Queer Clicks: January 11, 2017 | Legendary Gay Porn Director John Travis Has Died , Homosexual OCD Is A Thing, And Thousands Of Americans Suffer From It, & Other News

Legendary Gay Porn Director John Travis Has Died

“Travis’s career began as a photographer when full frontal nudity was still prohibited. During the early 1970s in San Francisco, he began experimenting with 8mm loops. After becoming friends with Chuck Holmes, the founder of Falcon, he began directing for them. He also directed for Brentwood Studios, Huge Video and Catalina Video. And then in 1992, he formed Studio 2000 with producer Scott Masters.” Unicorn Booty

Homosexual OCD Is A Thing, And Thousands Of Americans Suffer From It

“At the age of 13, Olivia Loving considered coming out as a lesbian. It was not a happy thought. Only the year before, she had developed her first crush, on a boy, and it had filled her with the same nervous excitement of any preteen girl in love. She fantasized about holding his hand, maybe even kissing him.” Out

Plugging In At the Cybersocket Awards

“Hosted by the Helen Lawson of porn, Chi Chi LaRue, the Cybersocket Awards in Los Angeles honors individuals and companies for being technological entrepreneurs, agents of free expression, and innovators in gay online media and entertainment. This 17th annual event was presented Monday night by Flirt4Free. Chi Chi and DJ Dominic Pacifico made beautiful music at the show’s after-party, and the amazing aerialist is Curtis Hansen. Best of all, this event was open and free to the public. Kudos to the folks at Cybersocket for that.” Advocate

You’ll Be Ok About Joe Jonas Being The New “Face” Of GUESS Underwear

“Oh, hello. We didn’t see you there, so enrapt were we with these new stills from Joe Jonas’s recent photoshoot for GUESS underwear. Talking to E! News, Jonas said — candidly — that it was “exciting” and “fun” to pose in his unmentionables, so hopefully there’s more to come.” Queerty

The Story Behind Gay Bob, The World’s First Out-And-Proud Doll

“Gay Bob, who was meant to resemble a cross between Robert Redford and Paul Newman, was blond, with a flannel shirt, tight jeans, and one pierced ear. The doll gave anti-gay organizations plenty to fear; intrinsic within it was a celebration of gay identity, evidenced by Gay Bob’s programmed speech. “Gay people,” Bob said, “are no different than straight people… if everyone came ‘out of their closets’ there wouldn’t be so many angry, frustrated, frightened people.” ” Atlas Obscura