Buck Angel, born June 5, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American transsexual man who transitioned at age 28 after childhood bullying, suicide attempts, and self-medication with drugs. He underwent hormonal treatment with testosterone, top surgery to remove breasts, and a hysterectomy in 2011, but forgone genital surgery, considering his transition complete.
As a pornstar from 1990, Angel starred in and produced films under Buck Angel Entertainment, promoting himself as "the man with a pussy." He broke barriers as the first trans man in an all-male gay porn film (*Cirque Noir*, 2005) and won AVN's Transsexual Performer of the Year in 2007. Notable works include *Buckback Mountain* (2008) and the award-winning *Sexing the Transman XXX* series (2010–2015), which took Feminist Porn Awards' Most Tantalizing Trans Film in 2012.
Angel shifted to advocacy and education, founding trans-focused initiatives like BuckAngelDating.com (2012), a sex toy for trans men (2016), and Pride Wellness cannabis brand (2015–2021). He served on the Woodhull Freedom Foundation board (2010–2016), spoke globally on gender, and produced PSAs on LGBTQ+ issues. Achievements include Feminist Porn's Boundary Breaker (2008), PORyes Award (2015), and XBIZ for Specialty Product (2017). Personally, the bisexual father of two has been married three times, most recently to artist Rachel Mason, and was a witness in Lady Gaga's 2021 dog theft.