118: Aging as a Transman – Sex and all that jazz – Buck Angel!

He's in his late 50's. He's a trailblazer. He's done porn, and
he's a man. A transman, and he's got something to say about being
a man of a certain age in the LGBTQ community. Never one to walk
away from a fight or a belief system, Buck Angel is coming out
swinging as a man in his 50's letting everyone know that TRANPA
is in the house. But what is TRANPA? An elder TRANSMAN who is not
going to be told, " Go sit down TRANPA and let us younger
TRANSMEN take the lead now!" All Buck is asking for is some
respect. Respect for those who've gone before us all in our fight
for equality rights and voice as we age with grace and dignity.
About

Buck Angel is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pioneering
filmmaker, and a human rights activist. Buck Angel's message of
empowerment through self-acceptance and the mission to encourage
everyone to be comfortable in their own skin - whatever that
means to them - has struck a passionate chord with people around
the world.


Buck was born female on June 5,1962. He never felt female and
struggled through life until he had the life-changing opportunity
to transition from female to male and finally live life
authentically. He had many obstacles during his transition mostly
due to no information for transitioning for FTM transsexuals. But
with the help of compassionate doctors, he lives his truth and
now can help to educate the world with his story. His mission is
to inspire people to re-define gender and to foster a new
generation as they discover the fluidity of sexuality and
navigate gender politics. His message "It's not what between your
legs that defines you" has sparked many a conversation and opened
minds to the important message that gender is what you say it is
for you, and that self-acceptance is not only what makes a person
happy, it's how others come to understand you. Buck has made
appearances on HBO, National Geographic, Netflix, The Tyra Banks
Show, Dan Savage, AOL, Spike TV, The Women's Entertainment
Network, Howard Stern Show, Much Music, Sirius Radio, and many
others. He's been written about in  Forbes ,Esquire,
Cosmo, VICE, Huffington Post, ELLE, Buzz Feed, The Village Voice,
Rolling Stone, Time Out, Maxim, New York Times, and other
publications around the world. Armistead Maupin included Buck
Angel in his latest book Michael Tolliver Lives. In August 2016
Buck produced the world’s first pleasure product specifically for
the transgender male community. His product, called The Buck Off,
was produced in collaboration with Perfect Fit Brand as a means
to re-imagine a transmale sexuality and the specific needs his
community looks for. The Buck off won most innovative pleasure
product at AVN and XBIZ 2017.


2017 Buck created T-Lube with Sliquid and is the first
lubrication to be directly targeted to trans male vaginal health.
Once again creating conversation about trans healthcare where
there was none. 2016 HBO's The Trans List Buck is one of the
featured speakers. In 2013 Mr. Angel a documentary about Buck's
life premiered at the SXSW film festival to rave reviews. It won
a Telly Award for Non-Broadcast Productions Film/Video - Social
Issues. Aired on Netfilx, Amazon and Itunes. Angel's
groundbreaking documentary series, titled Sexing The Transman,
has shown worldwide and opened a new audience’s idea to what
trans male can be and is.
Visit sexingthetransman.com to see this series in its
entirety. British artist Marc Quinn created a life sized
sculpture of Buck Angel, that was included in the sculptor's
global tour. The sculpture is now a permanent piece in The
Adelaide Museum of Classical art in Australia. Angel made history
when he received the prestigious award from Adult Video News
(AVN) for Transsexual Performer of the Year in 2007 for his
groundbreaking work in the adult entertainment industry. Buck is
the first trans man to win this award. Buck created this genre
and has since won a second award for his work, 2017 AVN award for