Trade ad taken out in honor of Stefano in 1994 (Image via tear sheet)

Shawn Mayotte aka Doug Probst has written a tough-love tribute to his friend Joey Stefano (1968-1994) on social media. I am publishing it below.

I highly recommend Doug's book Mayotte: Musings of a Narcissist — A Survivor's Story, which delves into his childhood sexual abuse, his work as an escort and porn actor and more.

Original ad for one of Joey's best (Image via Falcon)

JOEY STEFANO MEMORIAL TRIBUTE

I’m struggling. Not with outside forces, or internal pain. At this moment, those challenges would be easy to overcome. I’m struggling with how to write a tribute to a friend of mine whose fame in the gay adult film industry is so legendary, he’s already had books and documentary films made about his life. What can I add to all of this? I know I can only tell my truth about how I experienced him during the short 5 years I knew him. I’m writing today about my friend Nick Iacona, better known as international gay adult film star Joey Stefano.

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