Lucas Questions

These questions stem from Mr. Michael Lucas’ work, “Gay Porn: Violence and Liberation”, which is to be published Spring 2006 in the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. 

 

1.)    When you said “There is no outlet for healthy expression of gay sexuality in mainstream media today.  To that effect, gay porn serves as a necessary outlet in homosexual society.”, how do you think your work, with all the precautions you take, can go one step further and actually portray gay sexuality in a positive way?

 

 

2.)    You also talked about Brokeback Mountain and are quoted saying “In Brokeback Mountain, for example, there is no male nudity aside from a blurred nude male image in the background of one scene.  Instead, explicit depictions of female nudity are shown by two characters in the film.  The male on male sex scene is clothed, and focuses on the grunting faces of the actors in the scene.”  Do you think this film helped out the gay community or pushed it further into the “closet”?

 

3.)    With the gay community dealing with the AIDS situation and how media portrays heterosexuality as much as they do, do your honestly think there will ever be equality in our society between these two forms of sexual expression?

 

4.)     When you say that “Rather than being oppressive, gay pornography validates homosexuality and creates community” do you think that any of today’s heterosexual porn does this too?

 

5.)        In your work, you only place an emphasis on gay men; does your material relate to lesbian produced porn as well?

 

6.)    I understand what you mean when you say “If he is aroused, he will have an erect penis.  If he is having an orgasm, he will ejaculate.” and for the most part I agree.  But a big deal in men with women porn, is that the women fake it or force themselves to like it just for the money.  Do you think gay men do the same thing just for the money?  They could use Viagra to get aroused and then eventually make themselves enjoy for the paycheck, right?

 

Mr. Lucas, if you do get a hold of these questions, thanks for your time and presenting your ideas to our class.