Buck Angel (born June 5, 1962) is an American sex educator and former pornographic film actor and producer.
Angel described that the psychological distress caused by being bullied made him isolated, angry, and difficult to interact with as a teen.
In 2005, he appeared in the Titan Media release Cirque Noir, becoming the first trans man to be featured in an all-male film produced by a company specializing in gay male porn.
In the film, he appears in a sex scene with porn star Wolf Hudson, which mainstream photographer Justin Lubin produced.
[21] HuffPost writes that Buck Angel's work in adult entertainment "pushed the industry to rethink [its] relationship with transgender actors and create visibility for trans and gender non-conforming men.
[24] Angel used his presentation to challenge societal ideas of what makes a man, highlighting how he was considered not to meet the requirements because of his vagina.
[24] Between 2010 and 2015, he created an award-winning four-part porn series about trans male sexuality called Sexing the Transman XXX.
[26] In October 2010, Angel contributed to sex educator and columnist Dan Savage's "It Gets Better Project" by uploading his personal coming out story to YouTube.
[27] He has also produced multiple public service announcements on the topics of positive body image, LGBTQ family acceptance, queer people of colour, and transgender health and well-being.
Angel decided to focus further on his work as a sex educator in 2012[30] and began touring the world speaking about human sexuality.
[39] Angel created "Trantastic Storytelling" in 2015, a service that offers opportunities for trans people to share their life experiences for educational purposes.
[40] Angel has appeared on various talk shows, including Howard Stern, Tyra Banks, Joe Rogan, and Maury Povich's programs.
In 2022, Angel began posting weekly videos to his YouTube channel and hosting a livestream every Wednesday with the help of his producer, Seth Carlson.
Other panelists included museum trustee Eric Lynxwiler, filmmaker Rachel Mason, neon artist Dani Bonnet, glendaleOUT member Paul Manchester, and activist Shant Jaltorossian of GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society.
"[50] In 2015, Angel and Leon Mostovoy founded the cannabis brand Pride Wellness, which would donate a dollar to charity from each product sold.
[53] In 2016, Angel partnered with Perfect Fit Brand to create a sex toy specifically for trans men.
[56] In 2001,[56] Angel filed for divorce after Winslow left him for film director Lana Wachowski, her client at the time.