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GayVN Summit Day 2

What a busy day! Day Two of the GayVN Summit was great. I sat in all the seminars, while my guys were still trying to solve this hacker problem. It was held at the W Hotel, and I teased everyone,

"So, you're staying at the Y?"

"No, the W."

"Oh, the YWCA!"

During the "State of The Industry" seminar, there was a lot of talk about HD and DVD's and self promotion blah blah blah. Near the end, I finally raised my hand and said, "Nobody's talked about barebacking yet." I asked the panel why the studios aren't doing more HIV testing, and why the gay studios aren't following the testing policies used by the straight studios. I asked the people representing video distributors what the "real" numbers are regarding bareback sales. But then I blew everyone away when I asked what would happen if a studio changed its policy from "condom only" to "HIV Negative models only". The best response was from the moderator, Morgan Summer from Cybersocket who gave the pros and cons and then summed it up by saying, "It's gets so complicated I just don't want to think about it." Sadly, I think a lot of us, including myself, feel the same way right now.

Even more sad, a guy from an online store came up to me afterward and told me sales of bareback movies are 20 to 1. I think the big studios that are condom-only are getting worried about sales right now, and I fear that if they start to change their policies at some point, they may make some serious policy errors - both business wise and in the health and safety of the community. I want the big studios to remain successful and lead the way to protect their models and project the right influence on gay culture. There are a lot of very irresponsible bareback studios out there exploiting the trend, and I'd hate to have them set the standard. We need more of these kind of discussions!

But back to the fun. Falcon had a cute cocktail party in the hotel. I chatted with Eric Rhodes, and hugged Roman Heart just as he was giving a blow job on the video screen. I introduced myself to Cole Ryan, and confirmed that, yes, he WAS a virgin when he did the scene in Titan's "Closed Set". "I was a kid from the suburbs, and I just needed a way to get it over with.", he said. That's historic!

From there, we went to the Kink.com party at the old Armory Building. Got the full tour, it's amazing! I predict lots of great parties and Burning Man related events will be going on there.

And finally, I ended up at, where else, The End Up. Brandon Baker threw a RentBoy.com party there. I've lived across the street for a year now, and that was the first time I set foot in there. The last time I was at the End Up, the trees were skinny little saplings - but so was I.

But today is the big day! GayVN Awards tonight! Expect lots of pictures next week.