Grooby to Sponsor Feminist Porn Awards in Toronto

[GroobySteven]

Burbank, CA – Grooby, the leader in trans erotica, recently announced its first-time sponsorship at the upcoming Feminist Porn Awards to be held in Toronto, Canada.

“As we’re becoming more of a lifestyle company as well as erotica it’s important for us at Grooby to support and be part of other lifestyles that complement our areas (and vice-versa),” said Grooby owner Steven Grooby. “I’ve heard only great things about the Feminist Porn Awards and we’re looking forward to sponsoring and attending the show.”

“Feminist porn breaks the stereotypes not only of mainstream tropes but also of what kinds of sex feminists like to watch; mild to wild, straight, queer and/or trans, feminist porn is really for everybody!” said Carlyle Jansen, owner Good For Her and producer of the Feminist Porn Awards.

Founded in 1996, Grooby Productions is based in Los Angeles and is the leading producer of transgender erotica. Operating over 30 membership websites, the company has numerous popular DVD lines released with Third World Media and operates the http://www.GroobyNetwork.com, which gives models an unique opportunity to own and manage their own solo site. For more information, visit http://www.grooby.com.

Grooby also hosts the annual Transgender Erotica Awards held in Los Angeles. Now in its seventh year, the show celebrates the accomplishments of the trans adult industry and its performers. More information can be found at http://www.theteashow.com.

The Feminist Porn Awards was created by former Good For Her store manager Chanelle Gallant. The concept was first discussed back in 2006, when the company noticed a huge jump in options the store was able to offer customers. People of all kinds were getting behind the camera to produce direct, and/or star in films that reflected the kinds of sex they wanted to see on film. People of color, trans folks, queers, and lesbians in particular were also directing films that featured their communities with respect and without being fetishized. Gallant suggested creating the Feminist Porn Awards as an event that recognized, endorsed, and celebrated those who were making strides within these genres. Over the years, the event has moved to larger venues to accommodate its growing size. In addition, they have also added a separate screening night that showcases a diversity of the year’s sexy submissions and other hosted events for featured guests. For more information, visit their official website at http://www.feministpornawards.com

[GroobySteven]

I see a couple of people have a few issues with the Feminist Porn Awards accepting us as a sponsor purely based on the continued usage of the word "shemale" which I've addressed before (and which none of them could answer sufficiently). It's encouraging to see that most people see them as such minor voices, that they're barely worth answering.
I'm very happy to be a sponsor of this awards. Grooby is a company that specializes in trans porn. We've always believed in giving as many girls a voice as possible, presenting trans women (and a trans man) in all their looks, body shapes, identities, sexual preferences, ethnic backgrounds and personalities. We've supported models who want to show themselves in a specific way and we've always presented the models as close to how they wanted to present themselves, where possible.
It would be trite to say we are a Feminist organization but we believe in equality for all - and it's shame that everyone can't be as accepting of what we do, the shame is on them.
This should be a fun show and we're looking forward to learning a lot, meeting people and enjoying the show.

[Ecstatic]

Good on you and Grooby, Steven.