Brody's Notes... Brent Corrigan-Adult Gay Film Actor- Uninvited to Pride Month

Sean Lockhart [Brent Corrigan]  Photo By Chicago Pride 

By Brody Levesque (Washington DC) Apr 16 | Gay Porn star, 23 year old Sean Lockhart of San Diego, California, known to his legion of fans by his stage name of Brent Corrigan, will not  be appearing at the Yale Pride 2010 as organisers of Yale University's Pride month were forced to rescind his invitation to participate.  In an article written by Yale student reporter Sanjena Sathian for the Yale Daily News: 

LGBT Cooperative Coordinator Yale junior Alejandro Bustillos said the decision not to bring Lockhart to Yale was made for a variety of reasons, ranging from cost to an already-overbooked calendar of events. An organizer of Pride Month added that Lockhart could only come to campus one day, and planners could not find a suitable “forum” for him to take part in that day.

Lockhart had taken Yale students and faculty to task for rescinding his invitation to visit the campus on his personal blog, he wrote: 

I was supposed to speak at Yale after my trip to DC (After Easter) taking me away from home for 10 straight days. I was asked to be their guest and to deliver an hour long lecture concerning . . . only The Universe really knows what. Thankfully I was saved before I could wrack my brain too hard in a quest to discern some form of relevancy and validity for the cause.

Various esteemed professors (I can’t figure out how to make that a backhanded compliment so we’ll just leave it a compliment for now) and a few students were vocal enough in their opposition to my presence on campus.  They didn’t find me appropriate for the scholarly adults that attend Yale University. 

Sure, disappointment set in. Mostly on my mother’s side. She was so proud when I shared the news of the invitation. Alas, it was not meant to be. And anyway, who am I kidding? I don’t fit in on an Ivy League Campus. I would likely leave an indelible impression that, try if they might, denizens of the school could never manage to wash away. Now that I’ve published such a warning I’m sure my invitation will never resurface! I was told it’s not out of the question, it just needs to be sorted out.

Sathian reports that Bustillos, who said he was not directly involved in planning Lockhart’s visit, said the nature of Lockhart’s talk had never been nailed down and that discussions were still going on when Pride Month coordinators “scratched off his name.” Pride Month organizers had a number of reservations about bringing Lockhart, Bustillos said. He said the co-op had made arrangements to get the requested amount of funding, but Lockhart continued asking for more than planners thought necessary. 

Bustillos added that because of the many events to plan for Pride Month — 29 in total according to the Yale Pride Facebook page — organizers were already in the process of cutting some events and did not believe it was worthwhile to put extra efforts into booking Lockhart.

While Bustillos said it was true that “there was faculty involvement” in the decision not to bring Lockhart to campus, he said he did not know the nature of such involvement. The other Pride Month organizer interviewed said such involvement was limited to discussion with a college master about bringing Lockhart for a Master’s Tea, which did not pan out.

Director of the Office of LGBTQ Resources Maria Trumpler said she did not see Lockhart’s name on of any lists of Pride Month events that she had seen. Dean of Student Affairs Marichal Gentry said he was unfamiliar with the situation.

Still, visits from members of the pornography industry are not unprecedented at Yale. During Sex Week in February, transgender porn star Buck Angel spoke during a Pierson College Master’s Tea about his personal history. Two years ago, Sex Week also brought in heterosexual porn stars Ron Jeremy and Monique Alexander during a “Great Porn Debate” with opponents of pornography.

Lockhart, who was the subject of scandals in recent years for making pornographic films as a minor and for making films without using condoms, might have spurred a controversy on a campus known for having groups like Community Health Educators devoted to promoting safe sex practices.

“We saw more issues with bringing [him] to campus than not having him here at all,” Bustillos said. “And we were on the rocks about having him anyway. If we brought [Lockhart] to campus there might be groups that would backlash,” he said.