Icons of Star Trek and Star Wars recently took to the internet arguing that their franchise reigned supreme. When things got personal, George Takei–the only actor who has worked in both–stepped in to broker the peace by identifying a mutual threat… Twilight.

BY ROB SALERNO – A couple of high-profile stories about teachers who were outed as gay porn stars grabbed our attention earlier this year. First there was Florida math teacher Shawn Loftis who was outed as (former?) porn kingpin Collin O’Neal in March. Then there was the case of Massachusetts elementary teacher Kevin Hogan, who Fox News decided to out as a former porn star last month.

There was also the case of the Quebec City-area high school secretary who lost her job after a student outed her as a former porn actress.

Over at The Advocate, porn star Conner Habib has a fascinating opinion piece about the blame and shame we attach to porn stars and the line of responsibility between performer and consumer of porn. Habib claims he’s also an award-winning author and teacher (college-level literature and writing), so he’s got an interesting perspective as someone who went from teaching to porn.

Ultimately though, Habib argues that the trouble with the moral panic around porn stars is that no one’s quite sure what it is that frightens them so much about porn, while at the same time, no one can seem to admit their own relationships with porn.

The people who investigated Loftis and Hogan must have come across their porn work somehow, after all. But at the same time, they both lied about their own work. Habib wants everyone to talk openly and honestly about porn.

But is that practical? Can we expect someone interviewing for a teaching job to own up to their porn videography? Should we also expect job applicants to bring along their little black book and present a complete sexual history?

Habib says: “We don’t know why porn stars should not teach children, why it’s OK to watch porn but not be in it, why we should have to hide our involvement in pornography, or why we should be ashamed of it. These arguments apply, in differing degrees, to sex itself.”

XTRA.CA

Ha! This is totally silly fun… and man oh man, the object of McGovern’s affection is one HOT Stud… he’s… well… DICKMATIZING!