[UPDATED] Gay Porn Stars Join And Speak Out In Support Of George Floyd Protests Nationwide

Posted May 31, 2020 by with 45 comments

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This story is being continuously updated below.

The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers last week has sparked protests and riots in nearly every major city nationwide, as Americans demand justice not just for Floyd, but for all the men and women of color who’ve been killed by police and the United States government for centuries.

Many of those Americans calling for justice and in fact a complete overhaul (if not a total abolishment) of the corrupt and racist police state are gay porn performers and industry members, and Str8UpGayPorn stands in solidarity with them, the protesters around the country, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are some of the tweets shared by stars over the weekend, beginning with Colton Grey, who provided a list of charities and bail funds that will help those in need right now:

Another list of bail funds, provided by producer/director and former NFL player Matthew Cherry:

CockyBoys owner Jake Jaxson donated to the Brooklyn bail fund:

Later, Jaxson condemned the “few bad apples” defense of racist police officers:

Austin Wilde shared this video featuring an activist’s powerful, spot-on summation of events and history, then followed it up with his own message:

Here’s a round-up of additional messages of support from porn stars (many of whom joined protests in their cities), including Ty Mitchell, Max Adonis, Angel Rivera (quoting Martin Luther King Jr.), Beaux Banks, Blake Mitchell, Sean Zevran, Boomer Banks, Sean Ford, Greyson Lane, Ricky Donovan, Mickey Knox, Brock Banks, Leo Grand, Josh Moore, and Kane Fox:

Performer Sharok was injured at a protest on Friday, but he’s thankfully doing OK now and continued protesting yesterday:

Adrian Hart was also hurt this weekend after being shot by police with rubber bullets:

Michael Del Ray was also out protesting, and he shared this video featuring a compilation of police violence over the weekend, along with the message “Fuk 12” (a.k.a., fuck the police):

Daniel Greene spent the weekend protesting in Sacramento, California, and he posted this emotional video after returning home last night:

Dante and Romeo were protesting this weekend in Austin, Texas:

Cade Maddox was also protesting yesterday in Los Angeles, California:

There are all kinds of ways to show support and stand with the protesters, and several gay porn stars are doing just that by making donations to charities via proceeds to their OnlyFans pages, including performers Joey Mills and Adam Awbride:

Rhyheim Shabazz shared the iconic “by any means necessary” speech from Malcolm X, which obviously continues to be as relevant today as it was 55 years ago:

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Joey Mills was sprayed with tear gas outside the Ferguson, Missouri police station, but he continued to protest there, and can be seen leading a chant here:

Austin Wilde was sprayed with tear gas, too, and he was hit with rubber bullets at a protest he attended in San Diego, California:

Finally, this commentary below from Cornel West on Friday resonated with me over the weekend. “The system can not reform itself,” West said, and he’s of course right. I don’t enjoy seeing looting or violence—no decent person does—but after over 400 years of slavery, oppression, murder, and systemic racism against black and brown people in every single institution in this country, what else left is there to do? Take a knee at a football game? A peaceful protest? Vote for a Democrat (like they’ve already done on the mayoral and gubernatorial levels in Minneapolis, Minnesota)? Clearly, none of that has worked. Nothing has worked. Time’s up. The police and the politicians who protect them are America’s terrorists, and until they’re stopped, the violence will never end.

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