Taylor said of his interactions with the band, "I was just freaking out as fan of the music but also just the fact they even knew me, haha.… was my peak fandom mixed with my rebellious who-gives-a-fuck phase. According to him, the unnamed rocker said they saw the ink in one of his "movies" and "thought it was cool." Subsequently, at the merch booth, My Chem have reportedly labeled the shirt the "Mickey Taylor Photo T-Shirt," acknowledging the photo's star. Taylor said he first received an email from a band member inquiring about his tattoo. "I had no idea when would drop or if, but it happened and I found out through Twitter which was WILD! The been incredible and it's made the whole situation even more bizarre and fever dream-ish haha. "Honestly the whole thing has been a pleasure," Taylor told the LGBTQ+ outlet Them. In the garment's image, he's standing and wearing only white briefs as he displays the unsteady-looking art that was clearly inked by an amateur.
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How's that for fan service? In keeping with My Chemical Romance's constant nods to their listeners, plus their unending support for queer fans, the band got Taylor to take new photos of his tat for the shirt. That would be Mickey Taylor, now a musician and animation student but formerly a sex worker who was the subject of the original pic. The person on the garment is the same person from the post. Sean Ford & Angel Rivera, Lips Together, 6 Feet Apart, CockyBoys.As it turns out, the new shirt and the post are indeed connected. Riley Finch, Johnny Hands, Jacob Hansen, Garrett Kinsley, Travis Stevens & Ashton Summers, Inside Helix, Helix StudiosĪngel Rivera, A Murdered Heart, NakedSword Rhyheim Shabazz & Sean Zevran, Big Dicks Going Deep, CockyBoysĭirk Caber, Nate Grimes, Jaxx Thanatos & Kurtis Wolfe, Tom of Finland: Leather Bar Initiation, Men.com Jake Jaxson & RJ Sebastian, Hollywood & Vine, CockyBoys Maya Bijou, Dante Colle & Kaleb Stryker, The Elevator Goes Both Ways, Max Konnor, Trip Richards, Teddy Torres, Cade Maddox, and Rocco Steele were a few of the winners there. The awards also boasted 15 fan categories.
In a tweet, Jackson called out the marked increase in performers of color winning awards. Brock Banks, one of the industry children of Boomer Banks, was dubbed Best Newcomer. A scene from Raging Stallion's Cake Shop also took home a trophy for Best Three-Way Scene while that project made headlines for inclusion of a MAGA hat.Īfter making history last year as the first Black gay porn performer to win Best Actor, DeAngelo Jackson returned this year to pick up Performer of the Year.
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Best Fetish Scene went to Tom of Finland: Leather Bar Initiation which was an installment in Men.com's Tom of Finland series that celebrated 100 years since the birth of the artist. That project included conversion therapy in its plot. A Murdered Heart from NakedSword won Best Feature. The winners were an interesting and buzzy mix. The show kept up its legacy of "trophy boys," where they have performers that are fairly new to the industry as presenters, with the likes of Damien Ellis, Eli Bennet, Jay Seabrook, Ray Dexter, and Jake Waters.
The livestream was hosted by Alec Mapa and Sherry Vine who awarded winners in some 29 categories. Within gay porn, the GayVNs are known as the "Oscars of gay porn." That event put on its virtual iteration on Monday night. This isn't just Hollywood though as the SAG Awards and Golden Globes kick off every year, so do a slate of award shows around the adult industry. As the awards season kicks off, organizers are being forced to re-examine what a ceremony might look like with social distancing. The GayVNs are back, but this time they are virtual.