What do our favorite porn performers think about the industry? Inquiring minds want to know! Well, we asked and they answered! Welcome to our latest editor’s spotlight column, where we ask a bunch of stars the same question and see what kind of awesome answers grace our inbox.
Continuing with our Thanksgiving trend, this month we asked:
What are you thankful for this year?
“This year I am thankful for the people in my life that add love, support, positivity and encouragement while expecting nothing in return. I am thankful to have a wonderful partner and soul mate who has been my best friend and has been by my side through out our journey together. I am thankful for my health and the health of my loved ones. I am also thankful for the lessons that life teaches us.” – April Flores
“I am greatful that I was able to complete and publish my new film The Female Voyeur. It was 14 months in the making and there were so many obstacles during the production that I was close to loosing faith. But now it is out, looks good and I am so happy about it. I am also thankful for the growing network of sex positive feminist filmmakers. Together we revolutionize the porn industry and change the world. I am proud to present many female made porn gems on my Her Porn compilations.” – Petra Joy
“I am thankful for my beautiful and delightful son. He teaches me every single day to be positive and enjoy even the smallest joys in life. Also, my fans. Without my fans and their support I wouldn’t be in the position I am in. I am humbled at every turn. ” - Sophia St. James
“I’m thankful for Adrianna Nicole’s dangerous mind, Danny Wylde’s thoughtful blog, Dylan Ryan’s irresistible tweets, Jada Fire’s smile, Christian’s love of pegging, Jiz Lee’s gender, Mr. Marcus, all the fantastic performers in the adult industry, independent sex-positive stores, and my fans who continue to support my sex ed and porn work!” – Tristan Taormino
“I’m thankful for the relationships in my life; the ones with amazing friends, a great one with my parents and especially the one with my partner who makes me laugh, supports me, is inspiring, who over this last year, has showed me what love really is.” – Dylan Ryan
“I am thankful for my amazing family. My wife has been by my side since I took on changing the world with my work. We have since moved to Mexico where we have adopted 7 dogs and also a family that helps us with our daily lives here. My Mom and Dad have become my Mom and Dad again after years of being separated from them due to my drug problem. My sisters call me their brother. My daughter Rebekka is still alive after 20 years of being diagnosed with HIV. I feel like a lucky man to have such a loving family.” – Buck Angel
“I’m thankful for my husband, my family, my friends and my fans. I hope everyone can be with people they love on Thanksgiving. Happy season!” – Nina Hartley
“This year has been… intense. I am very thankful for being able to produce and direct my most ambitious project, a film called Cabaret Desire. Six months preproducing, two weeks of shooting, four months postproducing… and finally, Cabaret Desire is here in my hands. I am thankful for working on the film with the Poetry Brothel and their very talented “poetry whores” who gave me inspiration and imagination. Four tales of passion and sex with actors from all over the world gathered in Barcelona to create a unique and natural work. Exotic, erotic, mysterious, stereotype-free and sensual… a film that defines my view of sex and porn, that represents my inner desires and I hope makes adult entertainment more accessible to all and proves that women enjoy their sexuality to the fullest. I am thankful for being able to express myself and bring something new to people.” – Erika Lust
“I’m thankful that I got to see a lot of family this year. I’m also thankful that I get to share my life with an incredible woman, every year.” – Shoosh, Triangle Films
“This is an easy one for me: I’m thankful for my health and my life. I kept it private while I was going through it ‘cause I hate to be perceived as anything but healthy and vibrant, but I spent the wicked winter of 2010-2011 in treatment for ovarian cancer. Outside it snowed and snowed, six blizzards total on the Northeast! Inside I did everything I could. The big C wasn’t gonna’ take me down! And it didn’t. Come spring I burst forth disease-free and ready to rock. This spring I’m planning to add another movie to my Femme line, writing the script right now, with my buddy Jamye Waxman. Look out world, nothing’s stopping this bitch!” -Candida Royalle
“I’m thankful for my family, friends and community. An abundance of inspiration,love,support,creative energy. I’m thankful for learning to trust, renew, forgive,Breathe and let go of negative energy that doesnt nourish our souls. I’m thankful for space and courage to explore my sexuality through art and feminist porn. I’m thankful for the opportunity to connect with kinky and sex positive communities on a global level. I’m thankful for my daughter who has given me new inspiration in everything that I do.” – Madison Young
“I am thankful for the Occupy (Wall Street, Everything, Together) Movement for standing strong against our corrupt system, and encouraging one million US citizens to take their money out of big banks that steal homes and dollars from us and never pay taxes!” – Courtney Trouble
“I am thankful for my awesome husband and partner in crime Jimmy Broadway and our three beloved dogs — and the fact that we just moved to a 4500 sq. ft. shooting space in downtown LA — looking forward to making lots of kinky Severe Society Films movies as soon as space is renovated! Also thankful for our XBIZ Awards nomination for Fetish Studio of the Year.” – Mistress D Severe
And we are thankful for all of these amazing performers! Happy Thanksgiving!
Welcome back to the second part of our awesome interview with star April Flores and her husband, director Carlos Batts! A few weeks back we spent a delicious hour all together in my hotel room in Toronto (for the Feminist Porn Awards) where the pair sat for an interview (get your minds out of the gutter…) and answered all these random questions I threw at them. Bless their pervy hearts for not walking out.
Last month when I headed north for the Feminist Porn Awards, I was lucky enough to not only get to spend a little quality time with the fabulous April Flores, I got to meet her amazing husband, director Carlos Batts as well! It turned out that I was staying at the same hotel as them and latched on to their awesomeness, hanging out with them during the events of the weekend. Did I mention how much I love my job??
Anyway, one of the great things they did that weekend was come to my room and shoot a little video. Ok, not THAT kind of video (hey, a girl can dream) – an interview! A few months back, we interviewed the pair at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, which was fantastic, but I wasn’t actually able to be there to conduct the interview (I just sent my questions with our people that were there), so I knew I had to lure them into my room to get the scoop myself. Also, the last time we interviewed them, it was pretty much all about their latest movie, Artcore, which is awesome, but I wanted to talk about other stuff too. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, my friends, the time has come. We are at the third and final installment of our stellar Buck Angel interview series. A few weeks back, we had the ultimate opportunity to interview Buck when he came into town and, of course, we jumped at the chance. And once we got him talking, well, we didn’t want to stop, which accounts for this awesome multi-part video project.
By now if you don’t know who Buck Angel is, well, you haven’t been listening, have you? Buck is the man with a pussy! Yep, that beefy fellow with the bald head and bulging muscles – he’s getting his vagina pounded by a bunch of burly bears, and loving every minute of it. Buck didn’t see where he fit into the porn world, so he ventured out and created a whole new genre and studio of his very own. He even won the fabulous honor of 2007 AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year; the first transman to win the category.
These days, Buck spends more time being bad-ass in front of the classroom than he does behind the camera, which, to me, is just as sexy. Flexing his muscles as an educator and advocate focusing on trans experiences and sexual freedom, Buck brings an amazing ‘fuck you if you don’t like it’ attitude to the masses and sends stereotypes back to their mamas. Pretty awesome, right? Just when you thought Buck couldn’t turn you on more – bam – there he goes speaking at a Yale Master’s Tea and giving awesome workshops on pleasure. Swoon, right?
Alright, enough gushing. Take a look at part one and part two, then check out this last piece of the very,very sexy pie that is Buck Angel!
Thanks so much for your time, Buck!
xoxo
-JD
Ps. If you want to book Buck, get in contact with PhinLi Bookings at bookings@phinli.com.
There’s no one word or label that can be used to describe Sophia St. James. She is a variety of things, including a queer femme, West Indian, curvy BBW, dominant, sassy, and gentle, but definitely not only these things.
As far as her background, it’s extensive—she has been a sex worker, erotic entertainer (stripper and burlesque performer), fashion/pin-up/glamour model, FemDom, porn starlet, event planner/promoter, mama, switch, daddy’s girl and slut with an insatiable hunger for all things sexual.
Currently, she’s performing in indie and queer adult movies and is a sexual educator, along with operating her own event production company, Savory Pink Productions. Sophia just recently started her own indie productions studio, SSJ Entertainment, that will feature kinky queer porn.
She has appeared in a variety of a films including Bordello, a Good Releasing film, and The Return of Post Apocalyptic Cowgirls 2, a Bleu Productions/Maria Beatty film. Sophia is also working on her own pay site which will be launched later this year.
1. How (and when) did you get started in the industry?
In December of 2009, I had slipped off my porch and broke my elbow and torn my meniscus in my right knee. I was laid up in my bed for weeks and while there I was surfing the internet. I came across an article about Madison Young and Syd Blakovich. I then started looking up queer porn and I got hooked. I applied with No Fauxxx and Crash Pad Series and the rest is history.
2. If you weren’t in the adult industry, what would you be doing?
I would be working in the healthcare profession. I have a need to care and heal others…
3. What’s the best thing you’ve learned or best advice you’ve received from industry?
I would have to say to stay true to yourself. Never allow anyone to tempt you with greatness for being something someone else wants you to be. You can achieve greatness by just being you. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome back the second installment of our fabulous sit down with Buck Angel! Back a few weeks ago we were lucky enough to score a little one-on-one time with the star while he was in town and got a chance to chat about porn, sex education and his awesome career. We were also so excited to see him rock the sexy education stage, giving a workshop on Sexing The Trans Man for local toy shop Sexploratorium.
So, who is Buck Angel, you ask? Only the man with a pussy, of course! Here is a snippet of what we wrote about this awesome dude last week:
The bald, totally ripped dude with all the tattoos, getting his vagina pummeled by a bunch of burly bear types – and, of course, loving every second of it.
Not seeing where he fit into porn, Buck created his own studio (Buck Angel Entertainment), and pioneered the FTM genre in the industry. He even won the 2007 AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year, honored as the first transman to win the category.
So, let’s get to the action! If you haven’t checked out the first part of this fantastic interview, take a minute to do that, then hurry back for part 2!
Swoon!
Thanks Buck!
xoxo
-JD
Ps. If you want to book Buck, get in contact with PhinLi Bookings at bookings@phinli.com.
Last week we had the ultimate pleasure of meeting the fabulous porn star Buck Angel. When we heard that Buck was going to be in town – our town – we just knew we couldn’t let the chance to snag an interview pass us by. Lucky for us, he is one of the easiest going people we’ve ever met and setting up an interview was super quick and painless. In fact, not only did we score this amazing interview, we were able to attend his workshop titled ‘Sexing the Trans Man,’ which, of course, was phenomenal! (Workshop was at the Sexploratorium. Here is their wrap-up of his two day stint there!)
You don’t know who Buck Angel is, you say? Well that, my friend, must be remedied STAT! Buck Angel is the man with a pussy, of course. The bald, totally ripped dude with all the tattoos, getting his vagina pummeled by a bunch of burly bear types – and, of course, loving every second of it.
Not seeing where he fit into porn, Buck created his own studio (Buck Angel Entertainment), and pioneered the FTM genre in the industry. He even won the 2007 AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year, honored as the first transman to win the category.
These days Buck is spending more time in front of the classroom than in front of the camera, flexing his muscles as an educator and advocate focusing on trans experiences and sexual freedom. Pretty awesome, right? Just when you thought Buck couldn’t turn you on more – bam – there he goes speaking at a Yale Master’s Tea and giving awesome workshops on pleasure. Swoon, right?
Along with being one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, Buck Angel is also one of the most body positive, self confident folks in the world. I am truly in awe of his ‘fuck anyone who tells you that you shouldn’t be enjoying the pleasures your body can bring you’ attitude.
So, without further ado, here is the first part of our awesome interview with Buck.
Sigh… so dreamy. Be sure to come back and check out parts 2 and 3!
xoxo
-JD
Ps. If you want to book Buck, get in contact with PhinLi Bookings at bookings@phinli.com.
Welcome back to another installment of our awesome interviews from the New York Sex Bloggers Calendar Party! While unfortunately we are at our final interview from the event, this one is the second half of our bathroom chat with the absolutely fabulous Jiz Lee!
If you don’t know who Jiz is, which is a totally travesty FYI, here is a quick write up I did for the first half of this delicious interview:
Don’t know who Jiz Lee is? You are both totally missing out and have never read anything on this blog before! A genderqueer, Hapa (a Hawaiian language term used to describe a person of mixed Asian or Pacific Islander racial or ethnic heritage, or so the wiki tells me) performer , Lee breaks all porno stereotypes and pretty much always brings a mixture of androgynous sex appeal, spit, lube and cum to the screen in the most exciting ways possible.
While they started out with the Crash Pad Series and working primarily in queer porn, as of recent Jiz has been shooting with a variety of more mainstream – albeit ethical and feminist – porn companies – and even does a scene with cisgendered dude Wolf Hudson. Hell, you don’t become the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards Boundary Breaker of the Year for nothing!
Thanks Jiz!! And again ignore my giggles… but really when you are on Jiz Lee’s knee in a dark bathroom, you giggle. And, of course, get kicked out of the bathroom by security…
Welcome back to another installment of fabulous interviews from the New York Sex Bloggers Calendar Party! We are finally at the end of our stockpile of videos, sadly, but I did save an amazing interview for last. Up this time is queer porn rockstar Jiz Lee!
If you don’t know who Jiz Lee is, you are both totally missing out and have never read anything on this blog before! A genderqueer, Hapa (a Hawaiian language term used to describe a person of mixed Asian or Pacific Islander racial or ethnic heritage, or so the wiki tells me) performer , Lee breaks all porno stereotypes and pretty much always brings a mixture of androgynous sex appeal, spit, lube and cum to the screen in the most exciting ways possible.
While they started out with the Crash Pad Series and working primarily in queer porn, as of recent Jiz has been shooting with a variety of more mainstream – albeit ethical and feminist – porn companies – and even does a scene with cisgendered dude Wolf Hudson. Hell, you don’t become the 2010 Feminist Porn Awards Boundary Breaker of the Year for nothing!
Oh, and we can’t forget about the ejaculation; the waterfall of cum that Jiz sometimes offers up when getting fucked. You haven’t see hot until you’ve experienced Lee Falls! Along with being amazingly sexy and wicked smart, Jiz is a super generous philanthropist and has created Karma Pervs, monthly project that benefits sex-positive, kinky an queer non-profits. Yep, clearly I am a fan!
Just like with Dylan, I had been trying to tap Jiz for a video interview since the Feminist Porn Awards (where everyone is crazy busy and can’t always sit down with a video camera!) and finally cornered them in a dirty bathroom stall to make a little magic. Well, by “cornered,” I mean asked very nicely… and by “magic” I mean I asked a bunch of questions. What? When it comes to awesomeness like Jiz Lee, you embellish a little… Anyway, Jiz was kind enough to squeeze into the dimly lit stall with me and answer some of my hard hitting questions (and my giggliness… don’t judge, it was getting late, and I was sitting by Jiz Lee. You try not to giggle).
Who wouldn’t love to spend a few minutes alone in a seedy NYC bar bathroom with Dylan Ryan?? Ok, fine, there was a camera person present as well, but really, getting a chance to gab with Dylan was absolutely amazing. And this interview was a long time in the making!
Back in April at the Feminist Porn Awards, Dylan and I had the damnedest time figuring out a free minute for both of us to sit down with the camera and chat, and unfortunately it never happened.
After that, we spent months trying to figure out a Skype interview, or what would work best – which finally drove us to deciding to do it at the NYSBCP! And do it we did! All over a dirty tiolet stall in the Lower East Side…
Talking to Dylan Ryan is always a great pleasure. Not only is she super hot (duh), she is one hell of a smart cookie. In fact, this fierce femme just graduated with her Masters in Social Work, concentrating on identity development work with sex work communities! I know, even reading her credentials makes a gal wanna swoon. So, without further intro, take a look at part one, then sir back and take the rest in with part two!
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