Dustin Lance Black Sex Photo Scandal and Response

Dustin Lance Black, the oscar winning screenwriter for Milk, has a few very scandalous pictures of him and another man engaged in oral and barebacking.

Shortly after the pictures were released, Black released a statement:

It is unfortunate that individuals and other outside parties are trying to profit from material which is clearly private," Black said in the statement released to me Friday afternoon. "I have had the privilege to speak to people across the country, both gay and straight, on a number of critical issues including safe sex. More important than the embarrassment of this incident is the misleading message these images send. I apologize and cannot emphasize enough the importance of responsible sexual practices.

He doesn't seem to be letting the photos (and possible video) stop him in all the work he's doing. But now, I must say, unlike all the other bloggers out there, I think everyone should make a sex tape. Everyone. Yes, it will come back to haunt you, even if you're never famous, but if you do get famous and it leaks out then, I'll have more to write about. And for that, I thank you. Now go get a camera and a hot skanky date and get to work.

I'm not sure about the legalities of posting them, so I think I'm going to back off, now. But I saw them, and yeah, they're not subtle.