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The name 'Healthy Friction"
was adopted in 1990. It was chosen to depict the event as being for men
who are not ashamed of enjoying their bodies and who want to participate
in safe sex. |
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Healthy
Friction was started by ex-porn star Chad James to celebrate his birthday,
October 19, 1989. The jack-off party invitations were sent to benefit ActUp-LA.
It was during the era that gay activism became very sexy, and Chad took
bold advantage of that reality while fashioning it into his own jack-off
party with a guestlist of chosen friends.
Chad James remains the driving force behind Healthy Friction. In
his own words:
"Those early parties were far beyond explanation. Oh man, they
were so good that at times my own party would intimidate me. I mean, so
fantastic, especially for me, as I wanted to see everyone there jack themselves
off. The late Scott O'Hara came to a number of my parties which were held
in groovy locations I would find all over LA. From store fronts in the hood
to art galleries in Hollywood, the locations varied as did the day of the
week."
- Chad James |
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