Bigger Than Life: The History of Gay Porn Cinema From Beefcake to Hardcore
- 作者:Escoffier,Jeffrey
- 出版社:Baker & Taylor Books
- 出版日期:2009-05-25
- 語言:英文
- ISBN10:0786720107
- ISBN13:9780786720101
- 裝訂:精裝 / 367頁 / 3.2 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm / 普通級
Almost all of those involved in making “commercial” gay pornographic movies began as amateurs in a field that had virtually never existed before, either as art or commerce. Many of their “underground” predecessors had repeatedly suffered arrest and other forms of legal harassment. There was no developed gay market and any films made commercially were shown in adult x-rated theaters. After the Stonewall riots and the emergence of the gay liberation movement in 1969, a number of entrepreneurs began to make gay adult movies for the new mail order market. The gay porn film industry grew dramatically during the next thirty years and transformed the way men—gay men in particular—conceived of masculinity and their sexuality. Bigger Than Life tells that story.