The list is long. Abusive childhood near Huntsville, Alabama. Depression. Alcoholism. A suicide attempt. He came out at twenty-three. His husband left him when he said he wanted to try porn. Derek Kage started anyway — on OnlyFans, at thirty-eight, during lockdown. Now he shoots for Pure Taboo and Lucas Entertainment, hikes in the mountains near Salt Lake City, and describes the whole thing as a dream he never expected to have.