After seeing this tweet today:
How could someone say that we are contributing to the “invisibilization of trans women in the queer community”?http://vb.ly/1yv5
I decided to click the link and take a look. The Good Vibrations article written by Dr. Charlie Glickman was an informative read and a good overview of the term cisgender, including some history of the word’s emergence into our culture. It was a comment I read that prompted the tweet I realized.
The comment was from Ellie and read:
It makes me sad that there is yet another Crashpad film put out without trans-women being included. End the invisibilization of trans women in the queer community…
My response is awaiting moderation, so I thought I’d post it here:
Ellie, if transwomen feel invisible in the adult industry or the queer community, it is their responsibility to make their presence known. If someone is trans (masculine or feminine) and passing, how is anyone supposed to know you (I mean that in the royal sense) are there if you don’t let us know you are there?
I am queer, kinky and work for a mainstream adult company. I have had the distinct pleasure of watching the emergence and steady growth of quality porn geared towards and created by queer people. The biggest problem that these companies, or any other company with an honest interest in providing quality queer content, run into when attempting to showcase the diversity of our community is the lack of people willing to be in front of the camera expressing who they are.
I did a shoot for CrashPad in August of last year because, among other reasons, I felt I didn’t see enough representation of the type of person I am (queer leatherboi of color and size). The opportunity was there, I took it and am incredibly happy with the results. The CrashPad staff is incredibly welcoming, professional and fun to work with. If you or anyone you know is interested in increasing the visibility of transwomen in the queer community, and want to use porn as a vehicle to do so, I would suggest filling out a model application and seeing where that leads.
CrashPad/Pink and White Productions is one of a handful of queer companies actively giving us an avenue to put ourselves out there in the way we want to be seen. The opportunity is there, it’s up to you whether you do something with it or waste it complaining.
Just the way I see it.
