In the documentary, Micah Martinez, a black actor openly criticizes ‘Noir Male’, the interracial gay porn label that distributes ‘Being Black In Porn’, for its belated support in favour of the the BLM movement. The road for a consistent change is still long, but some are starting to speak up. My goal is for this documentary to continue that work.” It took shaming and calling them out on their lack of diversity for changes to be made. DeAngelo Jackson recalls that: “ Some of the larger and well known studios have finally hired more black models. Nevertheless, the murder of George Floyd, as well as the isues and demands of the BLM movement, have already had an impact on the US gay porn industry. All Black lives matter, but, until we act accordingly, we will remain divided.” Things change “ This documentary will create so much dialogue – he says – I think it will definitely help start the conversation, however the actions need to be aligned as well. In his opinion, ‘Being Black In Porn’ is a tool that will help to overcome homotransphobic bias and discrimination within the African-American community. Last year, during the episode of his podcast ‘Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda’ on the murder of George Floyd and the BLM, he mentioned the homotransphobia of many cis-straight African-Americans against their queer counterparts. The co-producer of the documentary is Dwight Allen O’Neal, writer, producer, influencer, and owner of the Bigo Live broadcasting agency ‘OneAppeal Agency’.
The documentary breaks the silence through the stories of DeAngelo Jackson himself and of other Black talents of the gay adult fil industry: Max Connor, Dillon Diaz, Rock Rockafella, Micah Martinez, August Alexanderxxx, and Ray Diesel. But in order to see other things change, we must start there first.” They feel that they will be blacklisted or worst. “ While producing this project, I learned that many people are afraid to speak up. “ I honestly would start by creating a safe space for BIPOC to speak freely about their concerns within the industry and adding insight on the changes they want to see brought life”, replies DeAngelo Jackson to Il grande Colibrì, when asked what would be the first he would change in the gay adult entertainment industry. DeAngelo Jackson is an actor and the first black man to win a GayVN Award for best actor, as well as an activist and the director and producer of the documentary ‘Being Black In Porn’, coming this autumn.