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Welcome Tristan Taormino to Community Interview!

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Contributor: Kayla Kayla


Let's welcome sex educator, feminist pornographer, and author, Tristan Taormino, to the EdenFantasys' Community Interview with Buck Angel as her Interview Host!

After Tristan's initial career plans didn't work out, she turned towards sexual education in 1993. Now, Tristan is an award-winning writer, sex educator, and feminist pornographer! She has been featured in over 200 publications and teaches about sex and relationships around the world.

While she is currently on a book tour, Tristan Taormino has certainly been busy lately with the release of her two new books: Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica and The Secrets of Great G-Spot Orgasms and Female Ejaculation. This is in addition to 7 other books and 23 other edited anthologies she has previously published. Along with that, Tristan was the former editor of On Our Backs and was a columnist for The Village Voice for almost ten years.

A lot of Tristan's products can be found right here on EdenFantasys! From The Big Book of Sex Toys to the Vixen toy named after her (The Tristan anal toy!), her products are all over EdenFantasys! We're also carrying her famous books Opening Up and The Anal Sex Position Guide along with some of her DVDs such as The Expert Guide to Anal Sex, The Expert Guide to the G-Spot, and Rough Sex 3.

The host for our interview, Buck Angel, was the first FTM to be signed to a major adult film studio before he started his own entertainment company; he has since been nominated for, and has won many, awards including both AVN and XBiz Transsexual Performer of the Year and the Feminist Porn Awards over the last few years. Buck Angel has been on Community Interview before, so feel free to read through his interview to learn all about him!

Do you have any questions you'd like to ask Tristan? This is your chance to ask them!

How does she choose the actors and actresses for her pornography films? What's her favorite part of editing erotica anthologies? What was her favorite lecture that she's given? Does she have any advice for aspiring sex educators? Just head on over to the interview page, and ask her your questions!

To celebrate Tristan Taormino being on the EdenFantasys Community Interview, we're going to be giving away some amazing prizes after the interview! Tristan will be giving away three prizes for her top three favorite questions! The prize winners will be announced on this thread after the interview is completed.

The prizes are...
1st: An Njoy Pure Wand!
2nd: A Mystic Wand!
3rd: Your choice of a Tristan 1.5: Tristan 1.5 with Bullet or Tristan 1.5!

The interview with Tristan Taormino is open today, October 18th through October 24th (at midnight) for all of your questions!

Let's giveTristan Taormino a very warm welcome for joining us here on Community Interview!
10/18/2011
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Contributor: Antipova Antipova
Wow wow wow! I was wondering when we'd have our next interview---and I'm totally thrilled that it's someone as amazing as Tristan Taormino! And hosted by Buck Angel, too. I'm really excited to read this interview!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
The questions are already starting to pour in! Have you asked your question yet?
10/18/2011
Contributor: Wild Orchid Wild Orchid
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Originally posted by Antipova
Wow wow wow! I was wondering when we'd have our next interview---and I'm totally thrilled that it's someone as amazing as Tristan Taormino! And hosted by Buck Angel, too. I'm really excited to read this interview!
My reaction exactly! I wish I'd known about it sooner. Now all the questions got intimidated and escaped out of my head.

I know I'd like to ask her about anal erotica - especially the stuff that's done for free on the net. I'd like to know her opinion on how to manage the balance between presenting your fantasy and putting unsafe ideas and expectations in people's heads. I get really annoyed when I read stories that assume that it's normal for the first few times to hurt. It normalizes pain that shouldn't be ignored. On the other hand that imaginary pain might be a crucial element for somebody's enjoyment.
10/18/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Welcome to the interview!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
Awesome!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Carrie Ann Carrie Ann
How exciting! Welcome, Tristan! I hope we don't overwhelm you -- you're well loved around EF.
10/18/2011
Contributor: gone77 gone77
Welcome, Tristan! I loved your first Rough Sex DVD. I can tell this is going to be a great interview. Thanks for being a part!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Wow, this is amazing! Welcome, Tristan!
10/18/2011
Contributor: I'll Miss You EF :( I'll Miss You EF :(
I am so excited for this!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Maiden Maiden
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Originally posted by Carrie Ann
How exciting! Welcome, Tristan! I hope we don't overwhelm you -- you're well loved around EF.
Yeah, my "question" took up a lot of room on the page. I hope it wasn't too long, but I was really excited to be able to ask something I've been wondering about since I did the review for her "Expert Guide to the Female Orgasm." She is so awesome! I've recommended her books and videos to countless friends and loved ones.
10/18/2011
Contributor: Sammi Sammi
Welcome, Tristan!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Tuesday Tuesday
This is wonderful!
10/18/2011
Contributor: PiratePrincess PiratePrincess
Welcome! I'm excited about this one!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Liz2 Liz2
Welcome Tristan! I just love your work!
10/19/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Have you seen Tristan's new book that we're now carrying? The Secrets of Great G-Spot Orgasms and Female Ejaculation? It's a neat one.

Don't forget to keep asking Tristan your questions. She's already started answering them!
10/20/2011
Contributor: Love Perpetua Love Perpetua
This is so amazing! We love you and your work
10/20/2011
Contributor: Lucky21 Lucky21
This is going to be a good one!
10/20/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
I'm so glad that everyone is excited. I love your enthusiasm!
10/20/2011
Contributor: Midway through Midway through
Oh wow! I'm excited for this one! Can't wait, and Buck Angel is doing the interview hosting? SO AWESOME
10/21/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Tristan Taormino, I love you!
10/21/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Tristan has started answering questions. Have you looked at her answers? Buck is leaving some great host comments too!
10/21/2011
Contributor: Maiden Maiden
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Originally posted by Kayla
Tristan has started answering questions. Have you looked at her answers? Buck is leaving some great host comments too!
I have just read her answers thus far, and with each answer she gives I just love her more and more!


Also, I wanted to thank her for her answer to my question. I am eagerly awaiting "Expert Guide to Male Orgasms", and will be keeping my fingers crossed that it does some day become a reality!


Thanks so much Tristan for doing this interview! You really rock my socks!
10/21/2011
Contributor: Beck Beck
Welcome!
10/21/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Have you been asking Tristan your questions?
10/24/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Today is your last day for questions! Make sure you get your questions in!
10/24/2011
Contributor: oldhippy oldhippy
Tristan, Thank you for the answer for my question. I was rather surprised, but only a little. Dealing with as many people and mostly with the sexual side of their lives, Buddhism seems to be logical focus to be moving in. I can see where it will give you an inner focus and peaceful calm that many of the other teachings may not.
10/24/2011
Contributor: Kayla Kayla
Get those final questions in for Tristan!
10/24/2011
Contributor: Owl Identified Owl Identified
This interview has been amazing. Tristan Taormino is an awesomely down to earth person, which is pretty wild considering she's got those ginormous brains and a bazillion incredible accomplishments to her name. Thanks to Buck Angel for hosting, and to Tristan Taormino for patiently answering our questions.
10/27/2011
Contributor: Maiden Maiden
That was an awesome interview! Tristan Rocks!


Did she pick her favorite questions yet?
10/28/2011