October 27, 2014 | The Biz

Is BoyCrush too boy-ish?

BoyCrush has always been a site devoted to twinks: smooth, young and gay. And there's no question all of the models on the site are 18 or older, the legal age of consent to do porn. But some of the scenes we've seen lately left us with a slightly creepy feeling. For example, a recent scene has Benjamin Riley and Colby Klein dressed up as children, playing video games and having a pillow fight. The costumes, props and set suggest the characters are very young. What fantasy is being catered to here? 

The definition of child pornography varies from country to country; in some jurisdictions there doesn't have to be an actual child involved. The legal definition in the United States is clear that "the production of such visual depiction involves the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct." Contrast that with the wider reaching Criminal Code of Canada, which defines child pornography as imagery "that shows a person who is or is depicted as being under the age of eighteen years ..."

While this BoyCrush content is no doubt perfectly legal in the United States, does that make it right?