Dear Jiz

Jiz Lee was the first genderqueer porn star – a porn performer who identified as neither a woman or a man. Using the pronouns they/them, Jiz broke boundaries and became well known for publicizing the concept of being non-binary. Jiz performs in a variety of queer films with a variety of partners; for them, pleasure and connection were most important. Jiz’s porn films were, and are, an example of sexuality and identity beyond standard gender expressions.

“Dear Jiz”, made in 2013 at the Feminist Porn Awards, is an erotic film that explores the ways that Jiz Lee has made a difference in people’s lives. Shot by female porn director Ms. Naughty, the original concept was to shoot a masturbation film accompanied by a fantasy voiceover. Jiz suggested reading fan letters instead. After shooting the solo scene in a claw tub bath, Jiz read the letters and emails, sometimes becoming quite emotional. The end result is a short film that is both arousing and very moving.

An Important Short Film

This is a porn scene that is also a documentary and a polemic; it show that porn can be multifaceted and evoke multiple responses. It also shows the power of one person to make change. Being genderqueer is quite common now but in 2013 it was still very new and very unusual. Jiz’s openness and advocacy have helped shape our conversations about gender. “Dear Jiz” has been an important part of that conversation.

The film screened at numerous film festivals and in 2019 was an exhibit in a special art exhibition in New York: On Our Backs The Revolutionary Art of Queer Sex Work. It won Best Experimental Short at Cinekink New York 2014

The film has screened at these festivals:
Bean Flicks Film Festival Birmingham UK 2020, February 2020
Official Exhibit – On Our Backs The Revolutionary Art of Queer Sex Work, Leslie-Lohman Museum New York, 2019-2020
Special Screening Weisbaden Biennale Germany August 2018
Official Selection Pop Porn Festival Brazil 2017
Official Selection Seattle Transgender Film Festival 2017
Official Selection London Porn Film Festival 2017
Official Selection 1st Transfeminist Cinema Exhibition “Hacernos cuerpes”, Bogota (Colombia) and Santiago (Chile) 2016
Official Selection NYC Porn Film Festival 2016
Official Selection Muestra Marrana Post Porn Film Fest Mexico 2015
Official Selection MIX NYC Film Festival 2014
Official Selection Tilde Transgender Film Festival Melbourne 2014
Official Selection Berlin Porn Film Festival 2013
Official Selection Perv Film Festival Sydney 2013

This scene was shot before Jiz Lee had top surgery in 2022.

You can find the full short film plus extras and an interview with Jiz at Bright Desire.

You’ll also find “The Crush”, Jiz’s amazing scene with Bishop Black, at Bright Desire