@chuckBKK said in Gay adult actor Seth Peterson dies at age 28:
That is a really sad trend, and devastating for the families. A quick search mentions a staggering number.
Estimated Count: Industry blogs like Str8UpGayPorn have memorialized roughly 15 to 20 high-profile gay performers who have passed since 2021.
From Helix alone:
Lane Rogers (Blake Mitchell), 31 Dec 2025 - Casey Tanner, 28 April 2023 - Kyle Ross, 29 April 2023, Alex Riley, 22 May 2021 - Jasper Robinson, 21 Dec 2015 - Zac Stevens, 25 Nov 2015.
May they all rest in peace.
An earlier post gave some general explanation for the state of affairs in the porn industry as a whole - but it isn't just the Helix "McMansion" setup that creates the mental illness many of these boys suffer from: as a culture, the LGBTQ community idolizes youth - something ALL of us lose eventually! They think, like many of us, about TODAY, and not TOMORROW - when they'll no longer be able to earn a living selling body images. Then, they're totally unprepared when their fans move on to a newer, younger model (literally!).
In the case of Helix, many of their formers performers continue to perform in porn with other studios, some find a "sugar daddy" to support them (though, in my experience, those don't last so long either), and others turn to simple prostitution.. (I'm not suggesting these are the only options for former porn actors, only that they're common paths). Still, FEW "take the money and run" - that is to say, amass the money in their youth, and then let it work for them later in life (like when they're 25! LOL)
IMHO, this really isn't any different from pro-sports athletes - many of whom amass great wealth early on in their careers, then leave the sport - either due to injury or simply age - and within a few short years they're totally broke!
We don't have any details on Seth's death yet... if it is drug-related, we probably will never hear anything but rumours... and that's OK - families have more of a right to privacy than we have a right to know! But while he worked for Helix in the past, he was one of those who had moved on to working with other studios (Naked Sword, Next Door, Men, and others).
I, for one, usually liked his content - I love vers boys! - but was lately a little stand-offish - I followed (on X) an ex-lover of his, who also worked at Helix for a while, and who described him, after their breakup, as being physically abusive (including pictures). I hope and pray that there wasn't a violent end to his life...
