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I recently attended IGLHRC’s 20th anniversary celebration, an awards presentation and fund-raiser promisingly called “A Celebration of Courage.” But I didn’t see much courage in what IGLHRC is doing.

The acronym stands for International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and the group is tasked with the mission, as its website states, of “advancing human rights for everyone, everywhere to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.”

It was a nice event, a cocktail party at which my boyfriend and I made a donation; there were pretty views over New York from the penthouse at New York University’s Kimmel Center, white wine, and a serious, professional crowd. And the awards they gave were certainly well deserved: Barney Frank is indeed a vocal spokesman for our causes, and Colombia Diversa, Colombia’s LGBT advocacy group, did an amazing job of advancing LGBT rights in the country in record time.

However, what I heard about IGLHRC’s work left me not just unimpressed. It left me deeply disappointed.

I salute IGLHRC for its involvement in Uganda, where international pressure seems to have put a stop to a proposed law that would allow for the execution of gay people in certain circumstances. But all the rest of the talk was about work in countries where it’s actually pretty easy to advocate for LGBT rights and, while sometimes difficult, far from impossible to live as an out gay person: Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, Belize.

Not one word about the places where the real atrocities against LGBT people take place today — the countries oppressed by Islam: for example, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq (yes, even after the “liberation”), the Palestinian territories. Consider:

• These countries (and only these countries) have the death penalty for same-sex intercourse on their books: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mauritania, Sudan, Yemen, and parts of Nigeria and Somalia. What do they have in common? They suffer from Islamic governments.

• Most, if not all, other countries governed by Islam forbid same-sex relations under penalty of lengthy jail times and public floggings.

• General estimates are that the Iranian government has executed over 4,000 gay people since the Islamic revolution in 1979. London-based group Iraqi LGBT reports that at least 720 LGBT men and women have been murdered by extremist militias in the last six years, while the government has largely overlooked the roaming death squads engaged in “moral cleansing.” And of course none of these numbers count the honor killings, in which families who find out that one of their members is gay or lesbian are obligated to and “honored” by killing that person.

Nowhere else in the world, since the end of the Third Reich, has such systematic oppression and extermination been committed against gays and lesbians.

At the event, Amikaeyla Gaston, the Jamaican-born writer and poet, read movingly from her autobiography about being raped by two men in Jamaica. She spoke about asking her gay friend to help her.

At least she had hope for help. People in Islamic countries have no hope for help. They are persecuted by their families in league with their clerics in league with their governments. They have nowhere to turn. Not even, it seems, the international LGBT community, which prefers to hold a cloak of silence over that part of the world.

IGLHRC has staff assigned to this area, so the organization must know what goes on there, and for all I know, it has useful programs in the region. If it does, the group prefers to keep silent about it.

So why does the region which today is most cruel toward gay and lesbian people get a free pass? Is it politically incorrect to get involved where the need is most dire? Is it once again the word “Islam” that makes criticism and, indeed, humane intervention impossible? Or are we just simply too intimidated by the Islamists and their fatwas to help those of our gay brothers and sisters who are today in most danger?

I am infuriated that an organization that is actually familiar with this situation and that could at least make visible the abuse, if not stop it, chooses to keep silent. The betrayal of our brothers and sisters who are suffering under Islam is infuriating, dishonest, cowardly, and a sickness of the politically correct. IGLHRC grew out of a brave mission to the old Soviet Union in the early ’90s to lobby against the Soviet sodomy law that punished consensual sex between men with five years imprisonment.

How about another mission, this time to Saudi Arabia, where consensual sex between men is punished by death?

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ManNet loved International Auditions! Here’s the full review:

Lucas Entertainment has sort of become the United Nations of gay porn: wherever there are hot men, Michael Lucas finds them, and brings them together in perfect, sexy harmony. And in “Auditions Volume 32: International Auditions,” Michael has found some of his most sensational men ever, from the streets of Paris to the mountains of Argentina to the breathtaking beauty of Israel.

First up are dimpled stud Max Schutler, a beautiful man if ever there was one, and fellow Latin stud Hugo Martin. Max has often shown in gay porn that he is a hungry, adept bottom, and with Hugo he is no different, moving from a mutually slurpy 69 to Hugo eating out Max’s superb ass before he fucks it. Max is a dynamite bottom — there’s no doubt that he enjoys having a hot cock in his ass, and he pushes against Hugo’s meat like he really, really wants it. But the two do a stunner of a reversal that has Max on top, slipping the cock to Hugo, and it’s every bit as hot, all the way up to the time Hugo strokes out a load while Max is fucking him missionary. With sweat running between his taut pecs and down his rock-hard abs, Max follows suit, giving Hugo a big, wet, facial.

Jay Roberts and gorgeous Jordan Fox kiss and do a little nipple-teasing to get their dicks hard, and Jordan’s cock looks mighty interesting in his tighty-whities, all curves toward his hip and thick. When Jordan’s cock escapes the confines of his underwear, the thick, foreskin-covered head looks good enough to eat. Jay and Jordan do suck each other, and Jay’s upturned, also uncut cock is hot as hell. Jordan eats out Jay’s hole, riming him deep, and then he fucks him deeply, missionary-style, until Jay spews big. Jordan pulls out and lets one fly too.

Hugely-hung Baptiste Bremont is a French stud par extraordinaire, and when his buddy in the audition, Naor Tal, gets a look at Baptiste’s pole he admirably doesn’t go running out of the room. Instead, he gets on his knees and sucks it, and does a great job, too. Baptiste rims Naor, really going at the stud’s tight little hole, and then he very slowly penetrates that same hole from behind, muttering little sweet words into Naor as he reams out his tight pucker. Before long, though, Naor is growling at Baptiste to fuck him harder, and Baptiste does, burying his dick balls-deep in Naor’s little hole. Naor cums loudly and huge, with Baptiste all the way inside him.

Next up are Sebastian Ritz, a Parisian beauty, and another hugely hung dude, Lavi Yacov. Lavi face-fucks Sebastian, working his way past Sebastian’s pouty lips perfectly. The oral sequence that follows includes an interesting 69, but this scene really takes off when Lavi puts Sebastian on all-fours and fucks him. Sebastian’s bubble-butt, upturned, and tan-lined, just almost looks unable to take the bulk of Lavi’s cock, but Lavi and Sebastian make it work and make it hot throughout. In fact, Sebastian is craving the reaming and enjoying every second of it. Lavi gets Sebastian on his back, and now the best part is watching Sebastian’s face as Lavi just totally takes him, dicks him down, turns him into a total, hungry bottom. The scene ends with Lavi feeding Sebastian his cock again, filling his mouth with it until Sebastian creams. Lavi ends the scene by aiming his load right at Sebastian’s pretty lips. Cum kisses seal the deal.

Naor returns for the last scene, no doubt because Michael, his co-star, knows a good ass when he sees one. Michael feeds Naor his cock until Naor is crying real tears, but Michael makes it all better with a stupendous rimjob. Of course, the real highlight of the scene is the fuck with Michael doing his patented, always effective topping performance. Naor really gets into it, and after some more oral action, he’s impaling himself on Michale’s cock and bouncing so hard I was afraid Michael’s thighs would get bruised. Michael fucks the cum out of Naor and then the scene reaches its conclusion with Naor under Michael’s balls, licking them as Michael jerks off.

The Advocate recently chatted with Michael Lucas about his upcoming Tour of Israel. Here’s what he had to say!

Michael Lucas Wants to Take You to Israel

The adult superstar gives you the Promised Land.
By Steven Burns

He’s taken many a gay man to heaven with the adult films he’s produced, including Michael Lucas’ La Dolce Vita, Fire Island Cruising, and Men of Israel, but now Michael Lucas is entering the travel business—and wants to take you to Israel. He’s scheduled a 12-day tour of the Promised Land, including stops in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Eilat. So we asked Steven Burns, whose QueerClick.com covers the comings and goings of Lucas’s day job, to get the scoop on the producer’s travel-related career turn.

Michael, I’ve got to ask the obvious: Why the shift into the tourism business?
It’s not so much a shift as it is something extra I’d like to do. This idea really came to me from so many people e-mailing me that they’d love to go Israel but didn’t know how to go about it. And since my first business in Russia was running a successful tourist agency, I do know what makes a great tour. So while I am organizing the trip here, I am also working with Israel’s biggest tourist [company].

Will you be offering trips to some of the other places featured in your films? Say a tour of Fire Island?
You don’t need me to show you Fire Island. You’ll find your way very quickly on your own there. But while Israel is one of the best places for a gay holiday vacation, it’s not yet a typical tourist spot for gay men. It offers an amazing combination of history, gorgeous architecture, restaurants [with cuisine] from all over the world, beautiful beaches, a wild nightlife, natural resorts, shopping. There are so many things to do and see—all in one trip. I’m doing this because I enjoy introducing people to the country that I truly love.

Do people assume this is a porn- or sex-based trip?
It absolutely isn’t that type of trip. Once again, you don’t need me to find sex in Israel if that’s what you’re interested in. There are many gay clubs, two gay beaches, and Israeli guys are generally very friendly and curious. But no, this trip is about Israel, not about having sex.

So is the trip open only to men?
Everyone is welcome. The tour is aimed at people who are interested in exploring all of Israel. Gender, age, or body type don’t matter. People seem to be confused about this. I want to travel with a diverse crowd, and this trip is absolutely for anyone who wants to see Israel from a unique insider’s perspective.

Germany’s MACHO Magazine recently released a special issue dedicated to the cast of MEN OF ISRAEL and INSIDE ISRAEL. It features Jonathan Agassi, Naor Tal, Jay Roberts, Avi Dar, Ninrod Gonen, Baptiste Bremont, Idan Segev, Guy Ronen, Matan Shalev, Chen Shaout, Bruno Jones, Ben David, Martin Passoli, and Michael Lucas! Here’s the cover, along with more pictures from the movies!

ManNet found RUSH’s red room and lived to tell the tale. Here’s what they had to say!

*** Highly, Highly Recommended ***

Whether a secret room in New York where men can have hot, anonymous sex is real or whether it is the figment of someone’s imagination, it’s a great idea for a set-up. In “Rush,” directors Michael Lucas and mr. Pam make the trysting spot look like the hottest place in the world, not just in NYC.

Smoking-hot Avi Dar and hung stud Shane Frost are the first couple to use the privacy of the secret locale, and Shane’s big cock is raring to go from the fade-in. Avi and Shane kiss, trade sensationally hot blowjobs, and then Avi gets very familiar with Shane’s tight, pink hole, eating it out, fingering it, and finally, slam-fucking it. Avi’s taut, well-built body looks fantastic as he plows Shane from behind, his ass flexing with each thrust, and Shane moaning and smacking it at the same time. Shane jerks out a load while Avi is fucking him missionary, and while Shane’s cream drips off his navel tattoo, Avi adds his to the big pool already on Shane’s belly.

The key that men pass from one another to access the room then ends up in the hands of hot Brian Bodine, who uses it to have a great encounter with tattooed Spencer Reed. Spencer announces his intent from the jump: he wants Brian’s curvy ass. He gets it, too, but not before the two studs have sucked face and blown each other. Spencer goes for Brian’s ass with his tongue first, spitting on it, rimming it, and holding onto Brian’s bubble-butt cheeks while he tongue-fucks it. Slowly, Spencer buries his thick pole inside Brian next, and the fuck moves from doggy to missionary. Spencer’s puffy pink nipples, rock-hard abs, and pile-driving dick make this scene one to repeat. Spencer unloads in Brian’s gaping mouth to end this very hot encounter.

Sami Damo and Shay are the next pair to use the sex den, and Shay is already out and hard when Sami walks in with the key. The oral sequence includes a toe-curling 69 act, and then Sami fucks Shay hard, driving into his ass forcefully and rhythmically. It looks like a hell of a lot of fun to by fucked by this dynamo. After Shay shoots a load, Sami feeds him his cum upside down, and Shay’s bearded face is coated with the extra cream.

The key next moves into the possession of Ace Rockwood and Jesse Martin, both of whom are tightly built. Ace pops a boner just kissing Jesse and feeling up his creamy smooth asscheeks, and Jesse does his best to go down on the big monster cock, although it certainly isn’t a feat that most guys could do easily, it’s truly huge. Jesse’s taut butt is wondrously hot, and Ace obviously knows he’s got a better-than-average hole to use and please. He goes to work on it, savoring the taste, and teasing it with his fingers. The guys go back to oral for a while, but then Jesse gets on all-fours and takes Ace’s cock doggy, then missionary, and he takes it deep. Jess has what looks like cum or pre-cum on his belly as he’s being pounded by Ace, but that doesn’t stop the big stud, he just keeps on fucking Jesse’s hot hole.

The last couple to make use of the room are Johnny Angel and R.J. Alexander. Johnny and R.J. kiss, get naked, and play with each other’s holes and dicks until they move into a unique standing rimjob position. Johnny fucks R.J. fast, jackrabbit style, and R.J. approves with moans and groans. While Johnny keeps up the fast pace, R.J. matches it with strokes to his own cock, rubbing it until his load explodes. Johnny feeds R.J. his own cum, and then Johnny sweatily delivers his pop-shot as R.J. kisses him open-mouthed.

Moral of the story:

If you find a key on the sidewalks of New York, pick it up!

I’m happy to present the hardcore trailer for our filthiest Raunch fuck-fest, FUCK ME HARD! We’re going to a rougher, harder place than ever before, with 10 New York City studs pummeling and plowing each other in five white-knuckle hardcore scenes that will leave you stunned! The massively hung power tops drill deep into tight, round asses and hungry throats until the bottoms beg for mercy. FUCK ME HARD is a wild ride of dick-slapping, cum-guzzling mayhem, giving all new meaning to the phrase “I like it rough.”

Starring Rafael Alencar, Spencer Reed, Ace Rockwood, RJ Alexander, Marco Cruise, JP Powers, James Hobbes, Phillip Aubrey, Wade Warren, and Michael Lucas!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 15, 2010 (New York, NY) — Lucas Entertainment is thrilled to announce that it scored several wins and earned 25 total recognitions in the 16th Annual Hard Choice Awards, including Best Film, USA for Inside Israel, making it the most-lauded studio on this year’s list. A number of Lucas Entertainment exclusives were also honored for their work, including Jonathan Agassi as Best Newcomer (Performer), Avi Dar for Best Chest (Smooth) and Naor Tal for Best Buns.

Presented each year by industry veteran Onan the Vulgarian, The Hard Choice Awards acknowledge the best of the year’s all-male erotica. Onan said in his announcement that “2009 was a great year” for Lucas Entertainment/President CEO Michael Lucas, adding that Lucas “found his muse in Israel and delivered a pair of towering rival films, Men of Israel and Inside Israel, not to mention domestic gems like Lost Diary of Giovanni and Wall Street.” Onan also recognized the special contributions of Lucas’ co-director and videographer, mr. Pam.

“Last year saw some of the greatest releases in our company’s history,” said Lucas. “I would like to thank Onan for his time to review our titles, along with his support throughout the years.”

A complete list of winners and honorees follows. For all press inquiries, please contact Patrick Collins via email at patrick@lucasentertainment.com or by phone at (212) 924-5892 x12. For wholesale orders, please contact Justyn Main at justyn@lucasentertainment.com or by phone at (212) 924-5892 x15.

Best Film USA
Winner: Inside Israel

Most Passionate Sex
Winner: Jay Roberts & Brice Farmer, Paris Playboys
Runner-up: Spencer Reed & Raf Rollin, Auditions 30: New York Hunks

Best Oral Sex
Winner: Rafael Carreras & Valentin Petrov, Lost Diary of Giovanni
Runner-up: Rafael Alencar & Ben Andrews, Wall Street

Best New Kid on The Block
Performer: Jonathan Agassi (Men of Israel, Paris Playboys, Inside Israel)
Destination: Israel

The Year’s Best Sex
Matan Shalev & Jonathan Agassi, Men of Israel

Performer of the Year
Runner-up: Jonathan Agassi

Best Chest
Smooth: Avi Dar (Men of Israel, Obsession)

Best Director USA
Runner-up: Michael Lucas & mr. Pam, Inside Israel

Best Screenplay
Runner-up: South Beach Seductions
Runner-up: Wall Street

Best Actor USA
Runner-up: Scott Alexander, South Beach Seductions
Runner-up: Kain Warn, Wall Street

Best Buns
Naor Tal (Men of Israel, Inside Israel)

Best Supporting Actor
Runner-up: Giovanni Summers, Lost Diary of Giovanni

Best Videography
Runner-up: Men of Israel

Best Art Direction
Runner-up: Men of Israel

Best Daddy-Boy Scene
Runner-Up: Arpad Miklos & Ethan Storm, Wall Street

Best Solo
Runner-Up: Ethan Storm, Wall Street

Best Rimming
Runner-Up: Hunter Vance & Riley Burke, South Beach Seductions

Best Music
Runner-Up: Men of Israel

Deepest Throat
Honorable Mention: Rafael Carreras (Lost Diary of Giovanni)

Image Too Incendiary For Words
Jackson Wild, Cock Stalker

ABOUT LUCAS ENTERTAINMENT Michael Lucas created Lucas Entertainment in 1998. The studio has grown into one of the largest studios producing all-male erotica. Headquartered in New York City, the Lucas Entertainment brand is famous for its mixture of high culture, stunning men, and provocative sex scenes, and has garnered numerous industry accolades and an unprecedented amount of mainstream press. Lucas Entertainment titles feature a variety of international locations, highlighting the sexual vibe and energy of a number of urban centers, including New York City, Tel Aviv, Prague, Budapest, and Paris. Its lines include Lucas Entertainment, Auditions, and Lucas Raunch. The company releases two brand-new titles every month, giving it one of the highest annual outputs of the industry. Its website, LucasEntertainment.com, has an extremely aggressive online presence, providing its members with two new scenes each week. Lucas Entertainment titles are distributed worldwide via DVD, VOD, PPV, Cable, print, and the Internet, and is also the exclusive distributor for Jalif Studio in the United States and Canada.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 9, 2010 (New York, NY) – Lucas Entertainment is thrilled to announce that its blockbuster title MEN OF ISRAEL was named ‘Movie of the Year’ at the Cybersocket Web Awards, held last night, February 8, 2010, at Eleven Restaurant and Nightclub in Los Angeles, California.

“I’m proud to have Cybersocket and Morgan Sommer honor MEN OF ISRAEL with the Movie of the Year award,” said Lucas Entertainment President/CEO Michael Lucas. “I would especially like to thank all the reviewers, bloggers, and columnists who brought so much attention to this project. Your support helped introduce this title to the entire world.”

MEN OF ISRAEL has also been nominated for the XBiz Awards for Gay Movie of the Year and is the only gay title included in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category. The XBiz Awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at the Avalon in Los Angeles, California.

MEN OF ISRAEL stars Lucas Entertainment exclusives Jonathan Agassi and Avi Dar, and is currently available on DVD and for immediate streaming to members of LucasEntertaiment.com. For all press inquiries, please contact Patrick Collins at patrick@lucasentertainment.com or by phone at (212) 924-5892 x12. For wholesale distribution, please contact Justyn Main at justyn@lucasentertainment.com or (212) 924-5892 x15.

ABOUT LUCAS ENTERTAINMENT Michael Lucas created Lucas Entertainment in 1998. The studio has grown into one of the largest studios producing all-male erotica. Headquartered in New York City, the Lucas Entertainment brand is famous for its mixture of high culture, stunning men, and provocative sex scenes, and has garnered numerous industry accolades and an unprecedented amount of mainstream press. Lucas Entertainment titles feature a variety of international locations, highlighting the sexual vibe and energy of a number of urban centers, including New York City, Tel Aviv, Prague, Budapest, and Paris. Its lines include Lucas Entertainment, Auditions, and Lucas Raunch. The company releases two brand-new titles every month, giving it one of the highest annual outputs of the industry. Its website, LucasEntertainment.com, has an extremely aggressive online presence, providing its members with two new scenes each week. Lucas Entertainment titles are distributed worldwide via DVD, VOD, PPV, Cable, print, and the Internet, and is also the exclusive distributor for Jalif Studio in the United States and Canada.

I finally get my turn with the meaty-ass Naor Tal in Auditions 32: International Auditions. First we chat about our favorite sexual attributes and gym preferences before I pin him down and feast on that championship hole. Soon Naor is sliding up and down my pole with his mouth, gagging until tears come streaming down his face! l give Naor a sloppy, dripping rimjob and plunge in deep from the back. I grab Naor’s shoulders and dominate his perfect ass. Mounting the bottom from above, I spun 180-degree to hit every spot. Naor then rode my cock with tremendous buoyancy until we had no choice but to lay down and shoot our heavy loads.

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