He made a big splash for two years picking up a GayVN Performer of the Year before putting his clothes back on for good. Judson was a successful musical theatre actor and performer who transitioned into a porn star when he was in his 40s, which is usually when others are making their exits. Tom Judson aka Gus Mattox career path is completely unique. Others do however find a whole new life waiting in their future, and we tracked down a few of them to see how they were coping now they were fully clothed.īritain’s own Aiden Shaw dominated gay porn in the ’90s with both his massive personal endowment and his clever novels and memoirs, and then at the age of 47 became a silver-fox high fashion menswear model. Some sadly like Christopher Luke McAteer aka Clay at Corbin Fisher who shot himself are as young as 18- years old.Īlso several of them like Bobby Clark, Phenix Saint, and Trevor Knight ‘retire’ very publicly and then are back on our screens before we can say ‘safe sex’. In fact, in 2013, the number of suicides or deaths of those in the gay porn industry under the age of 55 exceeded a dozen, which is more than twice the annual average. Others like Josh Weston lost their lives to complications from HIV. The majority of them just simply disappear back into anonymity and sadly many of them do not physically survive.Īrpad Miklos, Eric Rhodes, Wilfrid Knight and Roman Ragazzi all took their own lives, and in Ragazzi’s case it was after he had been exposed and after lost his job at the Israeli Consulate. ”We want young people to be involved in democracy and the life of the city but you have to bring certain characteristics to the role.Well in our very casual and unscientific survey we discovered that there is not one single answer. ”It is ironic that in spite of, or perhaps because of, his hard work he now seems to be the victim of nasty and upsetting rumours himself.”Ĭllr Joan Watkins, Plymouth’s Cabinet member for children and young people, said: ”If this is true I would view it with great disappointment. In a statement on his Facebook page yesterday, he said of the suspension: ”I think it is really quite pathetic that you should intringe (sic) on my life like this, not only at this pivotal stage, but at all considering I’m an adult.”Ī close friend of Reace said: ”He is quite open about being gay and has regularly stood up to be counted on other important issues affecting lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers like homophobic bullying. Reace, who reached the semi-finals of the ‘Face of Plymouth’ competition this year, previously stated he was a practising Catholic and an active participant in enforcing gay rights. ”My son has spoken to me about this internet site and thinks that it is ‘cool’.”
”Reace Mcdonnell, who leads this group is an apparent role model for young teens in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, is on the internet. He has recently ‘come out’ as gay and has been following the out youth in Plymouth. Upon being elected, he said: ”I want to continue to represent the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and also put into action my plan for a city-wide anti-bullying scheme.”Ī mother of a Plymouth teenager, who did not wish to be named said: ”I am concerned as a mother for my child. He has described his role as ”inspiring” and ”very fulfilling” and has previously campaigned for better sex education.
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Mr Mcdonnell, 19, is a deputy MYP after turning 19 earlier this year meant he was too old to stand again as a full MYP. ”The young person in question has been suspended whilst the matter is investigated.”
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Reace Mcdonnell, 19, is thought to have posted a series of explicit pictures on the site, which he has regularly used for the last two years.īut he was suspended from his role with the UK Youth Parliament, of which he has been a member since 2008, following a tip off from a worried mother whose son was looking at the pictures.Ī set of steamy black and white pictures showing Reace, of Plymouth, Devon, with his top off were also found on modelling website Star Now.Īndy Hamflett, chief executive of the UK Youth Parliament, said: ”Our primary concern is for the safety of all the young people we work with and we are taking these allegations very seriously.