Mother Will Be So Proud

Ladies and Germs, it is with a mix of elation and trepidation that I share my first public post, published on Monday the 12th by Torontoist. Here are a couple of paragraphs as a teaser, followed by a link to the rest. Thanks again to Ryan Bigge and Torontoistas David and Ashley!

The New Pornographers

Diversity dance company Ill Nana.

It's Friday night, and it's loud at Toronto's fifth annual Feminist Porn Awards. As in deafening. If the FPAs are "the Independent Spirit Awards of the porn world," as Tristan Taormino, writer, director, anal-sex guru, and nominee, has called them, the "spirit" part is in plentiful supply.

A glance around the Berkeley Church venue also confirms the "independent" part. All colours of the gender rainbow are represented, in all shapes, sizes, and ages. And if the bodies they adorn are of indeterminate sex, the outfits are coming through loud and clear, yelling, "Look at me!" The splendour runs the gamut from man-skirts to bordello hose, with killer corsets, blinding sequins and satins, and brothel-creepers as far as the eye can see. The evening's "Special Correspondent," Ryan Hinds, resplendent in purple, rains clouds of glitter as he prowls the crowd for interview subjects.

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And to thank you for stopping by, Gentle Readers, here are a few more never-before-published shots from my evening at the Awards:

Masti Kohr's Bollywood burlesque thrills 'em...


While CoCo La Creme brings 'em to their knees...



And Tristan Taormino takes the ultimate prize.