For Lady Porn Day, I decided to go to the real experts–the porn performers themselves– and ask what their experiences with porn were. Here the world’s first ever F-M trans pornstar Buck Angel aka “the man with a pussy” aka all around sweet funny guy, opens up.

Do you remember the first porn you saw?
Yes totally! It was so amazing and I totally had an orgasm just sitting on the couch watching it without even touching myself. It was Linda Lovelace in Insatiable. I will never forget that film. It was such a turn on for me. I think Linda was a great performer.She enjoyed the sex and it came across that way on camera.

Do you think there is a lack of straight girl gaze in porn?
I don’t think there is a lack of gaze, I think that it is just done differently. I think straight girls are totally into porn but it has to be a bit more “story lined” I think lots of porn is made for men. Men and women look at sex a bit different. Not to say that everyone is like this , But I think most women are a bit more picky about what turns them on. Men get off on mostly anything. I do think it is hormones that trigger this as well.

Do you think feminist porn is important?
I believe my work is “feminist” but many people would say it’s not. So what is feminism? I think it is to bring strength to women, Porn does that in so many ways. It shows women that you can be a big nasty pig and still be in control of yourself.

What don’t anti porn feminists understand about porn?
That porn is strength! Sex is positive and part of being in control of your own body. Women have been told forever that they should not enjoy sex. Anti porn feminists are taking away the power that women create for themselves through sex and pornography.