He continued: ‘Following the national release of the movie The Wild One with Marlon Brando the original motorcycle film, it seemed to crystallize or release, the obscure and long-hidden feelings of many homosexuals.’ Steward said: ‘One change, however, came about in the homosexual attitude towards tattoos around 1954.’ Steward published his thoughts on gay men getting tattoos in his 1990 book Bad Boys & Tough Tattoos: A Social History of the Tattoo with Gangs, Sailors, and Street-Corner Punks. He was also the official tattoo artist for the motorcycle club, the Hells Angels in Oakland, California. Steward was born in 1909 and led many varied roles in life, including a professor at a Roman Catholic university and an author of gay pulp fiction. These days, tattoos and LGBTI culture go hand in hand and it’s a trend that’s on the rise.īut where did it all begin and what do these hidden meanings signify? ‘Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos’Īccording to famous gay tattooist Samuel Steward (also known as Phil Sparrow), the gay community in particular really began embracing tattoos in the 1950s. In a time when it was illegal to be out and proud in Western culture, many LGBTI people got tattoos to convey secret messages or as an act of defiance to authority. GayBuzzer had the chance to sit down with scruffy porn star and comedian Wesley Woods, nominated for nine Grabby Awards this year, including Performer of the Year.The LGBTI community has a long and varied history with tattoos. Also See: Porn Star Danny Wylde: I Had To Quit Because Of Dangerous Prolonged Erections.In this special interview, Wesley talks about his life (and worth) as a porn star, preparing for a shoot – and why he actually prefers straight scene partners.
Wesley Woods quickly pours on his Southern Charm – he is a native Texan – and proves himself to be a gentleman with a bit of a naughty side and a great sense of humor. In addition to his porn career, Wesley is a stand up comic recently transplanted from Vegas to Los Angeles. He’s shared the screen with Topher Dimaggio, Ryan Rose, Trenton Ducati and Johnny Rapid with some of the top studios, including Men.com and Falcon Studios, and we can’t wait to see what he’s up to next. “The Main Street in the town I grew up is, ‘Wesley.’ I grew up on a ranch in East Texas and my fondest memories were of me and my brothers playing in the ‘Woods.’ How did you come up with your porn name? Was your first pet named Wesley and the street you lived on Woods? “It’s important to remember where you came from and I thought it was catchy and was symbolic to that idea. I took this as a sign from God and a star was born.” On further inspection to ensure no other porn performer had the same name I noticed, ‘Wesley Woods’ is the name of a church camp in Tennessee. Then, you realize the work that actually goes into the making of porno – it’s not as one would imagine and it takes a certain amount of confidence and cockiness!”Ī post shared by Wesley Woods do you prepare for a day of filming? “There is no audition process – it’s, take some photos, send them to a studio, wait for a call and BOOM! You are on set. “I eat!!! I’m ‘hangry’ as hell and will put most anything in my mouth, and have.” The day of I typically starve myself so there are no shitty kitties on set.” Typically as performers there is a lot of preparation that goes into a scene well before the day of – what we eat, the amount of sleep, our sexual life, our workout routines. What is harder, being naked on set or being on stage? You have done stand up all over the place.
“Both come with their own style of vulnerability. You have a great relationship with your mom, is it true you guys are working on a book? (And, maybe I have!)” Alexander Rodriguez and Wesley Woods I’m so comfortable having a boner in public I could perform on stage with one. You did a gay porn parody of Star Wars playing Kylo Ren, what other roles would you love to perform? “I’m a momma’s boy! She’s the weirdest, wittiest, funniest person I know and I hope to someday be as resilient! We are currently working on a book – think Dr.