Jincey Lumpkin
Jincey Lumpkin, Esq. (born Virginia Marie Lumpkin, December 17, 1979) is a producer and columnist for the Huffington Post.[1] A lesbian,[2] she was named one of the 100 most influential gay people by Out Magazine in 2010.[3]
Lumpkin was the founder and Chief Sexy Officer of the entertainment brand Juicy Pink Box.[4][5] She has been called the "lesbian Hugh Hefner".[1]
Early life
Lumpkin grew up in Carrollton, Georgia[6] and graduated in 1998 from the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia.[7] She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, graduating in 2002.[8] She then attended the Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida, from which she received her law degree in 2006.[9]
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After completing law school, Lumpkin moved to New York to practice fashion law.[10] Since she was unhappy in the office, Lumpkin's male co-workers suggested that she begin writing an anonymous sex blog, which became popular enough to lead her to consider switching careers.[11] In 2008, she left the practice of law to start her company.[12]
The following year, Lumpkin founded Juicy Pink Box, a studio specializing in lesbian erotica.[13] As of March 2013, the company had released five films and had received several nominations for the Adult Video News Awards and the Feminist Porn Awards. The films "Taxi"[14] and "Boutique"[15] won Feminist Porn Awards for "hottest lesbian vignette" in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Feminist and LGBT activism
Lumpkin is considered to be part of the feminist pornography movement,[16] which "seeks to take back the landscape of sexually explicit media, offering a more positive and inclusive way of depicting, and looking at, sex".[17] She has publicly stated that she regards herself as a "sex-positive" feminist[18] and has been quoted as saying, "I want women to be able to stand up and say, 'I like sex', and not be slandered for it."[19]
Lumpkin has written extensively about her struggles with her sexual orientation.[20] In 2010, she wrote an article for The Advocate in which she discussed her battle with suicide after coming out of the closet.[21]
In October 2011, Lumpkin began writing a weekly column for the Gay Voices section of the Huffington Post.[22] Lumpkin is also a regular panelist on Huffington Post Live, appearing in segments to discuss Hollywood's obsession with porn[23] and taxes on strip clubs.[24]
Lumpkin frequently lectures on themes connected with sexuality. She is a proponent of open and honest discussion of and education about masturbation.[25] In April 2012, she spoke at Harvard University about sexual consent and sex-positive porn.[26] More recently, Lumpkin has become interested in sex robots and their possible use in combatting sex trafficking. She gave a TEDx talk titled "Are Robots the Future of Sex?" in December 2012[27] and has twice spoken on Huffington Post Live about the topic.[28]
Personal life
Lumpkin and her two chihuahuas, Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren, live in New York City.[29]
References
- ^ a b Hod, Itay (Dec 18, 2010). "The Lesbian Hugh Hefner". www.thedailybeast.com.
- ^ Lumpkin, Jincey (Oct 19, 2012). "Why I Hate Being Called a Lipstick Lesbian".
- ^ "Out 100 Features Rachel Maddow, Others".
- ^ Croce, Sarah (10 June 2010). "Jincey Lumpkin Might Produce Porn for Lesbians, But Who's Really Watching These Videos?". Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ Michelson, Noah (May 27, 2010). "Face to Face: Jincey Lumpkin".
- ^ Gillespie, Lisa (Feb 22, 2011). "Why Lesbian Porn Is the Better Porn". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13.
- ^ "Darlington School Gallery". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Tunnel Vision Alumni Publication" (PDF).[permanent dead link].
- ^ "Florida Coastal School of Law Grads". June 2, 2006.
- ^ "Q&A Time With Jincey Lumpkin". Oct 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Interview: Beauty, Brains, and Business with Jincey Lumpkin". Jan 9, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10.
- ^ "Take This Blog To Work: Lesbian Porn with Jincey Lumpkin". 19 August 2009.
- ^ "NSFW Sunday: Juicy Pink Box Knows Dyke Sex, All About Lesbian Sex Knows Squat". Dec 6, 2009.
- ^ "Feminist Porn Award Winners 2011". Archived from the original on 2014-07-30.
- ^ "Feminist Porn Award Winners 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03.
- ^ "What Does Feminist Porn Look Like?". 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Fabulous, Feminist Porn".
- ^ "Feminist Porn and the Myth of the Wicked Woman".
- ^ Freleng, Maggie (March 27, 2013). "Feminist Porn Awards Spotlight an Emerging Genre".
- ^ Lumpkin, Jincey (May 11, 2012). "Lying About Being a Lesbian". HuffPost.
- ^ Lumpkin, Jincey (Oct 14, 2010). "Naked Ambition: Under Pressure".
- ^ "Jincey Lumpkin Pens Weekly Column for the Huffington Post". Oct 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hollywood on Porn".
- ^ "Strip Club Tax".
- ^ "Masturbation Is Not a Dirty Word". HuffPost. 11 February 2013.
- ^ Cook, Mercer (April 1, 2012). "Jincey Lumpkin Discusses Sexual Consent".
- ^ "Rise of the Machines".
- ^ "Jincey Lumpkin on Sex Robots". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10.
- ^ "DLNQNT Vapid Fire: Jincey Lumpkin". Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
External links
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- Feminist pornography
- Sex-positive feminists
- People from Carrollton, Georgia
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