05/05/2004 - Hot Desert Knights Pledges $5,000 for Safe Sex Film

Hot Desert Knights Productions pledges $5,000 and challenges other gay adult video industry to match this amount in order to produce and distribute free a film targeted to young gay males regarding safer sex practices and HIV/AIDS transmission.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the incidence of HIV is on a increase among young gay men.
Hot Desert Knights Productions, LLC (HDK), believes that one of the primary reasons for this increase is due to the lack of education regarding HIV/AIDS targeted to young gay males in the age group of 18 to 25. "Most gay men in this age group have never had a friend die of AIDS. Most don't even know anyone who is infected", according to Bill Gardner, Co-Owner of HDK. Also according to Gardner "HDK believes that the average gay man, aged 18 - 25, believes that HIV/AIDS is primarily an old gay man's disease". Gardner also believes that "young gay men who are just coming out and just becoming sexually active within the community, have received very little, if any, education in school, regarding the risks associated with gay sex, what is "safe sex", "safer sex" or unsafe sex". For the most part, according to Gardner, "young gay adults today are having to learn through trial and error and that is leading to many becoming infected".
Hot Desert Knights Productions challenges the Gay Adult Video Industry to produce a film, at least 30 minutes in length, targeted to gay men between the ages of 18 - 25 which depicts accurately how HIV is transmitted and treated, the effects and side effects of treatment, how to properly use a condom, what is considered "safe sex", "unsafe sex" and what is "safer sex", how to properly use a condom and any other information deemed necessary to create an effective awareness film about HIV/AIDS for young gay men.
Hot Desert Knights Productions hereby pledges $5,000 to this project and challenges other major studios such as Raging Stallion, Falcon, Catalina, Titan Media, Hot House, Bel Ami, Jet Set Productions, All Worlds, Channel 1 Releasing, Chi Chi Larue's Rascal Video, Colt, Unzipped Video, Lucas Entertainment, Citiboyz Video, Jet Set, Pacific Sun and other major studios to match their donation of $5,000. According to Gardner, "who better than the Gay Adult Video Industry, with assistance from the proper medical authorities, to prepare a film that will be both erotic and educational and which will reach and impact the gay youth of today?"
HDK also challenge smaller studios to donate what they can, be that $500 or $1,000 and issues a challenge to models and directors, to donate their time to produce such a film.
Further, HDK challenges the industry to provide this film free of charge to any gay man over the age of 18 or to any HIV/AIDS assistant organization requesting a copy.
The funds raised though this challenge will be used by the industry to produce the film, create an effective advertising campaign and then to purchase advertising space (hopefully at a reduced rate) in the popular national and local gay magazines which cater to young gay men to advertise its availability. In addition, all of those who agree to participate in the production will also agree to provide the video/dvd free to every customer who purchases a video/dvd from their company, or at least, in the case of a dvd, to include it as a separate menu item on each dvd.
Lastly, HDK suggests that a neutral party, such as Adult Video News (AVN) or another respected industry publication such as Cybersocket, step forward and volunteer to create an account to hold and dispense funds and coordinate the efforts of the studios to complete this project. A committee consisting of industry leaders can meet and plan the creation of the film and meet with the medical community to obtain valid information to be in the film.
Until such time as a neutral party has stepped forward to hold the funds and coordinate this effort, we would ask any studio interested in participating in this project to contact Bill Gardner to confirm their participation and make their pledge.
Bill Gardner
Hot Desert Knights Productions, LLC
ph 866 488-3090
fax 760 416-9923
Email: bill@hotdesertknights.com

03/05/2004 - Hot Desert Knights Pledges $5,000 for Safe Sex Film

Hot Desert Knights Productions pledges $5,000 and challenges other gay adult video industry to match this amount in order to produce and distribute free a film targeted to young gay males regarding safer sex practices and HIV/AIDS transmission.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the incidence of HIV is on a increase among young gay men.
Hot Desert Knights Productions, LLC (HDK), believes that one of the primary reasons for this increase is due to the lack of education regarding HIV/AIDS targeted to young gay males in the age group of 18 to 25. "Most gay men in this age group have never had a friend die of AIDS. Most don't even know anyone who is infected", according to Bill Gardner, Co-Owner of HDK. Also according to Gardner "HDK believes that the average gay man, aged 18 - 25, believes that HIV/AIDS is primarily an old gay man's disease". Gardner also believes that "young gay men who are just coming out and just becoming sexually active within the community, have received very little, if any, education in school, regarding the risks associated with gay sex, what is "safe sex", "safer sex" or unsafe sex". For the most part, according to Gardner, "young gay adults today are having to learn through trial and error and that is leading to many becoming infected".
Hot Desert Knights Productions challenges the Gay Adult Video Industry to produce a film, at least 30 minutes in length, targeted to gay men between the ages of 18 - 25 which depicts accurately how HIV is transmitted and treated, the effects and side effects of treatment, how to properly use a condom, what is considered "safe sex", "unsafe sex" and what is "safer sex", how to properly use a condom and any other information deemed necessary to create an effective awareness film about HIV/AIDS for young gay men.
Hot Desert Knights Productions hereby pledges $5,000 to this project and challenges other major studios such as Raging Stallion, Falcon, Catalina, Titan Media, Hot House, Bel Ami, Jet Set Productions, All Worlds, Channel 1 Releasing, Chi Chi Larue's Rascal Video, Colt, Unzipped Video, Lucas Entertainment, Citiboyz Video, Jet Set, Pacific Sun and other major studios to match their donation of $5,000. According to Gardner, "who better than the Gay Adult Video Industry, with assistance from the proper medical authorities, to prepare a film that will be both erotic and educational and which will reach and impact the gay youth of today?"
HDK also challenge smaller studios to donate what they can, be that $500 or $1,000 and issues a challenge to models and directors, to donate their time to produce such a film.
Further, HDK challenges the industry to provide this film free of charge to any gay man over the age of 18 or to any HIV/AIDS assistant organization requesting a copy.
The funds raised though this challenge will be used by the industry to produce the film, create an effective advertising campaign and then to purchase advertising space (hopefully at a reduced rate) in the popular national and local gay magazines which cater to young gay men to advertise its availability. In addition, all of those who agree to participate in the production will also agree to provide the video/dvd free to every customer who purchases a video/dvd from their company, or at least, in the case of a dvd, to include it as a separate menu item on each dvd.
Lastly, HDK suggests that a neutral party, such as Adult Video News (AVN) or another respected industry publication such as Cybersocket, step forward and volunteer to create an account to hold and dispense funds and coordinate the efforts of the studios to complete this project. A committee consisting of industry leaders can meet and plan the creation of the film and meet with the medical community to obtain valid information to be in the film.
Until such time as a neutral party has stepped forward to hold the funds and coordinate this effort, we would ask any studio interested in participating in this project to contact Bill Gardner to confirm their participation and make their pledge.
Bill Gardner
Hot Desert Knights Productions, LLC
ph 866 488-3090
fax 760 416-9923
Email: bill@hotdesertknights.com