How OnlyFans Changed Content Creator Jemaar Stennis's Life
Having an OnlyFans account has been life-changing for Jemaar Stennis. In an interview with Men's Health (behind a firewall), the ex-Army soldier turned part-time human resource manager (with a master's degree in management) turned to the social media platform with his partner at the time for a little extra income. They thought they'd make $500 a month. Instead, they ended up averaging $7,000 $8,000 per month.
Stennis has since broken up with his partner, but has continued his OnlyFans journey on his own, doubling his income on the site one month. "It's not uncommon to read success stories of gay male OnlyFans creators raking in six figures per year, especially since people spent an eye-popping $4.8 billion on the subscription-based platform in 2021," adds Men's Health.
But does it have its drawbacks? Hardly, Stennis says. "I've seen threads where people will ask if one will date a content creator and see all the negativity. At the end of the day, we all came from sex, and it shouldn't be taboo — we're all having sex whether it's on camera or not," Stennis told Men's Health.
He has had to deal with the negative stereotype of the sex worker. "There are also the homophobic misconceptions of gay male sex being a hedonistic playground of STDs and daily sex that have persisted for decades and led to the drugging, killing, and ostracization of queer people and sex workers who identify as queer."
And Men's Health opines: "His work and life are acts of bravery. He's pushing for a healthy environment for the LGBTQIA+ community as he elevates with his OnlyFans content, shifting the narrative of what an adult lm star is along with the stereotypes and negative connotations attached to it for years."
Asked about how he creates a safe and healthy environment to work in, Stennis says: he is "adamant" about inquiring about potential partners statuses and takes care of his own health, having had been vaccinated for Covid and Monkeypox. "Most content creators are honest about their statuses, whether negative, positive, undetectable, or other STDs. Believe it or not, a lot of content creators take care of themselves because of the work we're in. I think it's the biggest misconception because we're having sex unprotected; we're passing around all types of things. I guarantee you, we're getting tested more than the average person having sex who doesn't think they need to due to only having sex with one person or they had sex with two people for the month."
Dating, though, can present issues with men expecting Stennis to duplicate the sexual acts he does on social media. "Dating while being a creator is a cautious task, mainly for the creator, because I found people would only try to engage with me based on what they see. When they would engage with me, they would either tell me they want to do sexual acts with me, or I've been ghosted in the past because people will question why I'm not doing certain sexual activities with them, like what they see on my content. People will agree to date us and then want us to change certain things or want us to stop putting out content."
But he adds that a common misconception is that content creators are obsessed with sex. "Many content creators aren't into sex work due to sex—our mind frame is to go to work and get paid. It's about being on a mission, doing my job, and going home. Secondly, you need to have trust, especially when understanding my line of work and trusting the reasons why I'm doing this with no other factors. I would let my partners know ahead of time about the scene I'm looking to do before shooting—if you're not honest, you have to communicate if you feel a scene may be an issue for you."
Stennis is currently dating another content creator. "He's very supportive of everything I've done so far, and we help each other choose our collaborations—we work together. It's much easier than dating a non-creator because of that trust factor. I can watch him make his content without thinking he's going to leave me for the person he shot a scene with,"
Asked about whether or not he defines himself as a porn star, he says his work is "redefining" and "normalizing" the notion of streaming sex. And part of that comes with the diversity found on OnlyFans. "If you watched porn in the past, you were only subjugated to what the porn companies gave you, typically white people. If they were Black, they had to have arge appendages to be in the lm. Looking at OnlyFans, there are different races, shapes, sizes, and colors—there is a market for everyone, and it's accessible."
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