**Editor’s Note: There is no nudity in this article so it’s (relatively) safe for work**

Not to judge the men who do porn, God bless them because Lord knows I uh…”appreciate” their work. However I’ve always wondered exactly how much these men get paid to appear in studio porn, especially the porn that features bareback and raw sex.

Nowadays there are venues, like ConnectPal and OnlyFans, for “models” and performers to collect donations directly from their fans, but the gold standard for Porn Stars is still the studio system.

Not only do studios typically have better quality productions, they purport to be very strict on regular HIV and STI testing for their performers. While there are definitely exceptions to the rule, the vast majority of pornography companies adhere to these requirements, especially in states like California where it is the law to do so.

Do these regulations also apply to the Gay Porn Studios? An even better question than that is do these regulations apply to the BLACK Gay Porn Studios?

There have been a few interviews with Black gay porn performers in the past featured on YouTube and other sites that have made me believe the answer to that aforementioned question is, “No.” But I have no solid evidence one way or another.

Here’s what Black Rayne Productions, the studio that produces the bareback gay porn called “BREED IT RAW” featuring heavily tattooed and muscular men, says on their website about the testing:

Notice the ALL-CAPS Bold print at the bottom: **THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY. YOU DON’T TEST – YOU DON’T SHOOT!**

Does that disclaimer make you feel warm, fuzzy and safe?

If so, here’s what you can expect to get paid from Black Rayne Productions for appearing in their videos as a newcomer:

Considering that the shoots probably last from one to three hours (or longer depending on how many scenes are being filmed and how elaborate they are), does this compensation seem worth it to appear in Bareback Gay Porn?

If you’re sexy, young and needing quick cash, this may seem very tempting.

I will add that just 4 years ago there was what the CDC (Centers For Disease Control) called the “first well-documented” case of an Adult Gay Porn Performer infecting 2 other performers with HIV despite testing negative himself less than a month before.

According to researchers, in 2014 a 25-year-old gay porn actor, “Patient A” in the report, tested negative for HIV and over the next 22 days had unprotected sex with 17 others. The next HIV test came back positive and further testing showed he’d transmitted the virus to two men, one of whom was another adult film performer.

Granted, this may be an outlier…an exception to the rule.

I mean, we’re talking about $350 for your first shoot. That could buy a lot of new tattoos.

Also, in fairness, 2014 was before HIV prevention drugs like Prep and Truvada became much more common and pervasive in the gay community.

So…is potentially making your entire rent for the month in just one day of filming Breed it Raw bareback sex worth it?