Gay porn stars can earn $4000 to $5000 for a just an eight-hour day’s work, or a shoot over a weekend. It’s far more than their male counterparts in straight porn can make, and more than most 20-somethings earn in a month.

It’s also flexible, in more ways than just the obvious. Stars may work one weekend a month, and spend the rest of the time socialising, going to the gym and holidaying.

“In straight porn, the guys might only make a couple of hundred bucks,” says David. The financial aspect isn’t there unless you’re a name.” “The motivations are seen as different, that they want to do it anyway.