From www.queerty.com- So pornographer and Canada’s person-of-interest Michael Lucas is in Israel filming his next flick. And local media are eating it up! Time Out Tel Aviv wants to know why Lucas is in the Jewish motherland to videotape men plowing each other. And they want answers!
As a Jewish man, I keep a special place in my heart for Israel (as every Jew should, but unfortunately many do not). I am very well aware how badly Israel is represented in the global liberal media. (And by the way, the liberal media of Israel doesn’t always help the situation either.) The country of Israel is always portrayed as a war zone. The images and all the reports from Israel always come at the time of disasters — suicide bombings, terrorist attacks, and necessary Israeli retaliations. Those who have not traveled to Israel do not have even the slightest idea of how beautiful Israel is.
I have two agendas here: One is to show that Israel has a beautiful gay community; that Israel is an open, liberal, democratic society where gay people enjoy all the freedoms they have in the Western world. Also, that Israel is one of the most amazing and fascinating places on the globe. It’s not a desert with concrete houses, as everyone pictures when they think of Israel. But it’s a blooming garden with amazing landscapes and breathtaking architecture. I’ll show the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, and of course, open-minded, secular Tel Aviv. I would also like to film gay pride in Tel Aviv and the gay festival in Eilat, because even when it comes to gay pride, the only footage you see in Western media is a highly controversial gay pride in Jerusalem. From this footage everyone gets the thought that Israeli gay pride is dangerous and an act of rebellion by the gay community against government oppression. Due to this, I actually believe that the gay parade in Jerusalem is counterproductive for the cause. All we see in the media is high security to protect the LGBT community against opposition from the religious right (Hassidic Jews, Muslims, and Christians).
Oh, and then there’s this about the hot factor of Israeli dudes (something we can attest to): “Israeli men are incredibly underrated. They’re sexual, sensual, and exotic. It’s a blend of people that came to Israel from over 90 countries around the world. I would love to show the diversity of Israeli men. They are strong men who can take care of themselves and protect their country and that is undeniably sexy.”