“Talking with other trans men, as well as [taking into account] my own sexual needs, I knew this was an important product,” Angel told The Huffington Post in an email. “It is super validating when you walk into a shop and see a product made for you. It gives you a feeling of being recognized. I also think it says ‘masturbation and sexual needs are normal for everyone.’” (Read the full article here)

Vice Video / VICELAND: We attend a meeting held by trans advocate, educator, and activist Buck Angel to learn about trans sexuality and acceptance. (Click here to watch the entire video)

Excerpt: "To me, transitioning doesn't just mean changing physically. It also means connecting to your body—the one you now have an opportunity to love like there is no tomorrow. The one that is finally all yours. For some, that requires surgery. For me, it required sex. But we don’t speak positively about sex in the trans community. We shut it down, because of years of being told that genitals equal gender; years of feeling like the whole world is only focused on trans people’s genitals, and that if we’re open about our bodies, we’ll be fetishized for it. I find that silence so incredibly damaging." (Read the full article here)

A week after marijuana became legal in California, Buck Angel slid into a banquette at the back of a dark Hollywood bar and took a long hit of his vape pen. The iconic activist and self proclaimed “tranpa” of the adult movie world was coming off of two full days working a sex-toy expo, where he had introduced his second trans-specific toy, and was preparing to leave in a few days for a worldwide speaking tour. He claimed to be exhausted, but you never would have known. Even in a black suit vest and thick black-rimmed glasses, Angel had the look of a leather-daddy biker dude, all muscles and mustache and tattoos, and the energy of a kid on sugar. (Read the full article here)