude that was willing to fuck and get fucked on camera. More actual sluts that actually ENJOYED the sex. The film quality and direction and editing SUCKED in this era, but you can find more passion in some of these scenes than most scenes from the 90's.

And yeah, the 2020's... It's really hard to gauge because so many of the Studio stars moved over to Onlyfans and now guys that have never graced a studio set are bigger than actual studio paid porn stars. It's a weird transition period in Gay Porn but honestly I hate where it's going. At first it was fun to watch Onlyfans because you felt like you were a fly on the wall. That the people in the video were actually into each other and having a passionate sessions. As things progressed it became more about "i'll fuck whoever has the most followers". And I'm noticing less diversity in the OF arena as well. It went from being passionate to a business which is boring.

so there we have it. My thoughts... but I'm very curious to hear everybody elses.

2000 the era when Sean Cody search for studs to fuck with other men, no super stars or influencers

 

[TucFun]

1970s - when men were men. not 'gay for pay'. if some bisexual thing happened in a straight film, you knew it was real, and no one cared. it was a lot like now, no one cares who you fuck. so many "straight' 70s stars did some gay/bi stuff, but only when things got stigmatized in the 80s (and the waxing trend began -yuk!) then any incidental or alt scenes that might have naturally occurred ended cause no 'straight' guy wanted the stigma.

Marc Wallace
Paul Thomas
Paul Barresi
Ken Scudder
Johnny Canada
George Payne
Gerald Grant
John Holmes
Jamie Gillis
Mike Horner
Rick Cassidy
Wade Nichols
R J Reynolds

just a handful off the top of my head

Kip Noll
Jeremy Scott
Jon King
Kevin Williams
Leo Ford
Lance
Morgan
Dick Masters
Roger
Jack Wrangler
Al Parker
Casey Donovan
Richard Locke
Chad Douglas

...and so many more!

 

[Hot4Blonds]

Kip Noll
Jeremy Scott
Jon King
Kevin Williams
Leo Ford
Lance
Morgan
Dick Masters
Roger
Jack Wrangler
Al Parker
Casey Donovan
Richard Locke
Chad Douglas

...and so many more!

yes, but I was listing straight guys who dabbled in some bi/gay stuff. most if not all the guys in your list are gay and dabbled in straight stuff.

 

[Sexy123789]

My vote would be 2001-2017. Be it Onlyfans or guys realizing there is no such think and anonymous nudes online anymore, it is like the clean, ink-free, cut, healthy, musclely fitness beauties you could recruit to model from the local gym completely vanished, leaving only the dregs left. Only Film 911 seems to consistently have HOT models.

 

[006]

yes, but I was listing straight guys who dabbled in some bi/gay stuff. most if not all the guys in your list are gay and dabbled in straight stuff.

This thread is about gay porn isn’t it? There shouldn’t be anything “straight” mentioned at all.

 

[Sexy123789]

This thread is about gay porn isn’t it? There shouldn’t be anything “straight” mentioned at all.

Eh. As a gay consumer, I don’t give a fuck what my performers want to fuck, I just want them hot, naked and showing off their boners!

 

[Casey Green]

I wish there was an option to vote for all three: 80's, 90's and 00's lol.

 

[006]

1970s - when men were men. not 'gay for pay'. if some bisexual thing happened in a straight film, you knew it was real, and no one cared. it was a lot like now, no one cares who you fuck. so many "straight' 70s stars did some gay/bi stuff, but only when things got stigmatized in the 80s (and the waxing trend began -yuk!) then any incidental or alt scenes that might have naturally occurred ended cause no 'straight' guy wanted the stigma.

Marc Wallace
Paul Thomas
Paul Barresi
Ken Scudder
Johnny Canada
George Payne
Gerald Grant
John Holmes
Jamie Gillis
Mike Horner
Rick Cassidy
Wade Nichols
R J Reynolds

just a handful off the top of my head

So you find “straight” men sexier than gay men? Do you think the fact that they fuck women some how increases their sex appeal for you?

 

[rs7079]

so as we know... gay porn is dead.
Onlyfans and the like killed it around 2019, and now even Onlyfans videos are boring and passionless.
Anyway as I've been looking back on the different eras of Gay Porn I was wondering what you other perverts thought about it?

For ME personally, I think the 2010's had the best porn. For a few reasons. Most of the studios and websites were pumping out material daily so there was a lot of variety. The industry fully embraced bareback porn which made for better scenes in my opinion. There was more diversity - white guys, black guys, asian guys, latin guys... also bigger guys, skinny guys, shorter guys, etc. There was kind of a place for everybody.

Next for me would be the 2000's. That's when I came into "manhood" lol but also when Internet was getting faster. Alot of the scenes I have from this era are hot just for the nostalgia. Not as diverse - this was really a segregated time. Less so than the 90's and 80's but still, not much integration on the sites.

I actually dig the 80's era more than the 90's era. For me, the 90's was too focused on MUSCLE. So it was a lot of good looking men with big muscles who couldn't fuck. Or they were more concerned about how they looked that they were really disconnected from the actual sex. The 80's kind of had the same problem, BUT i feel like in those early days it wasn't so much focused on just getting guys with big muscles... they were getting pretty much any dude that was willing to fuck and get fucked on camera. More actual sluts that actually ENJOYED the sex. The film quality and direction and editing SUCKED in this era, but you can find more passion in some of these scenes than most scenes from the 90's.

And yeah, the 2020's... It's really hard to gauge because so many of the Studio stars moved over to Onlyfans and now guys that have never graced a studio set are bigger than actual studio paid porn stars. It's a weird transition period in Gay Porn but honestly I hate where it's going. At first it was fun to watch Onlyfans because you felt like you were a fly on the wall. That the people in the video were actually into each other and having a passionate sessions. As things progressed it became more about "i'll fuck whoever has the most followers". And I'm noticing less diversity in the OF arena as well. It went from being passionate to a business which is boring.

so there we have it. My thoughts... but I'm very curious to hear everybody elses.

...WELL,lord knows I'M a pervert, so I should add my Two cents.... ....

....Baby, you should've added the 70's, because THAT'S where it all began; before that Decade, it was 'stag' flicks, and Muscle Mag posing flicks....but after 1972's "Boys In The Sand", it showed GAY MEN enjoying the freedom of Gay Sex, which lead to a lesser shame in doing Gay porn.... It created a (known) Gay "Pornstar", also, and built an audience who wanted to SEE that Performer...in 'action'.....

....Then, the 80's kicked in (for Gay Porn) with the rise of HOME VIDEO, and the branding of a 'Star'; that's when Jeff Stryker did *BIG BUSINESS*, and Studios relied on their Models to become 'Stars', with the backing & promotion, which bled into the Straight Porn World....yet, not let them have access to the content..... ....

...then, EVERYBODY was thriving, into the 90's...which, you were right about less inclusion, more Muscle appropriation, & the G4P-ers squeezin' in to get a fast buck (& a Gay following); BUT, the production values got better, the Sex got kinkier, the 'Stars' knew their position(s), and it was easier to knock out....

....But, by Y2K, things got blurry; more 'twinks', the rise of the 'Daddy' (with Gus Mattox leading the charge), the 'non-binary's', the "Step-" Porn, & the Bi's / G4P'ers getting bolder, bleeding into the straight World (Christian X took a serious knock (then), but his type is EVERYWHERE, now)..... but, NOW, everyone knows they can 'brand' themselves, and not rely on Studio Porn....

...BUT....it's till needed, because that's what breaks off a 'content' creator... Tim James, Mateo Zagal, Heath Halo and others started with 'content' creating, and delved over to Studio work, to 'pop off' their brand(s).....but, you're spot ON, about how it's become Joyless, rote Sexin' lately, on those platforms....

...and, I was gonna bring up how (completely) Straight Male Performers got Gay followings by the 90's, like Buck Adams, Evan Stone, Erik Everhard, Julian Rios, Dillon Day (who complained on Facebook he's STILL getting Gay Porn offers, when he retired 21 Years ago! ), but, that's another sector.....

...I see it as, It's there, flit through what gets YOU off, and don't close yourself off to other types of Gay Porn....I can get into FitnessPapi one minute, and pull up a scene with Logan Reed from 1996, then go to a COLT flick with Rick Wolfmier form 1980, and then to a Ryhiem Shabazz shot with Michael Boston....


...Variety, IS the spice of Life, y'know........ ......

 

[deleted23661881]

I like the 2010's. You have great video quality, great production values and great models. The other decades can be better at each of these, but the 2010s had it all. The worst is now. The men are all covered in tattoos from head to toe, looking more like a comic book than porn stars, it's just people with phone in their hands with terrible angles and bad lighting. It's like replacing cinema with TikToks.

 

[Sexy123789]

I like the 2010's. You have great video quality, great production values and great models. The other decades can be better at each of these, but the 2010s had it all. The worst is now. The men are all covered in tattoos from head to toe, looking more like a comic book than porn stars, it's just people with phone in their hands with terrible angles and bad lighting. It's like replacing cinema with TikToks.

AMEN brother. I miss the days of the cluess, inkless, innocent Fitness Instructors that desperately needed cash and thought they could do porn and “nobody would ever know.”

a golden era.

 

[nekszus]

I voted for [20]00's
For me, this was the beginning of real porn, with lots of Eastern European/Czech studios or performers (Ayor, BelAmi, eboys, Eurocreme, Gordi, Hammer, Mans best, Street-boys, Spritzz, Staxus, Vimpex, YoungBastards) and Latino twinks (OTB/Latbocon). And from US, Helix etc.
There was tons of new material, and if you downloaded something, it was the full movie with 5-6 scenes, not just one scene.

 

[Sexy123789]

I voted for [20]00's
For me, this was the beginning of real porn, with lots of Eastern European/Czech studios or performers (Ayor, BelAmi, eboys, Eurocreme, Gordi, Hammer, Mans best, Street-boys, Spritzz, Staxus, Vimpex, YoungBastards) and Latino twinks (OTB/Latbocon). And from US, Helix etc.
There was tons of new material, and if you downloaded something, it was the full movie with 5-6 scenes, not just one scene.

2000’s would have been my second choice as that is when the G4P studios I followed popped up (Sean Cody, Fratmen, Straight College Men, Corbin Fischer, Chaosmen). Some of my favorite models were pre-2010. But after 2010, the video, lighting and production quality dramatically increased and they still continued to produce incredibly hot men. For me, it all fell apart in 2017/2018. Not sure if that was the rise of OF, or I am too blinded by my contempt for MindGeek acquiring Sean Cody and utterly destroying everything that was good about it, including its own archives.

I think a lot of opinions are going to be informed by era nostalgia and what type of porn you are looking for.

 

[scrapple57]

Well, I'll probably be the ONLY one saying this, but 50s (yes, I said 50s), and 60s. When I was watching my normal porn in the 90s, I stumbled across vintage stuff put out by the Athletic Model Guild from the 50s. I became fascinated by the beginnings of gay erotica. I think it was a combination of the forbidden aspect of everything, plus the naturally fit physiques of the guys. AMG led me to other studios like Zenith (Apollo), Bruce of LA and Kris Studios. I think my favorite "find" was the first male/male kiss in porn from a mini-flick called "Cellmates" from 1961.

 

[rs7079]

Well, I'll probably be the ONLY one saying this, but 50s (yes, I said 50s), and 60s. When I was watching my normal porn in the 90s, I stumbled across vintage stuff put out by the Athletic Model Guild from the 50s. I became fascinated by the beginnings of gay erotica. I think it was a combination of the forbidden aspect of everything, plus the naturally fit physiques of the guys. AMG led me to other studios like Zenith (Apollo), Bruce of LA and Kris Studios. I think my favorite "find" was the first male/male kiss in porn from a mini-flick called "Cellmates" from 1961.

...well, I REFERENCED the 50's / 60's (in my post), so, peas in a POD, 'eh!? ...ha-HAAA!!

...Gay porn (at that time) relied on the 'Physique' Mags, then the 8mm's that had Young Men in Leather 'Biker' caps', aping "Easy Rider", and the 'cellmates' of yesteryear.....

...the 'thrill' of going & seeking for the stuff was titillating, but that died looooooooong ago; In today's Culture, it's there, with a click of a MOUSE, and People aren't ashamed, anymore....

....But they won't have the MEMORIES You & I have, of our 'eras'.....Gay Porn makes for a VERY good memory, don'tcha think!? ...ha-HAAA!!

 

[Marco Tony]

90s gay porn is the best in my opinion. I'm a millennial. So me being into the 90s make sense. 90s gay porn had the best looking men. Gay porn stars had no tattoos back then. They also had just the right amount of muscles. They had the right look. But 90s gay porn didnt had the biggest cocks and the cum shots were in general quite weak. 90s gay porn also had the most iconic gay porn stars. The sex was not the best. 90s gay porn was too polished. It was also filmed on video. Which make it look cheap. But it somehow worked anyway.

What i like about 90s gay porn is gay porn movies, '' yes it was still gay porn movies back then '' is that they didnt take itself seriously. They knew that the movies were cheesy and over the top. With ridiculous special effects and bad acting. But this is what made the charm of 90s gay porn. 90s gay porn movies like Invaders From Uranus. A campy syfy classic gay porn. The magical I Dreamed Of Weenie. The horror parody I know Who You Blew Last Summer. They dont make it like that anymore. 90s gay porn was fun.

 

[Marco Tony]

70s gay porn was the best if we are refereing to sex only. Then 70s gay porn had the best sex. Because most gay porn stars back then were gay. Gay for pay men were still a minority. The gay porn movies were filmed on film. But the quality was bad. There was no HD back then. But the sex was amazing and you could feel the passion between the men. The men also look more natural.

80s gay porn was more staged and the sex already started to look more fake. From 1980 to 1983, gay porn still had a late 70s feel to it. But in 1985, they strted fiming gay porn on video. It looked cheap but the video quality was better. The mid 80s is when gay for pay men started to be more seen in gay porn. Overal, 80s gay porn is acceptable.

90s gay porn had the best gay porn movies in my opinion. Like the Kristen Bjorn gay porn movies. Big budget gay porn that looked good and the sex was also good. Kristen Bjorn made the best gay porn in the 90s. Falcon was ok. I was you usual suck fuck cum. So it was basic gay porn. The hot men made these movie watchable.

2000s gay porn was ok. The cocks were bigger and the men started to be more muscular. It was still the condoms porn era. Hungarian gay porn was popular. They marketed these hungarians gay porn stars as straight. But they were clearly bisexual. Raging Stallion and Titan Men peaked with their best movies. COLT came back. But their movies looked just like any other Falcon movies.

2010s gay porn is when gay porn went down. There was so many things wrong in that era. Gay for pay men being the majority. Which is crazy. The bareback trend. The statistics dont lie. Gay men are still the men who have HIV and stds the most. So they should have kept the condoms in gay porn. Prep didnt help. Gay men took it for granted. The whole sexual fluidity fest that started to be more and more common around 2017. Who shown that gay porn stars who claimed to be gay, were not that gay after all. The tattoo trend. At least half gay porn stars have tattoos. Problematic gay for pay porn stars who are homophobic and insulted their gay fans. Fake fucking. Injections in the cocks for keeping an erection. The onlyfans phenomenon that changed the whole industry. The 2010s fucked up gay porn. Big time. Gay porn have changed. For the worst. Unfortunately.

2020s gay porn. Nuff said.

The verdict.

Gay porn peaked in the golden era of gay porn. When gay porn stars were still gay. Which was the 70s, 80s and 90s. The best sex scenes were between 1977 and 1983. The best gay porn entertenment in general was between 1990 and 1994. The hottest men were between 1993 and 1999. The best cumshots were between 2000 and 2005. The best stories were between 2013 and 2019. The best picture quality. Now. I prefer watching classic gay porn. You possibly guessed it.