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Doing it Again - Casting Again

Hey folks, one of the couples cast for Doing it Again had to back out and we’re looking for a trans woman and cis guy pairing to take their place. The travel budget has already been spent twice over, so we’re hoping to find someone who would be available in the next month or two, preferably in the Pacific Northwest area but we will consider elsewhere as well. At this point, no single cis men have applied, so matching two people may not be possible.

If you’re interested and fit this criteria, please fill out the application at http://goo.gl/Haxiq and feel free to email me directly at Tobi at Handbasket Production dot com.

Also, for anyone else who would like to be notified of our future casting opportunities, please sign up for our Casting Announcements email list at http://handbasketproductions.com/mailinglist

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courtneytrouble:

tobitastic:

odofemi:

TRANS ROMANTIC

Can I take a moment to tell you all about something amazing? In recent years, the place of trans women in pornography has been a topic of hot debate within trans communities, and a site of some awesome activism. Some of this activism has included Tobi Hill-Meyer’s seminal Doing it Ourselves: Trans Women Porn Project, which featured queer trans women in a feminist porn context. That movie brought a lot of issues around transmisogyny to light, and queer trans women have been making serious inroads into the feminist porn world as a result.

But what about straight trans women? So often trans activism focuses on one specific trans experience: that of a mostly white, exclusively queer kind of trans person. Straight trans women have been left out of the conversation. And when we talk about straight trans woman porn, we can see only typical tranny and shemale porn produced for a cis male gaze.

Well, legendary feminist pornographer Nica Noelle has changed that. She has started a new studio called Trans Romantic that creates porn specifically catering to the desires of straight trans women and other trans women who like cis men. This is stuff made for a trans woman’s gaze. The first title in this series, Forbidden Lovers, has a plotline about a cis man taking his trans woman girlfriend home to meet his parents, before she’s disclosed being trans. When she does disclose, they have amazing and hot sex! The non-sex parts are super cute and really romantic and lovely. Dreamy!

The great thing about this is that the men are really hot! Tranny and shemale porn are stigmatized industries, meaning that male performers often won’t be able to return to straight or gay porn if they do tranny or shemale porn, and that results in usually really unattractive/boring guys doing it with super babely trans ladies. Nica Noelle has found REALLY HOT GUYS who are excited to be part of these films! This is a big deal in the porn world.

I absolutely loved Forbidden Lovers, and I’m not even straight. Want to support things for trans women and not just your tiny bubble of acceptably queer ones? SUPPORT TRANS ROMANTIC!!

Edited to add: Also! These movies are produced with plotlines that show trans women as not only objects of desire, but SUBJECTS OF LOVING RELATIONSHIPS. That is hugely revolutionary.

I’m really excited to see this and would love to get a chance to check it out sometime soon. I can in the notes on this post that some folks are critiquing it for various reasons and I’d just like to put this in the context of trans-positive work coming out of the mainstream industry. Yeah, it’s inevitably going to have some issues that are problems in more anti-oppression spaces. It’s not currently possible to get rid of all that and still distribute (let alone produce) in the mainstream industry. But the shift towards trans women taking more control in the production of mainstream porn and actually creating it with trans women in mind as an audience — that is a mind blowingly amazing progression and deserves to be celebrated!

Also, I’ll mention that in my own productions I have been frustrated at not having been able to include straight trans women. In my current project I’ve made a significant outreach effort to include more trans women with men (particularly cis men, as I haven’t had that in a film before) and I’m excited about the turnout. And just like how recruiting through mainstream channels has it’s problems, recruiting through feminist/queer porn channels has it’s problems too. One of them is that there are significantly fewer straight trans women (or other trans women involved with men, particularly cis men). It’s made this outreach difficult. Noting that, I’m really excited to see this project moving forward and can’t wait to see what else Trans Romantic produces.

(And btw, while the casting for trans women with cis partners has closed, I’m still casting for trans women with trans partners and am particularly looking for more trans women with trans men. If you’re complaining about trans men not being involved in Trans Romantic, let me point you to my casting call: http://blog.handbasketproductions.com/?p=290)

Adding to comments, this maybe hasn’t even been mentioned, but nica has no clue about actual trans issues. I spoke with her personally before she started these films, and she told me how her brother “who is gay” only dates “drag queens and ladyboys” and how she wanted to do “romantic shemale porn” - and then got confused when I said “you mean trans women” - she had to have me clarify what “trans women” meant (I think she thought I meant ftm.)

Also, that photo looks heavily photoshopped - did she alter the womans face and body? It looks a little blurry/painted.

Also, she is very blatantly against sex work, and has publicly shamed escorts for “bringing stds into the industry. ” and her arguement got worse as people questioned her logic. She Insists that she only wants to work with performers that are “loyal to the industry” and “classy”, not whores and prostitutes. So that sucks.

She did hire a drew deveaux, a trans woman, in an all-girl lesbian feature (where theyall role play that they really are straight, but drunk…) - but I’m pretty sure she wasnt aware that drew was trans until after the film was made, at which point in her defense, she tried to stand up to her distributor, who had anti-trans policies in thier contract. But that was the end of that collaboration.

She is not a rad woman. At least not how I see it. Movies like this do seem really, really awesome and badly needed, but I regret that this woman may not be the straight porn savior we are looking for.

I am excited to see tobi’s new work, and have myself been shooting some scenes between trans women and men. There needs to be more, and I wish someone like tristan taormino or nina Hartley would do straight trans-inclusive features.

(I’m responding on my phone using speech to text. Revised for typos as much as I could, but plz forgive any oversights.)

Reblogging for ALL the commentary. This is an important conversation.

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Doing it Again - Second Casting Call

spaceykate:

Tragically, I’m not involved with anyone who’d do this with me at the moment, but if you are, go sign up! I am personally of the opinion that being in one of Tobi’s movies gets you infinite cool points forever.

tobitastic:

Please help spread the word - we’re doing a second round of casting for the erotic documentary Doing it Again specifically looking to cast scenes of trans women with trans partners. We’re looking for couples, friends, fuckbuddies, and individuals willing to be paired with someone - yes that includes trans men applying individually!

We’re specifically trying to get more submissions from:
* People of color
* People over 40
* Trans Men
* People in mid- or long-term relationships

Please see goo.gl/Haxiq for more details about dates, locations, payment, and what this entails. To learn more about the project in general, see our (completed) kickstarter campaign here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tobitastic/doing-it-again-in-depth

(If you’ve already applied before, please see the note at the top of the new casting call for what this means for you).

Rachel, I guess I have double infinite cool points, then? ;-)

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Tobi Hill-Meyer: Chasers of trans women vs trans men

ON POINT.

tobitastic:

So I was just writing something about tranny chasers and how the problem is about behavior not about desire. I started listing the messed up assumptions they make about trans women. Some of the worst ones include: “trans women are desperate enough to have no standards and whoever you are you only need to give a little flattery to get one to fuck you,” “trans women are more sexually open and willing to do the dirty things your cis girlfriend refuses to do,” “trans women are less likely to be feminist, assert boundaries, or get upset when you do something sexist,” “trans women don’t have other support structures to turn to and need you to fill that gap,” and so on. Obviously some really horrible stuff which ultimately frames trans women as more manipulateable and easier targets for abusive behavior.

Then I was thinking, I should write something about chasers who go after trans men. The first assumptions that popped into my mind were: “trans men are more likely to understand cis women,” “trans men are more likely to be feminist,” “trans men are radical and revolutionary by existing,” “trans men know what they are talking about around social justice and politics,” “trans men are less likely to be violent or abusive,” “trans men are extra special men-lite.” Hmm… Okay, so I also came up with trans men are the ultimate power bottoms which is pretty icky, and I’m sure there are a few others I’m not thinking of right now.

All of these assumptions are pretty fucked up, even the “positive” assumptions. But ultimately, they seem like they’re on a different level here. #transmisogyny

(via gadaboutgreen)

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Doing it Together: A Screening and Play Party

Yay! :) Signal-boost!

tobitastic:

Have you ever wanted to go to a play party in a trans women focused environment? Do you want to see trans positive porn by Tobi Hill-Meyer and get a sneak peak of the in progress erotic documentary examining trans women’s relationships and hookup dynamics, Doing it Again? Are you in the bay area or will be for the Trans Leadership Summit?

To help raise funds for the new documentary we’re throwing the event Doing it Together: Reclaiming Our Lens on November 10th. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning (Oct 16th). You can get more information and buy tickets for the screening, the play party, or both at http://Handbasket.brownpapertickets.com.

Please help spread the word to those you know who may be interested. We’ve also got a few volunteer positions available. If you’d like to volunteer, please email Luci@HandbasketProductions.com

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Happy Birthday, Tobi! <3 <3 <3

It is Tobi’s birthday tomorrow — YAY! Please pitch some money & love towards her awesome new project (Doing It Again: In-Depth, a sort of documentary follow-up to Doing It Ourselves: The Trans Women Porn Project) and help her reach her fundraising goal for her birthday! Even just $5-$10 from enough people could make a big difference.

(And I’m so fucking glad you were born, dear.)

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Doing it Again: In Depth - Casting Call

Signal-boosting!

tobitastic:

I’m looking for trans women and others on a trans female / trans feminine spectrum, as well as their partners and lovers to be in my upcoming documentary. If you haven’t heard of Doing it Again yet, check out the Kickstarter page for more information.

If you’re interested, please head on over to the casting call and fill out your responses. I’m especially looking for straight trans women, trans women with male parnters (cis or trans), trans women of color, people of color in general, and people over 40. Please re-post and make an extra effort to point it out to any one you know who falls into the above categories.

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Tobi Hill-Meyer: Violent Threats and Harassment

I love you, sweet friend. Thank you for this brave & honest post.

tobitastic:

I just received a comment posted to my Butch Trans Women Panel video

“HOLY SHIT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! KILL THEM ALL WITH FIRE!!!”

I reported it, blocked the user, deleted the comment. It’s all become so routine. I realized this has become so common for me over the past year that I wasn’t…

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Doing It Again: In Depth

People, PLEASE throw some money & love the way of Tobi Hill-Meyer for this truly phenomenal project. Full disclosure: Tobi’s my ex, and I had the honor of working with her on both of her other films (Doing It Ourselves and Genderfellator). Doing It Again: In Depth is gonna be life-changing, seriously.

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Tobi Hill-Meyer: It is Not Transphobic to Treat Trans Men as Men

tobitastic:

I have recently been hearing about multiple instances of trans men and occasionally others condemning certain women’s spaces — spaces that include and are co-organized by trans women — as transphobic and even campaigning against them because they don’t include trans men. What the fuck, guys?

It…

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Tobi Hill-Meyer: Ceiling Metaphors Are Used For Systemic Change

Tobi hits it outta the park, AGAIN.

tobitastic:

When women complain about the glass ceiling, it isn’t so we can guilt or shame our bosses into a promotion. Nor is it a statement that my company (or my boss) must be sexist because I didn’t get that last promotion. Many women who complain about the glass ceiling don’t want to be a CEO - or…

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Community and Consequences: Understanding the Costs of Reclaiming “Tranny”

My awesome ex hits it out of the park, YET AGAIN. Love you always, Tobi. ♥

tobitastic:

I was coaxed into writing one more article about the term “tranny.” This time, it’s more of an emotional appeal than an argumentative one. Check it out.

“I want to be clear I have no investment in policing anyone’s language, if for no other reason than that’s a full time job and I’ve got better things to be doing. I’m not going to start any boycotts. I’m not going to nag and lecture. I’m not going to leave angry comments on your Facebook page. I just think that trans men and other female assigned trans folks should be aware of the impact of using that word and the alienating effect it has on many trans women. I give performances, and if I was ever alienating a lot of folks, I would want to know, especially if I was alienating people along lines of oppression.”

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Amazing! I can’t wait to see this!!! :)

tobitastic:

From the “secret project” I announced in November. It is an adaption of my first erotic fiction story, Escaping the Gender Police. This tells the story of two trans women drag kings who meet at a drag king show. The shoot went very, very well. However, it’ll be quite a while before the whole thing is finished, so I thought I’d share a couple pivotal moments: beginning, middle, end.

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Handbasket Productions Needs Yr Biznezz!

Please consider throwing some love & money towards Handbasket Productions this year! They are by far my favorite smutty employer (I’m in both of their currently available DVDs, Doing It Ourselves and The Genderfellator!) & an excellent emporium of smart smut. Get yourself or a love a video or a zine. You won’t regret it, I promise. :)

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“The acting is also standard for amateur porn, with the exception of Gina de Vries, whose considerable acting chops have an effect not unlike Meryl Streep showing up in a Roberta Findlay movie.”

— Sherilyn Connelly, reviewing Doing It Ourselves (it’s porn, proceed with caution if you need to). I am giggling, a lot. I don’t think of myself as even HAVING acting chops, so this is a compliment. Although I also think Roberta Findlay is kinda awesome. :)

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