- Tristan Taormino
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website = http://www.puckerup.com/Tristan Taormino (born
May 9 ,1971 Fact|date=August 2008) is an award-winningauthor ,columnist , editor,pornographic film director (and occasional actress) and self-styled "anal sexpert." She graduatedPhi Beta Kappa with her Bachelor's degree inAmerican Studies fromWesleyan University in1993 . Tristan Taormino is the niece of authorThomas Pynchon . [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/09282006/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm 'V' Novelist's XXX Movie Kin] ]Career
Taormino is the author of four books, including the
Firecracker Book Award winning "The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women ". She has also made two videos based on the book. The first was co-directed by Buttman (John Stagliano ) and Ernest Greene. The second was directed by Tristan herself. In both videos, she takes part in the on-screen sexual activities. Subsequently, she directed "Tristan Taormino's House of Ass" for Adam & Eve, which shows a number of "porn stars" (from famous to unknown) interacting without a script. This film could be called a full-length "behind-the-scenes" movie. More recently, she directed "Tristan Taormino's CHEMISTRY", which is the first in a series of a full-length "behind the scenes" movies forVivid Entertainment . She continues to direct the "Chemistry" series of movies for Vivid Ed, their sex-education line of movies, that she was instrumental in creating. cite web|url=http://www.gamelink.com/display_star.jhtml?id=12366 |title=Tristan Taormino Biography |accessdate=2008-07-11 |publisher=Gamelink ]She is series editor of fourteen volumes of the
Lambda Literary Award -winning anthology BestLesbian Erotica , an annual anthology published byCleis Press , for which she has collaborated with writersHeather Lewis , Jewelle Gomez, Jenifer Levin,Chrystos , Joan Nestle,Patrick Califia , Amber Hollibaugh, Cheryl Clarke,Michelle Tea , andFelice Newman .She is a columnist for "
The Village Voice " and "Taboo ," and a former columnist for "Velvet Park ." She is the former editor of "On Our Backs ", the nation's oldest lesbian-produced lesbian sex magazine.Taormino has been featured in over 200 publications including "
The New York Times ", "Redbook ", "Cosmopolitan", "Glamour", "Entertainment Weekly ", "Details", "New York Magazine ", "Men's Health ", and "Playboy".She has been named to several media lists, including
Out Magazine 's 100Gay Success Stories of the Year andThe Advocate 's Best and Brightest Gay & Lesbian People Under 30.She has appeared on
CNN ,MSNBC ,HBO 'sReal Sex ,NBC 's The Other Half,The Howard Stern Show ,Loveline ,Ricki Lake ,MTV ,Oxygen Network ,Fox News ,The Discovery Channel , and on over four dozen radio shows.She lectures at top colleges and universities including
Yale , Brown, Columbia,Cornell , Vassar, Swarthmore, andNew York University (NYU), where she speaks on gay and lesbian issues, sexuality and gender, andfeminism . She teaches sex and relationship workshops around the world and provides private coaching sessions for individuals and couples.In 2006 she appeared as a so-called "sextra" in
John Cameron Mitchell 's film, "Shortbus ", participating in an unsimulated orgy that was filmed for the movie. (Her presence is confirmed by the director on the DVD commentary).exual identity
Tristan on her sexuality, "I don't really identify with the label 'bisexual,' nor does it feel like it accurately describes me...I see myself as queer, since queer to me is not just about who I love or lust, but it's about my culture, my community, and my politics. The truth is, even if I were with a heterosexual guy, I'd be a queer dyke." [ [http://www.puckerup.com/360/894 PuckerUp Exclusive: Tristan talks about her identity] ]
Tristan stated in an online interview, "I identify strongly as queer and as a dyke, because, as I have said before, it's not just about who I fuck and love, being queer is also about my politics, my culture, my community, and the way I see the world. People want to call me bisexual or
pansexual or whatever, but I believe in people's power to self-identity." [ [http://www.gothamist.com/2004/08/19/tristan_taormino_sex_educator.php Gothamist: Tristan Taormino, Sex Educator] ]In addition, "she describes herself as "equal opportunity." She doesn't like the word "bisexual" -- it's too polarizing." [ [http://www.citybeat.com/2006-05-10/cover2.shtml Cincinnati's CityBeat, Sex Advice for a New Generation] ]
In addition to being a vocal advocate of
nonmonogamy , Tristan supports gay marriage: "I support gay marriage being legalised in every state. I do however think it’s unfortunate that in some cases gay marriage opponents have used the issue againstpolyamory ." [ [http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/books-art/tristan-taormino/ “Sex is the easy part!” - Interview with Tristan Taormino, open relationships expert] ]Bibliography
* "
The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women " (Cleis Press, 1997/2006) ISBN 1-57344-028-0–winner of a Firecracker Book Award and namedAmazon.com 's #1 Bestseller in Women's Sex Instruction in 1998. Second edition was released in February 2006
* "Pucker Up: A Hands-on Guide to Ecstatic Sex" (ReganBooks, 2001)–re-issued in paperback as "Down and Dirty Sex Secrets" (2003) ISBN 0-06-098892-4
* "True Lust: Adventures in Sex, Porn and Perversion" (Cleis Press, 2002) ISBN 1-57344-157-0
* "Opening Up: Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships" (Cleis Press, 2008) ISBN 978-1-57344-295-4As Editor
* "Pucker Up: the zine with a mouth that's not afraid to use it" (Black Dog Productions, 1995-?) publisher and editrix
* "Best Lesbian Erotica" (Cleis Press, 1996-present) as Series Editor
* "Ritual Sex" (Rhinoceros Books, 1996) co-editor
* "A Girl's Guide To Taking Over the World: Writings from the Girl Zine Revolution" (St. Martin's Press, 1997) co-editor
* "Hot Lesbian Erotica" (Cleis Press, 2005) editor
* "Best Lesbian Bondage Erotica" (Cleis Press,2007) editorVideos
* "Tristan Taormino's
Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women " (Evil Angel, 1999).
* "Tristan Taormino'sUltimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women 2 " (Evil Angel, 2000).
* "Tristan Taormino's House of Ass" (Adam & Eve, 2006)
* "Tristan Taormino's CHEMISTRY" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2006)
* "Tristan Taormino's CHEMISTRY, Vol. 2" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2007)
* "Tristan Taormino's CHEMISTRY, Vol. 3" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2007)
* "Tristan Taormino's CHEMISTRY, Vol. 4: The Orgy Edition" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2008)
* "Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Anal Sex" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2007)
* "Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex, Part 1: Cunnilingus" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2007)
* "Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to Oral Sex, Part 2: Fellatio" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2007)
* "Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide to the G-Spot" (Vivid / Smart Ass Productions, 2008)References
External links
* [http://www.puckerup.com/ Pucker Up] Tristan Taormino's page
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* [http://www.adultfilmdatabase.com/Interviews/1.cfm October 2006 Interview with Tristan Taormino]
* [http://www.xrentdvd.com/Porn_Star_Interviews/Tristan_Taormino.html August 2006 Interview with Tristan Taormino]
* [http://blog.adultdvdtalk.com/2006/10/tristan_taormino_its_all_about.html Tristan Taormino Podcast Interview]
* [http://www.eros-zine.com/articles/2006-11-14/tristan_taormino/ November, 2006 interview with Tristan Taormino from Eros-Zine.com]
* [http://www.juliland.com/itunes/Episode_20_Tristan_Taormino.mp3 Tristan Taormino podcast interview from Juliland.com]
* [http://www.xcritic.com/columns/column.php?columnID=175 Interview with Tristan Taormino about "Chemistry"]
* [http://www.lesbilicious.co.uk/books-art/tristan-taormino/ Interview with Tristan Taormino in Lesbilicious.co.uk]
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