It is likely that starring in bareback porn starting at 18 will lead to HIV/AIDS, but is the glorification of unprotected sex through the porn industry also leading to an increase in HIV/AIDS related diagnosis among young gay men throughout the country?Ĭhad Noel's untimely death is symptomatic of a growing problem in our community. A notice of Noel's death was also published in the Laramie Boomerangon March 23. Noel was a native of Laramie, Wyoming, the town outside of which Matthew Shepard was beaten and left to die. Noel had also performed under the names Craven Cox and Donny Price. The posting read, 'Chad Noel age 25, a former 'twink genre' gay porn performer using the stage names of Donny Price & Craven Cox passed away in New York City, on Mafollowing a brief illness associated with complications of HIV.' The article also noted that Noel had worked for an adult entertainment company that makes videos of men barebacking-a euphemism for unprotected anal sex. From Edge:Ĭhad Noel's March 17 death was reported on at GayPornGossip on March 26.
