Gay porn stars who died

When he got out, he was homeless. Details surrounding Dean's cause of death have yet to be released. Beloved gay adult film star Roman Mercury, whose real name is Hermes Sant Anna Fiho – has passed away at the age of Gay adult film performer Eric Hazen, better known by his stage name Tyler Roberts, died on December 3.

Last year, several gay porn performers died young, usually from suicide or drug overdoses. A tribute to gay porn stars we lost in , including Bo Dixon @thom_austin_training, Cole Claire @ColeClaireLGBT, Rylan Shaw, Evan Mercy, Mars Gymburger @marsbarcelona, Giovanni Milani @giovannithemilani, Tate Daniels, Apollo Moon @ and legendary illustrator REX.

Gay pornographic actor and TimTales founder Tim Kruger has reportedly died in a "tragic, yet simple accident" at his home. Gay adult performer Casey Tanner has died, according to the site He was (Tanner was also known as Slade Michael Ferris. Other years have been worse: More than a dozen porn performers under the age of 55 died over the course of But trying to figure out exactly why is no easy task.

Diagnosed with ADHD when he was six years old, Cohen had trouble making friends and felt isolated and misunderstood in grade school. Shari tells me he was a sweet and inventive toddler. Another was killed fleeing from the police in a drug bust. That can make it hard to survive in the industry without taking another job—and then you have to make sure your porn hustle is kosher in the eyes of your other employer.

James Keating said that in his last days, Cohen had attempted to compartmentalize his porn past. One time, Shari came home from her own birthday party and found Cohen had wrapped all the lamps, books, chairs and tables in the living room with kite string and was sitting in the center of the room, like the king of an elaborate spiderweb.

In November, his partner, Aaron Thomas, shared on Twitter that Roberts was suffering from. Porn consumers can also be vicious. As a teenager, he began experimenting with drugs just to feel numb and good again. Adult film actor Kyle Dean died last month, according to Queerty.

Conner Habib, a porn star and activist, believes people rush headlong into the assumption that porn makes people suicidal because it confirms their existing prejudices. At first, he was drawn to the cash and admiration of the porn world. By the time he got into porn, under the name Xander Scott, he was mixing the two and getting behind the wheel.

But, eventually, the objectification grated on him. Read his obit here). He died of an overdose in January. In Phoenix, Cohen began speedballing. Many close to them are saying the industry is to blame. Alex told me he knew a couple of guys who had committed suicide, as well as one who had a heart attack from steroids.

When I spoke to Habib, he stressed to me how empowering porn can be. He considers himself lucky to have gotten out when he did. Michael Brennan studies how gay porn stars are consumed and discarded by those who watch their work. He totaled two cars and ended up in jail, where he broke his hand and jaw.

Others are less positive. Dean, whose birth name was Brandon Jason Chrisan, was 21 years old. According to multiple social media posts from friends and former co-stars, the site writes that Tanner had been fighting for his life in a hospital since last weekend. Cohen worked for a furniture company before his death, but I ask Shari if his modeling career with the gay porn company Randy Blue had contributed to his troubles.

I won awards; I always had somewhere to be and people that wanted me, my time, and my attention. In the past year, a number of gay porn performers have died young. News of his passing was announced on Sunday, April A friend, James Keating, believes that the porn world damaged Cohen psychologically.