Philipp Tanzer

Philipp Tanzer (born 31 December 1977) is a German men's rights activist and former adult entertainer in gay films, in which he performed under the stage name Logan McCree.

After serving in the German military, Tanzer was part of the leather subculture in Germany. He began working with the adult entertainment company Raging Stallion Studios in the mid-2000s and became popular with both audiences and critics, being named Performer of the Year at the 2009 GayVN Awards and Gay Performer of the Year at the 2010 XBIZ Awards. He was known in the industry for his heavily tattooed body, which he views as an expression of his spiritual beliefs.

Following his retirement from the industry in 2012, Tanzer moved to Balnakeil in the Scottish Highlands and became involved in community life there. He later joined the men's rights movement and unsuccessfully ran for election in the Scottish Parliament as a member of the Scottish Family Party. He has disavowed his former career and has spoken out against porn addiction and LGBT education in schools.

Early life Philipp Tanzer was born on 31 December 1977. When he was sixteen years old,

Tanzer served in the Bundeswehr as a medic. Part of the leather scene, he won the 2004 German Mr. Leather competition and then entered that year's International Mr. Leather contest, reaching the semi-finals.

Pornographic career In the mid-2000s, Tanzer signed an exclusive contract with Raging Stallion Studios. He picked his own stage name, with "Logan" being a homage to Scotland and the Marvel Comics character Wolverine (commonly known as Logan). His surname alludes to his love for God, "McCree" deriving from Scottish Gaelic words meaning "son of the king".

2008 In 2008, McCree starred in the Raging Stallion Studios film The 4th Floor alongside Roman Ragazzi. Ben Leon, the director of the film, described their scene as "by far the best scene I have shot with Roman". He then starred in the two-part film Hotter Than Hell, He later starred in Jock Itch, a sports-themed adult film directed by and starring Jake Deckard. and features a simulated rape scene in which McCree and Ricky Sinz's characters assault the character played by Scott Tanner. The film faced some controversy due to its graphic violence and depiction of sexual assault, but its creators ensured that a non-violent version of the film would be available when released on DVD. McCree, Sinz and Tanner later received the Best Threeway award at the 2009 Grabby Awards and Best Threesome at the GayVN Awards for their scene. McCree was also nominated for Best Sex Scene (Duo) alongside co-star Scott Campbell. The film won Best Movie at the 2009 Grabby Awards, with McCree winning Best Actor, Best Screenplay and sharing Best Duo with D'Angelo.

In 2009, McCree starred in Porn Stars in Love, which featured a fictionalised account of his real life sexual experiences with Vinnie D'Angelo. He later starred in Rear Deliveries, a film based on Raging Stallion's distribution warehouse, and Ink Stain, which focused on his heavily tattooed body. McCree also starred in Port of Entry, a pornographic film featuring sex scenes between bikers, sailors and dockworkers. The same year, McCree starred in the sci-fi pornographic film The Visitor as Epoc, an alien researcher who is unable to physically interact with his human subjects as he explores the Castro, a well-known gay neighbourhood in San Francisco. Soon after its release, Raging Stallion reported that it had reached the top of their sales chart, with studio president Chris Ward calling McCree "the top porn star in the industry today". McCree later received the GayVN Best Actor award for his role in the film.

2010 onwards In 2010, he starred opposite Jack Dragon in a film called Logan vs. Dragon, the second in a series of Dragon projects by Elite Male studios. In the same year, McCree and Tyler Saint were named joint winners of the Gay Performer of the Year award at the XBIZ Awards. The following year, McCree starred in the Raging Stallion film Giants alongside prominent performers such as Wilfried Knight.

In the early 2010s, McCree created his own pornographic films and published them online. In 2012, McCree left the adult entertainment industry. He has been featured on several Raging Stallion Studios compilation DVDs, including The Best of Steve Cruz, Vol. 1 (2009), Inkboyz #1 (2010) and The Best of Ricky Sinz, Vol. 1 (2010).

Political career and views In April 2021, Tanzer announced that he was running for election to the Scottish Parliament as a member of the Scottish Family Party, a self-described "pro-family, pro-marriage [and] pro-life" group. He stood in the May 2021 election as a list candidate in the Highlands and Islands region. He later ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 Highland Council election, seeking to represent the North, West and Central Sutherland ward.

Tanzer describes himself as usually being a centrist, but says he feels forced to take strong views on issues due to his belief that "too much liberalism" has been damaging in the past. While being interviewed on RT UK, he said he was becoming more socially conservative.

LGBT rights Tanzer has complained on social media against "LGBT indoctrination" within education and religion, as well as alleged focuses on Black Lives Matter and "radical environmental activism". Tanzer has praised the party's stance on a form of sex education which he claims "focuses too much on pornography and certain sexualities". In October 2019, Tanzer featured in the BBC Radio 4 programme Into the Manosphere, following his journey from Scotland to Chicago for that year's ICMI event. The same journey was later featured in the April 2020 BBC Three documentary I Am a Men's Rights Activist. In November of that year, the group held a march in Edinburgh alongside the group Split the Difference, with Tanzer calling for more public discussion about "men's mental health, suicide, homelessness, custody issues, male victims of abuse and other issues men face". He considers himself a supporter of gender equality, but criticizes what he sees as modern feminism moving away from egalitarianism.

Pornography After retiring from adult films, the Daily Mail quoted Tanzer as saying that he had always held negative views of the industry, reporting that he said to only have worked in pornography because he "needed the money". In a 2010 interview with Boyz, he described himself as a Christian, but said that "most Christians probably wouldn't call me one". Tanzer has actively spoken about his tattoos as a symbol of his spirituality, including: a feather, representing freedom; a Capricorn symbol; a wolf, his "spiritual guiding animal"; Saint Michael the Archangel; and the symbol used by Prince.

Personal life Tanzer (left) and Vinnie D'Angelo (right) in 2009. The two men were in a relationship during the late 2000s. In 2012,

Sexuality During the late 2000s, Tanzer was in a relationship with fellow performer Vinnie D'Angelo.

Filmography Pornographic films YearTitle 2007 Ink Storm 2008 The 4th Floor 2008 Hotter Than Hell 2008 Jock Itch 2008 To the Last Man 2008 The Drifter 2009 Porn Stars in Love 2009 Rear Deliveries 2009 Ink Stain 2009 Port of Entry 2009 The Visitor 2010 Logan vs. Dragon 2011 Giants

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2020 I Am a Men's Rights Activist Himself Documentary film

Awards Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result 2004 German Mr. Leather 2004 International Mr. Leather 2009 Grabby Award Best Solo Sex Scene The 4th Floor 2009 Grabby Award Best Threeway; with Dak Ramsey and Tober Brandt Hotter Than Hell 2 2009 GayVN Award Best Threesome; with Dak Ramsey and Tober Brandt Hotter Than Hell 2 2009 Grabby Award Best Actor The Drifter 2009 Grabby Award Best Screenplay The Drifter 2009 GayVN Award Best Screenplay The Drifter 2009 Grabby Award Best Duo; with Vinnie D'Angelo The Drifter 2009 GayVN Award Best Sex Scene (Duo); with Vinnie D'Angelo The Drifter 2009 GayVN Award Best Actor The Drifter 2009 Grabby Award Best Threeway; with Ricky Sinz and Scott Tanner To the Last Man 2009 GayVN Award Best Threesome; with Ricky Sinz and Scott Tanner To the Last Man 2009 GayVN Award Best Sex Scene (Duo); with Scott Campbell To the Last Man 2009 GayVN Award Performer of the Year 2010 GayVN Award Best Actor The Visitor 2010 XBIZ Award Gay Performer of the Year; joint winner with Tyler Saint