By now, everyone knows Buck.. hey congratulations Buck! A Master self- promoter, Buck has spent the last several years not only overcoming criticism, judgement and sometimes outright hate mail, he's built himself quite the enterprise, travelling around the world for performances and promotion.
Buck Angel does it all, he shoots, he edits, he does his own website..you name it, Buck does it.
The only thing Buck doesn't do, is label himself.
You can't do it.. there's no label for Buck..yes, born female, but I daresay there's hardly a person out there who would argue that Buck is All Man when they see his porn.
AND, gay men fuck him.. I was a bit jealous about this, since, we both have pussies. Buck told me that..apparently a pussy is ok on a man, but not on a woman (as far as gay men fucking them) Who knew! I'll have to seriously consider this for future reference.
Hmmph! OK.. I get that.. after all.. see above, he's all man. Muscles, tattoos.. chomping a big cigar.. fucking the hell out of someone, or being fucked. But he's not afraid of his pussy.. he uses it..and loves being fucked, whether by other men, dildos, women with strap-ons. He's secure enough that he can relax and enjoy his clit to the max!
He OWNS the word mangina, no doubt about it - who would have known? The popular expression we've been using for years has a hole new meaning..:)
Getting into Porn:
So, my question was.."How do you go from living life on your own terms, getting that sexual identity in order, to becoming a porn star? "
He started out about 15 years ago, running fetish websites, dominatrix websites, and he noticed that there really wasn't anyone like him out there, a huge hole in the market, so he thought.." I'll just go with hit and see what happens."
What shocked him the most was all the negativity in the adult industry - he never understood why so many people were so "anti-Buck". Everyone was obviously so threatened by something they didn't understand and how Buck challenges labels and pre-conceived notions of what makes a man a man. The bad press and negativity, however, clearly didn't wear him down, it only made him push harder.
When I asked him why even people in his own community were even so hard on him.. he says "15 years ago, it was all about getting the cock. I knew I was never going to do it. People couldn't accept that, they figured if you're going to be a real man, you need a cock - people have always been attached to labels, but I am not"
One thing I found really interesting, while trying to choose my words correctly is that Buck is SO not worried about being P.C. "You can't offend me, even if you slipped up and called me a woman, I would not be offended. I know who I am."
On being on Howard Stern:
Buck Angel went on Howard Stern.. you can well imagine what that must have been like.
Not only did he go on the show, he showed them the mangina. I listened to the spot on YouTube, and the only reason I didn't get even more pissed at that doof was because Buck was working it.
They tried their best to make fun of him, commenting on the size of his clit, making groaning sounds..and other derogatory remarks..but Buck is immune to that kind of nonsense, and he just went with it.
Howard Stern is such a jackass, but Buck wouldn't let them demoralize him - "You can't pay for that kind of promotion" he says, so he played along in total style, even boldly climbing on the infamous sex machine, and finished off with an "I Think I Squirted" much to the chagrin and consternation of the studio audience..but he just laughed along with it. Too bad he didn't squirt all over Howard Stern. I think I might actually have paid money to see that!
Buck's Movies:
Looking at all the movies he's done, it's like..a porn shmorgasboard, proving even more that there's no clear label or category for what to expect from this talented, imaginative man.
He covers gay, bi, trans, all of it! You've got your "V for Vagina", "Buckback Mountain", "Buck's Beaver" - clearly not a man worried about the fact he has a pussy..
Make sure you check out his website, www.buckangel.com, not only does he give members full access to his movies, he puts up videos of his live performance, has his own reality show, which documents his adventures around the world, there's his blog and he does live sex shows online as well!
Safe Sex:
Buck is a huge huge huge promoter of safe sex, even to the point where he only gives head when the guy's got a condom on. That's definitely a new one on me, but I think people could take a page out of that book.
So who's the customer base?
"One of the reasons why I'm excited about being on maleflixxx, is that they know how to market my porn. I've had other sites put it into their straight categories, but it's not straight, straight men are not into it..they want to see women and that's why transexual porn may turn them on, but I am a man..and I have sex with other men as well as women."
Surprisingly, Buck told me that after gay men, (which is 70% of his market) women are his next biggest customer base.
Puzzled, I asked him why he thought that was. "I think that women can relate to me, because I've lived as a woman. They know I'm a little bit more sensitive about women's needs, and that's a big turn on. Men aren't taught to be sensitive, men just need to get off. "
Ultimate Fuck Club:
Buck's got something really hot up his sleeve. His new Series, the ultimate fuck club, is for all you folks who just like to get down to business.
"You're not going to have to fast forward through these movies to get to the good stuff, there's always something hot going on that would make you watch it. Customers will find lots of different things they can look at. Viewers want to watch my pussy get fucked, and that's what I give them."
On his new manager, Sergio
"He produced the new series "Ultimate Fuck Club"... and he's helping me expand. I'm going mobile and you're going to be able to download my stuff and jerk off on the go! Mobile is such a great medium, for people like me who travel a lot and don't always want to drag their laptops around it's perfect! I use it all the time. "
Speaking at Yale:
Not only have people in the porn industry been taking notice, Buck has appeared on numerous mainstream talk shows and daytime TV all over the world.
Despite that, he's not afraid to admit that though he's incredibly honoured to have been invited to Yale University it is a bit staggering for him to think about the fact that it's "Yale University".
"All those TV shows I've done caught the eye of the people that are putting together the Yale engagement. They'll be talking to people from the sex industry for a week and they told me that I was at the top of the list that people wanted to speak to.
I'm very interested in doing more of these kinds of things, because when people meet me in person, they have a different impression. They get to see who I am as the man, a real entity. I think it really helps other people who are struggling with their identities."
His Role as Mentor:
I get from my conversations with Buck and his manager Sergio that he never set out to be a spokesperson, or a role model to people. He was just living his life on his own terms, and trying to make a living.
His bold self-expression and acceptance created this role almost as a bi-product, but it's one he definitely embraces. He works hard to be supportive to people who contact him with questions and concerns and makes himself available for advice and guidance for people seeking it.
I read on Buck's blog that he got a letter from a guy who was about to have surgery to infact, remove his cock and get a vagina. Now, in my stammering for the right word here.. Buck again, put me at ease and said.." don't worry, you can say it. It's not the usual scenario for a guy to want to get rid of his dick, get a pussy, but stay a man.
"I can't tell you how great it feels to be able to be an example for people who feel like this. It's like I give them permission to liberate themselves when their own community is telling them they have to be this way or that way, or that they have to have a dick to be a man."
I wanted to know what he has to say to people who are considering sex change operations, after his well documented experience, he wants to help people in this situation.
He says simply, "make sure it's something you absolutely want to do, these changes aren't reversible. If you're going to do it, do it because YOU want to do it, not because you think you have to satisfy anyone else defintions of what you are. Don't give a fuck if the whole world doesn't like it, it doesn't matter,as long as you're ok with yourself!