Lord Morpheous Announces Returning Sponsorship of 2016 TEAs

LOS ANGELES—Author and sex educator Lord Morpheous has announced his returning sponsorship of the upcoming Transgender Erotica Awards. "The last couple of years have arguably been the best in recent history for trans visibility and trans rights and because of that, I'm absolutely thrilled to sponsor the Transgender Erotica Awards again this year!” said Lord Morpheous. “There are more incredible trans performers than ever before, and I'm honored to be a part of an event that showcases sexual diversity in all its forms. Good luck to the nominees—we can't wait to see you there.” “I’m so appreciative of Morpheous’ sponsorship year after year, especially without being able to attend the show in the past,” said Grooby’s Marketing and Editorial Director Kristel Penn. “I think it’s a real testament to how he genuinely supports the community. I’m excited to finally meet him in person after all these years!” Morpheous is a Canadian sex educator, author, photographer, and kinkster based in New York. He is currently releasing his third book for Green Candy Press, following on the heels of his popular BDSM books How to be Kinky: A Beginner’s Guide to BDSM and How to be Kinkier: More Adventures in Adult Playtime (2008/2012, Green Candy Press, San Francisco). Morpheous’ work is archived in the Sexual Representation Collection of the University of Toronto’s Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, at the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago, and at the National Archives of Canada. Morpheous has taught a variety of workshops on rope bondage, the aesthetics of bondage, fetish photography, advanced and beginner BDSM, and workshops catered to professional dominants and submissives. He travels and presents regularly, doing outreach to both academic and kink-aware safer sex organizations as well as performing in rope-bondage expos the world over. He is also the founder of Morpheous’ Bondage Extravaganza, an annual rope bondage art installation that has grown over the years into the world’s largest public rope bondage event, with upwards of 6,000 events across three cities with 75,000 more watching online. Though the event started as a part of Toronto’s annual Nuit Blanche all-night art festival, it has recently expanded to include 10 MBE nights around the world including San Francisco, Orlando, Sydney Australia, Manila Philippines, Vienna Austria and Rio de Janeiro.  Check out mbeworldwide.com. The Transgender Erotica Awards, now in its eighth year, celebrates the accomplishments of the trans adult industry and its performers. Due to its growing popularity, the TEAs have been expanded into a three day event kicking off with a daytime TEA Con for fans on Saturday, the Awards on Sunday, and the official After Party on Monday. Visit theteashow.com for more information. Media inquiries can be directed to kristel@grooby.com. The 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA. The official After Party will be held on Monday, March 7, 2016 at the Avalon’s connecting property, the Bardot.