Active Duty is the umbrella name for the American, originally North Carolina–based independent gay pornographic film studios founded by Dennis Ashe[1] specializing in the production of pornographic movies. It features the portrayals of military men who are gay, straight, and bisexual, engaging in solo or gay sexual action. Dink Flamingo was the pseudonym of the producer-director of the films. Since Active Duty was acquired by Montreal-based Gamma Entertainment in 2014,[2] Dink Flamingo is a trademark that no longer refers to a person.[3]
Type of site | Adult website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Slovene, Russian, Spanish, Balochi, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Romanian, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Macedonian, Greek, Ukrainian, French |
| Owner | Gamma Entertainment |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional (previews only) |
| Current status | active |
Dirty Bird Pictures
editDink Flamingo, the owner of the popular Active Duty Production company, branched out in 2007 to form a new video line with plot-intensive porn headed up by directors Mike Donner and Jett Blakk.[citation needed] Steve Jerome is the director of operations. Dink Flamingo is the executive producer and owns Dirty Bird Pictures.[citation needed]
Controversies
editOn January 27, 2006, Fort Bragg (North Carolina) announced that it had become aware that some of the men involved in the website were from the 82nd Airborne Division.[4] A local station, WRAL, briefly mentions a Dink Flamingo and Active Duty as a part of a possible criminal investigation by military authorities.[5]
On February 24, 2006, Fort Bragg issued a press release stating that seven men had been charged with violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the crime of sodomy and engaging in sexual conduct on a pornographic website.[6] All of the men charged were identified by military investigators as performing on the Active Duty porn site.[7]
In 2009, Active Duty formally requested a news article be rescinded because it possibly provided the actual name of an active duty service member. It was later learned that the performer had been honorably discharged from the military before starring in an Active Duty film.[8]
Awards and nominations
edit- 2007 GayVN Awards winner of Best Alternative Video for "Rear Gunners 2".[9]
- 2008 Cybersocket Web Awards winner of Best Live XXX Show.[10]
- 2009 GayVN Awards Hall of Fame (Dink Flamingo).[11]
- 2009 Cybersocket Web Awards Best Original Theme Site.[10]
References
edit- ^ Lathem, Niles (2006-02-02). "Army Pink Berets – GIs In 'Gay Porn'". New York Post. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Next Door Entertainment's Buddy Profits Acquires Active Duty | AVN". AVN. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ "DINK FLAMINGO'S ACTIVE DUTY Trademark of Gamma Entertainment Inc. - Registration Number 4996772 - Serial Number 86809167 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
- ^ "Army Paratroopers Sentenced to Prison for Gay Porn". Pornstudies.net. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ Miller, Karyn (2006-02-05). "US investigates paratroopers 'modelling on gay porn sites'". Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Soldiers arraigned in gay sex scandal". Advocate.com. 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Active Duty Soldier Sentenced to Prison". QueerClick. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Is It Wrong to Report on a Marine Starring in Hardcore Gay Porn? / Queerty". Queerty.com. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Annual GAYVN Awards Show: Past Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b "CyberSocket Web Awards past winners".
- ^ "Raging Stallion Sweeps the GAYVN Awards: Full list of winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-03-18.