Tristan Taormino

Tristan Taormino: Porn, Feminist Labor Practices, and The Condom Debate

by Viviane on 09/21/2025

in health, porn

From now on, I will require all performers I work with to test for STIs according to industry standards[1] and to use condoms in their scenes. Until now, I have adhered to industry standard STI testing and my sets have been condom optional, which, for me means that performers truly can choose to use condoms or not and I always have condoms available. I’ve shot several scenes with condoms (and other safer sex barriers), but the majority of the scenes have been condom-free. Because I want to empower performers to make decisions about all aspects of the work they do, I have respected their decisions in the past not to use condoms. I still want performers to have choices, and they can choose not to work with me if they don’t want to use condoms.

As a feminist pornographer, part of my mission is to support fair labor practices and create a positive work environment on my sets. The health, well being, and safety of the performers is my priority, and I believe that using condoms in addition to rigorous testing is the best way to prevent STI transmission. In the past, I have publicly spoken out against Measure B (as in this piece for The Huffington Post). I am still against mandatory condoms and government regulation of the adult industry. I still believe that the current fight is all about politics, not workers’ safety and rights. But my position on the use of condoms in my own productions has changed. I am not leveling judgment against producers, directors, or performers who choose not to use condoms. I am making the best decision I can based on my dedication to feminist and ethical production practices.

Read more:

http://puckerup.com/2013/09/20/porn-feminist-labor-practices-and-the-condom-debate/

Tristan was also interviewed on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/20/health/porn-industry-condoms-hiv/

 

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Lesbian Sex Mafia presents BDSM and Anal Play with Tristan Taormino

by Viviane on 05/30/2024

in Events, new york

tristan taormino 350 Lesbian Sex Mafia presents BDSM and Anal Play with Tristan Taormino
Tristan Taormino leads you through the world of all things anal and kinky in this class about how to incorporate kink into your anal sex and anal sex into your kink. She’ll cover a wide variety of topics, including: the ins and outs of anal penetration; extended butt plug wearing and butt plug bondage; creating scenes around the psychological aspects and power dynamics of anal play; using consensual force safely; an introduction to enema play; plus, an extensive Q & A—ask her anything!
Where: The LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St. (7th/8th Ave), NYC
When: Friday, June 15 , 2012; 8:00-10:00PM
Cost: LSM Members: $5/Non Members: $10


About Tristan Taormino

Tristan Taormino is an award-winning author, columnist, sex educator, college lecturer, and feminist pornographer. She is the author of eight books, including The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge, which features chapters written by some of the best kinky educators in the country (forthcoming in March 2012). She is the editor of twenty-three anthologies including Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica and Sometimes She Lets Me: Best Butch/Femme Erotica, which won a 2011 Lambda Literary Award and the 2011 Samois Anthology Award from the National Leather Association: International. She is also founding editor of the award-winning series Best Lesbian Erotica. She runs her own porn production company, Smart Ass Productions, and is the director/producer of Rough Sex, a series that explores women’s real kink and BDSM fantasies and features performers like Madison Young, Dylan Ryan, Claire Adams, Sasha Grey, April Flores, Adrianna Nicole, Sinnamon Love, and Jiz Lee. Rough Sex has garnered a Feminist Porn Award, several AVN Award nominations, and two Audience Awards from The CineKink Film Festival. She has been in the BDSM scene for nearly two decades and taught, keynoted, and emceed for over one hundred kink organizations and events around the world, including Black Rose, Boys Training Camp, CAPEX, Desire, FIST, The Floating World, IMsL, Kinkfest, Leather Leadership Conference, Living in Leather, MOB New England, NLA Columbus, Pacific Friction, South Plains Leatherfest, TES, Thunder in the Mountains, Winter Wickedness, and Xplore Berlin. She has been honored with the Vaughn Keith National Educator of the Year Award from Black Rose, a nomination for Pantheon of Leather Businessperson of the Year, and the Lesbian Sex Mafia Appreciation Award. She has a wide variety of kinks, but mostly loves her boy Colten, D/s and service, sharp things, organization, and anal fisting. Visit her on the web at Puckerup.Com and TristanTaormino.com.

About Lesbian Sex Mafia

Lesbian Sex Mafia (LSM) is a social and educational organization for women and transfolk who have a positive personal interest in BDSM with other women. Our tenets are safety, consensuality, confidentiality and the right of women to explore their sexuality as they choose.

Membership in Lesbian Sex Mafia is open to all women 18 years of age or older including gay, straight, bi, and transsexual and intersexed women who live their daily lives as women, and all female-born transgendered persons who have a connection with and respect for the women’s community. For membership information and benefits please visit http://www.lesbiansexmafia.org.

LSM reserves the right to deny admission to non-members it has reason to believe will not abide by the LSM principles of safety, consensuality and confidentiality.

For ASL interpretation request please email LSMNYC@hotmail.com.

No member is turned away from an LSM event based upon ability to pay. Please contact us in advance to request a scholarship.

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Take Me There: transgender and genderqueer erotica reading @ Bluestockings

by Viviane on 10/03/2025

in erotica, Events

takemthere Take Me There: transgender and genderqueer erotica reading @ Bluestockings

 

Join editor Tristan Taormino and local contributors as they read their work from Take Me There, a groundbreaking new collection of transgender and genderqueer erotica. Readers include legendary author of the Marketplace series Laura Antoniou, queen of erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Sinclair Sexsmith of The Sugarbutch Chronicles, and poet/performer/activist Rachel K. Zall.

Where: Bluestockings, 172 Allen Street (bet. Stanton and Rivington), NYC
Google Maps: http://g.co/maps/dhrth

Cost: FREE, but we will pass the hat in support of Bluestockings.

Post reading drinks and socializing at:

The Magician
118 Rivington (bet Essex and Norfolk)
212-673-7881
Google Maps: http://g.co/maps/bvj8b

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The Floating World: 44 presenters, 110 classes, 100,000 sq ft.

by Viviane on 07/01/2025

in Events, sex

The Floating World of 17th-century Japan was a pleasure district. Its visitors enjoyed an unprecedented level of sexual freedom, unbound by gender or class. Our 21st-century Floating World aims to create a similar space — a space of safety and freedom, the ideal environment in which to explore.

The Floating World is three full days of classes, workshops, and panel discussions, alongside a marketplace brimming with toys and clothes to excite and entice. At night, our playspace opens to its full capacity, including special events hosted by our diverse participating groups.

The Floating World assembles several of the finest organizations in the alt-sex realm, each with its unique experience, and encourages all comers to build bridges, create friendships and share knowledge; we make each other stronger by strengthening our common ground.

We invite you to explore who you are, and who you can be. Experience pleasure in a playspace roomy enough to accommodate the strongest passion and the wildest idea. Learn from the country’s top educators — and from each other.

When: July 29 – 31, 2011
Where: NJ Expo and Convention Center, Edison, NJ
Fetlife RSVP: http://fetlife.com/events/33419
Facebook RSVP: http://on.fb.me/jWmEAS

View the schedule (subject to change) http://bit.ly/tfw11sch

Visit our website: http://www.thefloatingworld.org
Join our Fetlife group: http://fetlife.com/groups/1232
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tfw2011

NEW THIS YEAR

Official 2011 Cell Phone Policy
http://fetlife.com/groups/1232/group_posts/1488276

Announcing the $99 Floating World 2011 Saturday Day pass!

http://fetlife.com/groups/1232/group_posts/1507347

A FEW OF OUR PRESENTERS

-Acclaimed author, educator and artist, Midori
-Author of the well known Marketplace novels, Laura Antoniou
-Award-winning author, columnist, editor, and sex educator, Tristan Taormino
-2010 International Ms Leather and well-known educator, Mollena
-Spiritual and erotic educator/author, Lee Harrington
-Professional rigger, evil genius and educator, Sir C
-Sexuality & relationship educator, Sarah Sloane
-Author and award-winning educator, Lolita Wolf
-Fetish porn star and kink educator Princess Kali
-Master piercer, teacher, and body modification artist, Sharrin Spector

For the full list of presenters, please visit:
http://thefloatingworld.org/web/presenters-education-2011/

SPECIAL EVENTS (confirmed so far)

-AfterCare Pool Party – Hosted by the NYC Fetish Tribe
-All-Age Ageplay Meet & Greet – Hosted by Team Taboo
-Animal Romp and Pet-Petting Party
-Big/Little Social – Hosted by Team Taboo
-Bootblacking – Hosted by Jim Deuder
-Equestrian Event – Hosted by The Dragonfly Stables of the Aerie
-FemDom Meet and Greet – Hosted by LIFE in Nassau
-FetFest WarmUp Party – Hosted by British Lucky Paul
-FloatingWreck! A Drag Show and Cabaret – Hosted by Heywood Wakefield
-Fucking Machines Workshop/Lounge – Hosted by British Lucky Paul
-Kinky Karaoke – Hosted by Sisco Kid Entertainment
-Midnight Buffet – Hosted by Lady Shimla
-Pony Extravaganza Practice – The Dragonfly Stables of the Aerie
-Pony Play 101 – The Dragonfly Stables of the Aer
-Pony Play Workshop – The Dragonfly Stables of the Aerie
-Pool Party – Hosted by Team Taboo
-Pretend Time – Hosted by Team Taboo
-Queer Meet and Greet hosted by SWITCH!
-Rope Lounge – Co-Hosted by Delano, Dov, Jack ElFrink, Lolita Wolf, RopeBoi and YOU!
-Scavenger Hunt – Hosted by Team Taboo
-Stories & Snuggles – Hosted by Team Taboo
-TNG Meet and Greet – Hosted by NYC TNG
-Wonderland Tea Party – Hosted by Team Taboo

For the regularly updated list of special events, visit:
http://thefloatingworld.org/web/special-events/

THE PLAYSPACES

We have 100,000 square feet dedicated to play alone – one of the biggest playspaces in the world. You’ll find almost a hundred pieces of gear, 28’ ceilings for our multiple suspension frames, 10,000 square feet dedicated just to pony play, plenty of space to swing an 8’ whip…space for the biggest of your heart’s desires. Yes: there is space to wrestle, special space for fire and wax play, to roll around in a puppy cage, get out your coloring books, or stage a gang bang…the list goes on and on.

THE MARKETPLACE

An event of this kind needs an exceptional vending area, a place where you can explore, try out or try on toys, clothing and fetish items from all over the world. Online is fine – but there’s nothing like holding a first class flogger and meeting the person who made it, or getting your leatherware custom fit by one of the country’s leading experts.

For a list of vendors confirmed so far, visit:
http://thefloatingworld.org/web/vendors-2011/

REGISTRATION (Closes July 15th)

$99 Saturday Day Pass (9:30 AM Sat – 4:00 AM Sunday) NEW THIS YEAR

$225 for members of participating groups
http://thefloatingworld.org/web/participating-groups/

(If your group is interested in becoming a participating group, please email info@thefloatingworld.org).

$250/non-member

Register now: https://www.regonline.com/tfw2011

See you in July!

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Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex 3: Adrianna’s Dangerous Mind Release Party

by Viviane on 02/28/2025

in Events

RS31 Tristan Taorminos Rough Sex 3: Adriannas Dangerous Mind Release Party

Fleshbot and Tristan Taormino
invite you to celebrate the release of

ROUGH SEX 3: ADRIANNA’S DANGEROUS MIND

Celebrate the release of this much-anticipated film which represents a collaboration like no other–between feminist pornographer Tristan Taormino and adult superstar Adrianna Nicole. Adrianna picked her co-stars and the scenarios based on her real fantasies; the film she imagined gives viewers an unprecedented look at her explosive sexuality. See what’s inside Adrianna’s dangerous mind.

  • Meet Adrianna Nicole, co-star of the film Jiz Lee, director Tristan Taormino, Danny Wylde and other special guests
  • Complimentary Original Sin Hard Cider from 7-8
  • Sip on “The Eleven” and “Pure Plug,” the signature cocktails of the evening inspired by Adrianna’s favorite toys
  • Celebrate Adrianna’s birthday
  • Get your free poster signed by the stars and a sexy gift bag
  • See a sneak preview of the movie!

Where: Fontana’s, 105 Eldridge St, NYC (Get directions using Hopstop)

Cost: FREE

Co- Sponsored by

  • Good Vibrations
  • Tied Up Events
  • Original Sin Hard Cider
  • The Pleasure Salon

Gift bags sponsored by

  • Astroglide
  • HotMoviesForHer.com
  • Fun Factory
  • njoy
  • Paradise Marketing
  • Sliquid
  • Smitten Kitten
  • Vivid Entertainment

More info: http://bit.ly/taorminoRS3

Facebook RSVP: http://on.fb.me/ttrs3fb

Fetlife RSVP: http://fetlife.com/events/44095

Updated:

Tristan’s been posting (NSFW) pics from the Rough Sex 3 on her Tumblr:

Adrianna Nicole and Jiz Lee
http://bit.ly/fEiu7i

“Cash” starring Adrianna Nicole & Ramon Nomarxxx
http://bit.ly/gvTRVg

Adrianna Nicole & Jada Fire
http://bit.ly/g8J00u

“Jock” Nat Turnher, Danny Wylde, Keni Styles & Evan Stone give Adrianna Nicole a workout
http://bit.ly/edzMmu

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