A decade after the first gay porn movie came out, gay porn still thrives in the United States.
The industry is booming and gay porn stars can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars per shoot.
But the industry has faced a number of challenges in recent years.
A report released by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force found that the industry faced a $7 billion annual loss in 2012.
And according to the Los Angeles Times, the industry’s revenues declined by nearly half from 2012 to 2013.
But even if that were the case, why did the industry thrive in the first place?
In a recent interview with ABC News, former porn star and sex educator John Kavaris discussed the industry and what made it possible.
Kavris has been featured on CNN, The Today Show, and Good Morning America.
Here are some highlights from the interview.
How the industry got started: Kavares said that he started working in the porn industry when he was 13 years old, and was soon able to make his first $10,000 from the business.
He said that in the early days, he worked as a “handyman” to clients, but quickly realized that it was all about the business and that the work was never just about getting paid.
“It was about me,” he said.
“I was always there, I was always doing it.
But it wasn’t about the money.”
“I thought, I want to be able to be a real adult, I don’t want to just be a guy in the house,” Kaviris continued.
“So, I think that’s what I wanted, and I was going to do whatever it took to be that.”
But in the 1990s, porn became more mainstream, Kaviers said.
His first porn shoot in 1997 cost him $50,000, he said, and his career has been steadily increasing ever since.
What does the industry have to do to get out of the red?
“I don’t think you can just say, ‘Well, it’s all about money,’ ” Kavinos said.
But he does think there are some elements of the industry that are not in line with the modern times.
“You can’t be making money from something that is in a new era, and that doesn’t exist in the same way, right?”
Kavias said.
What are the biggest challenges in the industry?
“There are some things that I think are really, really difficult to get away from,” Kivaris said.
Some of those are things like “what are the laws and regulations for this type of work?” and “What are the health and safety regulations?”
Kiviris said he also noticed that the mainstream media did not cover the industry properly.
“What people don’t seem to understand is that this is a business.
You can’t just do it as a hobby, and you can’t take it lightly,” Koviris said.
One of his favorite stories was when he got arrested for using a condom.
“My attorney was like, ‘He’s got the wrong law on him, you’re going to jail for it,’ ” he recalled.
He was eventually cleared, and now works in the adult industry as a sex educator.
“And I’m very grateful to the people in the community who have given me so much support and helped me grow,” Kvaris said, adding that he is now on a mission to bring more awareness about the industry.
How does the community react to the industry now?
“It’s very supportive,” Kravins said.
He added that the gay community has always been supportive of him and his business.
“People are very respectful of the business, and they’re very supportive of me and the people that work in the business,” Klvins said, pointing out that they are also supportive of gay couples and gay men and lesbians.
“They want to work and they want to make money, and it’s something that they want,” he added.
What do you think about the way that the porn business is portrayed in mainstream media?
“In the mainstream, it is a negative portrayal of gay men,” Kavinis said.
“[It’s] very degrading and offensive.
The mainstream has made it very, very clear that the sex industry is the worst part of the porn world.”
What can gay people do to help?
“First, we need to be honest,” Kevins said of the mainstream press and Hollywood.
“We need to ask ourselves what the hell are they looking at?”
“The mainstream media should be doing the same thing,” Krovins said to ABC News.
“Make the mainstream realize that this industry is not good.
It’s not the same.
The world is not ready for this.
It is not a healthy world for the gay man.”
Kavis also pointed out that it is important for gay people to support each other and work together to help change the world.
“If you can make a difference, you can also help other people,” Kaver