(WARNING: The links in this article will take you to a web site with graphic sexual imagery).
Image Out Comes to Rochester
“For a show that basically showcases the male physique, one would think that the actors just need to be handsome and in great shape (which they all are). So it is quite amazing to actually have naked boys who have HUGE talents-these boys are great dancers and singers! Kevin Stea (Madonna: Truth or Dare) camps it up in The Naked Maid with such playful charm you’ll want to avail of his services. Jaymes Hodges, with his god-like features and boyish smile, has a very strong stage presence. And Jason Currie just looks so naughty you want to give him a spanking.” Excerpt from Image Out review of “Naked Boys Singing”
“Forget the big hair, fake tans, and long nails ladies, this is the real thing! Dyke porn made for dykes by dykes. A no-holds barred montage followed by two super-hot scenes by (and one starring) pornographer Bren Ryder are sure to end your late night at ImageOut with a bang!
Director Triple X weeds out all that pesky heterosexual loving and all traces of sleazy plot lines, to present The Best Of Lezsploitation, an ultra campy and action-packed collection of the greatest vintage scenes of naked sleepovers, bathhouse orgies, vampire conquests, and, of course, jailhouse lust, from well-known directors like Jess Franco (Vampyros Lesbos, Venus in Furs, Ilsa the Wicked Warden), and a few lesser-known gems such as Reform School Girls, Swedish Wildcats, and Bare Behind Bars.” Excerpt from Image Out review of “Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation”
I apologize for the graphic language and imagery in these excerpts that come from the web site of the Image Out Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. However, a much bigger apology should be demanded from State Senator Joe Robach and Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy. Both Duffy and Robach are prominently listed on the Image Out web site as “grantmakers” for this festival.
Image Out is a lesbian and gay film festival that features movies, documentaries and film shorts from around the world. The festival runs from October 5 through October 14 with screenings at several local theaters. It is the largest film festival of its type in New York State outside of New york City.
The issue here is not one of being tolerant of homosexuals. The Church’s teaching is clear: hate the sin, love the sinner. The primary issue is the fact that the Mayor of Rochester and a Catholic state senator are lending both moral and financial support to an event that is in many cases a showcase of pornography. We used to call them “smut” films. Now they are taxpayer supported “film festivals”.
Mr. Mayor and Senator Robach, this is nothing to be proud of. If you are proud of your sponsorship then I suggest you take your families to these films. Take your parents, your wives and children. Sit there and smile and applaud in front of them while you watch porn films. Then take a moment of introspection and try to convince yourselves that this is just an occasion of tolerance and diversity. Tell yourself that Jesus Christ could sit in the theater with you and not be offended. Can you do it? I doubt it.