FALCON STUDIOS: After taking a spin on Gabriel Clark’s ATV with Ace Quinn, Darenger McCarthy notices that Ace may have enjoyed their test ride in the great outdoors a little too much. With his massive boner clearly visible through his pants, Ace happily drops to his knees in the middle of the woods to service both of his friends. Gigantic muscle man Darenger quickly turns his attention to Ace’s beefy bubble butt and with the help of Gabriel, stuffs the horny bottom at both ends. Now laying on top of the ATV with his legs spread open wide, Ace moans in delight as these two hung studs take turns barebacking his hole and covering his naked body in their seed. After Ace blows his own load, the cum-covered muscle bottom and his two naked pals ride off satisfied into the sunset on their ATV fuck machine.
FALCON STUDIOS: While only surrounded by thick forests and a seemingly never-ending lake, pals Skyy Knox and Milo Madera suddenly realize that they’re alone and can do whatever they want. Without even getting off the paddle board that they’re both seamlessly balancing on, Skyy begins to blow Milo. The muscular Skyy then lays his back on the board and throws his legs into the air as Milo’s long dick barebacks his ass. After creating endless ripples in the water from each powerful thrust, Milo pulls out of his pal’s bubble butt and readies his untouched hole for Skyy’s XL cock. Milo backs it up onto Skyy’s meat until the top’s balls can’t take anymore and explode a mess of jizz all over Milo’s cheeks. Still effortlessly balancing on the paddle board, Milo stands up to breed Skyy’s open mouth before the two hunks ditch the board and jump into the water to continue their day.
Another week, and we have some shocking eliminations coming out of Drag Race UK’s Snatch Game. Canada’s Drag Race takes the lead and stirs up some scares with a Halloween slasher challenge!
There’s a lot of drag to keep up with, and Xtra has you covered with weekly recaps, power rankings & analysis following the episodes. Catch up with the queens with this roundup of the latest episodes.
Canada’s Drag Race star Stephanie Prince joins Xtra Magazine for After The Sashay to talk about her run on the show, Filipino representation and almost getting hit in the face with Synthia Kiss’ purse.
FALCON STUDIOS: Buddies Alex Mecum, Thyle Knoxx, and Kit Cohen are all ready to spend their day out on the water, but things start to heat up after they rub each other’s bodies down with sunscreen. Muscle daddy Alex quickly loses his swimwear to expose a girthy cock that’s surrounded by a trimmed-down bush. With all of the men now completely naked and on all fours, they form an ass-eating train that features Alex in the middle. Alex continues his residency at the center of the threesome as Kit barebacks his hole and Thyle stuffs his open mouth with his stiff cock. Kit then opens up his hole for Alex to drill down while Thyle sits on Kit’s face and suffocates him with his bubble butt. With a man at each end of his body, Kit shoots all over himself right before Thyle and Alex unleash their loads to form a thick ocean of cum that covers his bare torso
FALCON STUDIOS: Muscle man Skyy Knox is ready for a swim, but he needs pool boy Benjamin Blue to clean up the pool first. Seeing the hardworking Benjamin in his revealing uniform quickly makes Skyy forget about swimming and shift all of his attention to the pool boy’s hot body. Skyy rests on the pool’s diving board as a now-naked Benjamin gobbles down his cock with his eager mouth and open hole. After moving into the water, Skyy’s intense bareback thrusting into Benjamin’s smooth ass creates massive waves that resonate throughout the entire pool. Benjamin yells that he’s close moments before erupting all over Skyy’s tight abs. Now fully drained, the bottom moves to the shallow end of the pool to receive a cum facial from Skyy’s oversized cock.
While today’s queer youth may be more aware of sexual health issues, there is still a lingering stigma around our sex lives as a result of decades of homophobic policies and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. So, when I was seventeen and first heard about PrEP, a drug that could prevent people from acquiring HIV, it sounded like the perfect tool to both reduce transmission and combat stigma, right?
Despite our best efforts to educate our own communities and broader society about HIV/AIDS, stigma continues to shape the way we think about gay men’s sex lives. Having been thrust into the spotlight after the discovery of the virus and years of activism spurred on by government inaction, queer people’s sexuality (and, more specifically, that of gay men and trans women) became closely associated with HIV. Seemingly, we have not moved beyond this association. While men who have sex with men still make up the majority of new HIV transmissions, HIV itself is not a “gay disease” and queer people’s sex lives are not inherently “riskier” than straight people’s.
The kind of ignorance that associates queerness with HIV is the same that prevents many of us from getting on PrEP. Guys on PrEP are stigmatized as “promiscuous,” a word weaponized against gay men, amongst others, often in an attempt to police how much sex we have. For queer youth, who are often part of tight-knit social groups (yes, I am talking about brunch – often with mimosas), these barriers can include judgement and shame. The stigmatization of PrEP can make those who may be at higher risk of acquiring HIV feel that preventative medicine is not for them out of fear of being seen as “promiscuous” or “risky.” In order to increase uptake among youth, we need to dismantle the shame associated with sex and build upon the social acceptance of PrEP.
Making sex safer by taking PrEP, using a condom, or reducing one’s HIV load to undetectable—regardless of how much sex you’re having—should all be viewed as positive practices to be encouraged. In this season of Drag Race All Stars, the legend, the icon, Trinity K. Bonet, opened up about her HIV status on the show. In episode seven’s Drag Activism challenge, her rap featured the lyrics: “I’ma lead, I’ma fight, I’ma speak up for what’s right. Positivity is fierce when you know your status, right?” She’s been leading a charge in discussing how having an undetectable viral load (meaning you treat your HIV with antiretroviral medication) makes you unable to transmit HIV. Put more simply, undetectable = untransmittable (U=U). A celebrity like Trinity demystifying HIV helps to break down shame and stigma while making treatment and prevention options, including PrEP, more socially acceptable.
However, if we truly want to increase PrEP uptake, we need to go beyond pop culture and address the hurdles faced by queer youth in the medical field. The tool used by healthcare providers to assess a patient’s risk of acquiring HIV, the HIRI-MSM score, can itself reinforce stigma. Part of this test determines risk based on age, and those under 18 are assigned no additional risk score simply because of how old they are. Assuming those under 18 are not having sex—and therefore are not at risk of acquiring HIV—makes it more difficult for youth to engage in discussions around accessing PrEP.
Even if youth can overcome these social barriers, they still must find a way to pay for PrEP. Without insurance or government funding, PrEP can cost between $500-$1,000 per month (which is like 150 Starbucks drinks). That’s expensive, especially for youth who often lack the financial means that some older queer folks may have later on in life – like after finding a decent job with extended benefits. Even with insurance, young people face issues: many students under 25 in Canada share insurance plans with their families. To overcome the financial barrier by claiming PrEP through insurance, they must disclose their sexuality and other sensitive information to their families. And let’s be honest, if discussions about sex are already stigmatized, who wants to talk about anal with their mom?
In order to overcome these barriers and make PrEP more accessible for youth, we need a system that works with and for youth, where they are at. This means programs that provide greater access to culturally competent health care professionals and full coverage for PrEP when financial costs are a barrier.
But, perhaps most importantly, we need to break down the stigma associated with PrEP within our households and communities. Even if we make PrEP free and educate doctors about its use, stigma and shame still stand in the way of our efforts to eradicate HIV. As we emerge from social distancing and are able to hang out in person, there is no better time to talk about safer sex practices, break down barriers, and change the narrative around HIV.
Written by Liam O’Brien. Liam was CBRC’s Policy Mobilization and Communications Intern, currently studying Political Science and Economics at the University of Ottawa. Liam’s studies largely focus on the interaction between systems of power and marginalized communities.
RAGING STALLION: An extremely bored Ian Holms has nothing to do, but luckily, he has a reliable booty call that’s ready to come over at a moment’s notice. Five steps into the door, Jake Nicola is already being swallowed by Ian. The horny host then hops onto his bed and exposes his hole for the bearded top to rim. His ass now ready for the bareback drilling of a lifetime, Ian slides onto Jake’s overly thick pole until his ass has swallowed every last inch of the booty call’s girthy meat. The sound of skin slapping together only grows louder as the hairy top thrusts himself harder and harder into Ian. When both are ready to blow, Jake underestimates the power of his own dick as his cum rapidly flies across the room while a stretched-out Ian lies there and covers his body hair in a thick layer of his own nut.
