But for Tom, there’s a lingering concern: “I that the same guys getting their dick out for us gay men to see are the same ones that will call us out for holding hands with our boyfriends on the street.” He gives no evidence of this happening, but there’s a long cultural history of queerbaiting that naturally puts some gay buyers on edge, or makes them naturally suspicious.
Of course, it’s unfair to assume that all straight guys hide their sexuality to lure in gay buyers, or that guys are always the main consumer base - plenty of women are horny as fuck and willing to pay for dick pics, too. Plenty of guys keep quiet about their sexuality for a while to maintain that illusion, but that’s swiftly shattered when buyers are baited, and replaced instead by a feeling of exploitation. For gay fans, it makes sense that some might want to know the creators are gay or bisexual - that way, they can engage in a sexual fantasy that might be rooted in some truth. It has its “gay for pay” guys, but fans pay to connect with creators on a more intimate level. OnlyFans is different, in the sense that its entire brand is built on the promise of authenticity.
Sure, there’s a lot to be said about the combination of “forbidden fruit” temptation, differing pay rates and gay culture’s fetishization of masculinity, all of which keep the “gay for pay” porn industry alive, but railing a guy on-screen doesn’t mean you identify as gay when the camera aren’t rolling. The “straight” guys getting blown are often no more real than the “stepmom” fucking her son, so these conversations in that context don’t really work. In mainstream porn, that’s not such an issue - it’s an industry that openly sells a fantasy. “To be honest, that’s very little.” He doesn’t offer a concrete explanation as to why guys keep subbing anyway, but it likely ties into the popularity of “straight” guys in gay porn across the board - there’s something hot about knowing you could never fuck these guys in real life. “I think gay subscribers know what to expect from straight guys,” he tells me. Perhaps unsurprisingly, none of the accused creators respond to my interview requests, but Mike, a gay subscriber on OnlyFans (and a pseudonym), personally has no issue signing up to straight guys’ feeds - he just adjusts his expectations before he pays. what you got” memes, served with a ruined boner and a side of disappointment that you’ve just paid someone who doesn’t give a fuck about your feelings. OnlyFans creators can obviously post whatever they like, but this so-called “gay-baiting” can sting: It’s the digital porn equivalent of those “what you ordered vs. Not all of the accused “scammers” are straight - and not all are men - but there are plenty of gay buyers who wind up feeling exploited by guys who tease them with thirst-traps, and then demand hundreds of dollars for little more than a dick pic. There are accusations of stolen content, promises of “gay-for-pay” videos - which, after you’ve subscribed, you find out will cost an extra $100 - and, in an affiliated, short-lived Instagram account of “scammers,” a screenshot of a DM from a straight dude, who mocks subscribers for buying his SFW selfies.
It’s hard to truly define a “scam” on a website as vague as OnlyFans, which generally shies away from its unofficial NSFW reputation, but the LPSG thread is full of examples.
The result is a thread of “ OnlyFans / JustForFans Scammers,” which takes aim at false advertising and what he calls the “bait-and-switch” tactic: Charging a hefty subscription fee for short, SFW teasers, and then demanding an extra fee to “unlock” the real filth (which is sent as pay-per-view videos in locked messages, which range from $15 to $200). Last August, a frustrated porn buyer logged on to gay forum LPSG - an acronym for “Large Penis Support Group” - to vent about the sea of male influencers hinting at nudes but never delivering the goods.