by Jiz Lee ~ November 29, 2008
I almost forgot to share that Babeland’s blogger Dallas (not to be confused with CrashPadSeries.com’s Dallas) interviewed me for Babe of the Month on Babeland’s Blog last month! (November — shortly after my birthday and how awesome to have the month of Scorpio!)
Babeland Blog: Babe of the Month Jiz Lee
Their previous Babe was none other than filmmaker, friend (with less than 6 degrees of separation!) Tristan Taormino… and write now, my savior as she’s the author of Opening Up, a book that’s been my bed-side validation recently. I value it so much that I’m giving a copy to another well-known porn crush who I ran into last week at the live taping of a tag-team scene on Ultimate Surrender at the Armory (aka Kink.com Disneyland).
Dallas interviewed me about working with Pink & White Productions (rumor has it that Shine and the gang will be making a special trip out to visit their staff soon), about my thoughts on “lesbian” porn — there’s a fantastic thread over at the CrashPadSeries (free) forums about a recent scene you should check out if you’re also interested in the company’s queer perspective. In the interview I also talk about what inspired me to get into the business (aka Shawn — who WOULDN’T be inspired by her?) as well as some of my favorite experiences, and toys. So hop on over there and read part 1 and 2. Thanks for the sweet interview Babeland. I like yous.
by Jiz Lee ~ November 29, 2008
Last week staff and contributors at OurChart.com were laid off. OC Editor Grace Moon had published a blog post about the decision on OurChart.com however it seems to have been removed. She has also* posted at Velvet Park Magazine, where she now spends her time as Editor in Chief. A few months ealier I had been invited to post [Sex] Toy Reviews as a guest contributor (though frankly I doubt that many of the folks on there knew who I was, LOL.)
*The post was actually reposted from another member; Grace only expressed the statement at Velvetpark; see the comments. Thx Grace! -jl*
As a freelance gig, it was a unique way for me to praise a variety of toys and lend a few sex tips to a pretty large queer/female audience. And despite being limited by omitting the word Sex from the Sex Toy Reviews, and categorizing the blog posts outside of the Sex Blog area — which in many ways was VERY cool because it provided exposure to folks who wouldn’t necessarily have sought out the sex section, many gals on the site shared a lot of opinions and I appreciated both supportive and squeemish comments alike.
Most of the toys (like 99% of them) were provided by Babeland.com. I loved the chance to review, though was sad that one of the policies over at OurChart was not to link to the company providing the toy. Personally, I think that’s more of a disservice to the community who would want to know where to find the product, and particularly support other queer-owned businesses. OurChart could have even been a financial affiliate of Babeland and possibly been able to use the proceeds to continue to support their great bloggers and other contributing staff.
While I’m sad to hear the news, and hope the amazing editor I had been working with has more success over at Velvet Park Magazine, I do have to say that I’m releived to be able to post the reviews now with links.
I want to honor the relationships I had to toy providers, and will continue to post reviews of products from Babeland and Tantus Silicone, and others as they come up. Please note: Sex Toy Reviewing is not something I do all the time, and I really only want to give praise to the toys and manufacturers who deserve it. I write (as best as I can) from a background as a queer who has experience in the porn industry and who also has sex ed training under my belt. Hey that’s a pun. ; ) Okay, now that the contractual agreements with OurChart don’t fall over these toy posts, product reviews will be published first right here on my own blog. Then, I’ll repost them to my profile’s blog over at OC for any readers over there, and maybe link a little here and there on other social networking sites so that the toy providers will get the recognition they deserve.
Next up: Tantus Silicone’s G-Force… coming soon.
by Jiz Lee ~ November 26, 2008
Happy day for giving thanks, appreciation, and love to those in your life. [I wish this of you EVERY day, not just on some colonizers’ anniversary.]
Today I’m thankful for amazing friends and lovers who fill my days with happiness, support, and fun adventure. Last night I sat with friends for a special Blowfish Podcast, sharing memories from the set of the upcoming film Champion. From Pink & White were Shine Louise Houston, Dallas, Shawn aka Syd Blakovich, and myself. It was a lot of fun.
I’m thankful for good health and a stable job (REALLY thankful, with this economy!) And I’m grateful to you, whether I know you IRL or not. Every comment, every message or DM I take to the heart. I value such a supportive online community.
Thank you.
As you know, from time to time I pimp out the porno and the sex toys (and books and other fun things) and I know that this lovely capitalist society does its thanks in terms of material things and that this weekend is all about shopping. So as a special thanks to you, I give this special promo code to GV, where you can take 25% off your purchase at the checkout. It’s good for the month of December, so use it anytime this month if you want to go shopping for yourself or your loves. I’m buying a Hitachi for one friend, and Tristan Taormino’s book Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships for another. I may even get a treat for myself… though I’ve already got a lot. I hope you a warm weekend. Now, go get stuff-ed. ; )
by Jiz Lee ~ November 24, 2008
Every now and then I get an email, comment, or a tweet or a myspace or facebook, fetlife, ourchart, digiromp, etc… etc… etc… message from someone wanting to move out to SF to start a career in queer porn. As talent.
Fuck. I can’t keep it a secret any longer.
The truth is, there’s not much money doing queer porn. (If you’re surprized, then we’ve been doing a good job at raising the industry standards.)
There’s shit for pay. Like, very very very little. Like, you probably don’t want me to actually tell you how much I made doing some films because it might make you sad. Note: it doesn’t make ME sad, because I do it for the passion of it all. (Of course, I’d always do it for MORE money, but that’s not where the industry is at right now — I have hopes that with a growing market, yes, one day we will all be able to be queer pornstars. And make a living off having sex on camera the way we want to without having to shave our armpits - let alone our ass hairs.)
Queer porn has come a long way. Pink & White Productions pays, as far as my experience goes, the best in the industry. Even their website CrashPadSeries.com pays adult industry standard, when you consider how little time is spent on set for sex, and how really frickin’ flexible what you’re expected to do sexually, or look. For example, one could get a standard Girl/Girl gig — that is, if one didn’t identify as trans — and have to shave all their body hair and do exactly what the director wanted, which could be even worse if their co-star let them know as they met before the scene that “just so they didn’t get any ideas, I’m not a gay”. Uh, yeah. THAT’S worth the money. (Note: Not a personal experience but one that I’ve heard many times.)
Other companies pay okay. I’m gonna be completely transparent about this because I think it’s telling, and people have a right to know. Some film companies have not paid me yet, granted, the scene was shot 2 years ago and has yet to be produced. I’ve even been approached to work with start up websites in other cities, where the owners wanted me to send in photo sets that I would have to arrange, for free, so that they could get their websites going. Um… Other companies have amazing work ethics and treat their models with respect. Madison pays the same for her films as CrashPadSeries.com pays for their website. However, with CrashPad I have an affiliate program so I make a cut everytime someone signs up through my site, sorta like royalties. Some other talent do affiliate programs as well. But most of us also have 1 or 2 day jobs. Especially in SF, this city is expensive.
I don’t want to rain on folks who do porn as a living, who do Girl/Girl as a living. I’m not out to shame them or invalidate what they do. I’m just saying that it’s not MY thing, and I’m lucky to know the directors I work with. I wish for the day when there is so much work being shot, so many films being released each week and so many websites featuring queer talent that I can actually work each week and make a living doing what I love. In the meantime, there’s the occasional AWESOME film or website shoot that comes around, and I’m thrilled to participate. And maybe in 5 years, this will be true. And at least in my case, I wouldn’t have had to retire.
by Jiz Lee ~ November 22, 2008
There’s a sale going on this weekend only at Good Vibrations (www.goodvibes.com), where ALL PRODUCTS are 25% off.
Here’s just a hint at what you could get on the cheap:
Any of the films I’ve been in… see my Film page for more info, and click on the ♥ Good Vibes link to find the product page at GV.
Besides the videos (and there are so many other videos at GV, as well as VOD options) there are a lot of other amazing things to buy. Folks forget about books these days, and there are some pretty fantastic books besides their BDSM How-To section, such as Hand in the Bush, which is about vaginal fisting, Best Lesbian Erotica (edited by Tristan Taormino) and another amazing book by Tristan about open relationships, called Opening Up. (Opening Up has been on my bedside shelf and has been a source of enlightenment and validation and inspiration for me and many of my relationships, highly recommended.)
And of course, there are toys. Strap-ons and though they no longer carry the world’s best dildo (Vixskin Dildos — go to Babeland for these), they do carry Tantus Silicone products (like the V.I.P. in black) and also nice toys from Fun Factory — I like the Share Double-dildo) and not to mention vibes like the new Acuvibe Jr. which is probably the next best thing to the Hitachi if you want a strong vibe on the go (like camping).
Ah, sales on sex stuff. I have quite an extensive toy collection, but could still have fun with more. I wish for sales every weekend. Hope you get a good deal out of this one.
by Jiz Lee ~ November 19, 2008
… grumble…
I have ZERO tolerance for censorship of queer sexuality. Why do so many businesses include fisting with such extreme activities like bestiality, necrophilia, rape, and “dismemberment”… dismemberment? Really?
What is so scary about a thumb? The name itself sounds like painful attack, though I want to fly into battle with clenched strikes to make it known that FF is not a crime. Fisting is not illegal. So why the censorship in pornography? Visa? Are you and the other credit card processors to blame? Who was it who decided to write in the word fisting after such a thing as rape? Why fisting, an act that so many people of all genders and orientations enjoy?
I don’t now whether it’s ever been prosecuted before. But clearly, if one sees this movie, the participants are enjoying themselves. And there are books that have been written about the subject with approval. Obviously, not everybody engages in this activity, but enough do to warrant books having been written about it; sex therapists having described it, and people filming it. And again, voluntary by adults, women. Maybe there’s a thing about lesbians, I don’t know. Maybe there’s a gay prejudice. I do know that, in years gone past, that was sort of one key element that prosecutors sometimes used. They never admitted it. … Sometimes what they’ll do is prosecute interracial sex. They would never say, “That’s why we’re doing it,” but they’re always hoping that there would be some residual prejudice from the jury to convict. But basically it’s erotic activity that some people like to watch.
- Roger Diamond, attorney who represented porn producer Adam Glasser in 2002. [pbs]
With Prop 8 second-class sentiments still reeling in my brain, a recent censorship of yet ANOTHER queer DVD has really pissed me off. I don’t even know how to organize my thoughts around it yet. I’m not naming names here because thankfully it’s only one sleazy situation and the last thing I want to do is instigate more ignorance. I will say that I’m currently fighting it out through trying to work with The Man as opposed to throwing my cards on the table and giving up.
So… I need some positivity.
Please share your fisting love with me. What do you love about it? Do you have a good story to share? Do you have a special name for it? Do you have a special technique? Have you seen a demonstration, or have a good link to share? I need some four-letter love.
by Jiz Lee ~ November 15, 2008
I just laughed so loud it hurt. Then I grinned from ear to ear and just HAD to share this.
Okay, so by now we’ve all seen LOLcatz. In particular, Ceiling Cat, who watches you masturbate:
Gwen created some of her own LOLChampions using a few from Champion’s gallery at PinkWhite.biz, or on Violet Blue’s fantastic Champion post. LOLpr0n! Love it!
There’s so much more over at Pop Shot. Go laugh… this is fantastic! LOL!
by Jiz Lee ~ November 11, 2008
I know I’ve been saying this for like, months.
But it is. The countdown has started. To prove it, there are some stills added to the Champion Gallery over at PinkWhite.biz.
by Jiz Lee ~ November 7, 2008
WiredPussy.com is apparently the place to be for fans of Pink & White’s CrashPadSeries.com and films to get an eyeful of their hot stars in hardcore electro play. Run by Princess Donna, the site has featured such performers as Vai, and to your right, you’ll see a guest dom by the name of Syd.
Reaching for credit card…
by Jiz Lee ~ November 7, 2008
I’m still not over the Eleven, my favorite toy which is matched only by my Hitachi. I am probably biased but I do think it is the most beautiful dildo on earth. I like to look at it. I like to hold its weight in my hand. I like to run it under hot water in the sink — to the point where I can barely stand the quickly heated metal. Its heavy girth fits solidly, securely. It’s got stature.
I like to lick it, and have tried several times to fit the widest head in my mouth — each time unsuccessful.
But oh so close…
So I couldn’t help but take some more pictures with my camera. The Vote Porn photos were fun to take, and while I’m not just gonna post just any old pic of my naked ass (for free), I’ll gladly concede to some pretty snapshots with the Eleven. And some rope that happened to jump into the shot as well. ; )
Thank you sexy angels at Babeland for providing hot n heavy toys, like Njoy’s Eleven.
