May 31, 2007 | Sex & Society

The Republicans' gay porn money

The Republicans have some strange bedfellows, among them  Nicholas Boyias, the president of gay porn distributor Marina Pacific International.

Although a spokesman for the company claims that Boyias is a moderate who supports both Democrats and Republicans, there is no evidence of any contributions being made to the left. However, he has contributed to the Republican Party over the past few years, and about six times to the Republican National Committee. 

Is this evidence of the blatant hypocrisy of the Republican Party? After all, last year Republicans ran an attack ad accusing Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) of accepting money from pornographers.

Marina Pacific may be best known for distributing the Active Duty films starring real soldiers who subsequently went to prison for making them. Titles include "Fire in the Hole", "Platoon Party" and "Thrill Sergeant."

Response from the Republicans? Don't ask. Don't tell.

• Gay porn money to the Republicans [gaysexblog]
• Money from gay porn [Talking Points Memo]
• RNC accepts money from army porn movie distributor [The Blotter]