{"id":37941,"date":"2020-06-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=37941"},"modified":"2020-06-29T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T21:12:28","slug":"new-documentary-profiles-conservative-couple-behind-gay-porn-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/new-documentary-profiles-conservative-couple-behind-gay-porn-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"New Documentary Profiles Conservative Couple Behind Gay Porn Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GayPo0rn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32359\" width=\"236\" height=\"260\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A new documentary called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XijRv5g0QCA&amp;feature=emb_title\">Circus of Books<\/a>\u201d takes an in-depth look at the unlikely origins of a gay adult book and porn shop that became a Los Angeles institution. The film profiles the conservative couple who owned and operated Circus of Books in West Hollywood, California\u2015which the film calls the \u201ccenter of the gay universe.\u201d In addition to literature, Circus of Books specialized in X-rated videos and sex toys.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The owners kept the naughty shop a secret from their friends and family for years since gay porn was seen as taboo at the time\u2014but during the AIDS epidemic, they became unlikely LGBTQ rights activists. \u201cWe were probably the biggest distributor of hardcore gay films in the U.S. It was like a knife over our heads all the time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/netflix-circus-of-books-gay-documentary_n_5e95030cc5b6cc788eade478\">the couple say<\/a>. Though Circus of Books closed in 2019, the shop\u2019s legacy lives on in the hearts of West Hollywood&#8217;s queer community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for some naughty (and maybe even prideful) XXX? 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