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Grooby Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryPornography
Founded1996
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Steven Grooby (owner)
ProductsPornographic films, Pornographic websites
Websitegrooby.com

Grooby Productions is a company founded in 1996 and based in Los Angeles, California, that produces transgender online adult entertainment. It established itself as one of the pioneer companies of online adult transgender entertainment[1] with its website Shemale Yum, "the first transsexual pay site with original content".[2] The company owns a number of transsexual adult websites, produces its own DVD line, and has other interests in forums, blogs and social networking in the transsexual niche genre including the Tranny Awards.[3]

Company history

Grooby traces its roots to websites started up in 1996 in the UK by owner Steven Grooby, a film school graduate.[4] The most prominent of them was his transgender site Shemale Yum[5] which became an Adult Verification site and eventually a pay site. The term "shemale" is considered pejorative by the transgender community but Grooby says that at the time the site was named he didn't know any better and the site became too well branded to change the name.[6] Other websites followed including Ladyboy-Ladyboy in 1998 which was the first website to go to Thailand to photograph ladyboys and number of other sites featuring Brazilian, Black, Japanese and Canadian transsexuals.[7]

For a time Grooby operated the official websites for Joey Silvera[4] and Gia Darling, but because of creative differences these arrangements were dissolved amicably. In 2006 the company celebrated its 10-year anniversary, which included a party thrown by Allanah Starr in New York City.[2]

In 2008 Grooby opened the SheMaleJapan.com website to focus on Japanese "newhalf" (ニューハーフ) transsexual models. The concept for the website dated back to 2000 but it took eight years to find an appropriate producer in Japan.[8] By late 2008 the company hosted 12 websites and employed 7 full-time employees at its Los Angeles headquarters and 25 people worldwide.[1] Grooby Productions produces over 2000 photo/video sets a year for web-only release and about 10 DVD releases.[3] In late 2009, the company relocated its offices from Honolulu to Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Transgender Erotica Awards

Main article: Transgender Erotica Awards

Grooby sponsors an annual event, the Transgender Erotica Awards (TEA), held each February in Los Angeles. Citing a poor representation of transgender performers and producers in mainstream adult awards ceremonies,[9] the annual event was created to recognize achievement in the transgender adult industry. It began as a small online-only awards show, and has since grown into a well-attended event, honoring models and performers in 21 categories and attracting attention from outside of the trans community.[10]

Awards and Nominations

  • 2010 XBIZ Award: GLBT Company of the Year [11]
  • 2012 XBIZ Award: Transsexual Studio of the Year (Won) [12]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award: Specialty Affiliate Program of the Year - Groobybucks (Won) [13]
  • 2016 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Movie - The Transsexual Housewives of Hollywood
  • 2016 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Sex Scene - The Transsexual Housewives of Hollywood
  • 2017 XBIZ Award: Trans Studio of the Year (Won) [13]
  • 2017 XBIZ Award: Trans Release of the Year - Real Fucking Girls (Won) [13]
  • 2017 XBIZ Award: Trans Release of the Year - Tranny Vice
  • 2017 XBIZ Award: Specialty Affiliate Program of the Year - Groobybucks
  • 2017 XBIZ Award: Adult Site of the Year - Shemale Yum (Won) [13]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Marketing Campaign - Real Fucking Girls [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Soundtrack - Real Fucking Girls [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Soundtrack - Shemale Shenanigans [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Movie - Real Fucking Girls (Won) [15]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Movie - Shemale Shenanigans [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Movie - Tranny Vice [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Movie - Trans-Tastic Four [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Sex Scene - Real Fucking Girls, Jane Starr & Amarna Miller [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Sex Scene - Shemale Shenanigans, Kylie Maria & Christian XXX [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Best Transsexual Sex Scene - Tranny Vice, Domino Presley & Robert Axel [14]
  • 2017 AVN Award: Clever Title of the Year - Shemale Shenanigans [14]

References

  1. ^ a b Stuart, John (September 22, 2008). "Shemale Niche Gains Popularity". XBIZ. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Fox, Bianca (July 31, 2007). "Shemale Yum Celebrates a Decade of Decadence". AVN Business. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Executive Suites : Steven Gallon". AVN Business. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2010-10-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Lim, Gerrie (January 1, 2003). "Bring On the Tsunami: The Rising Tide of Asian Porn". AVN Business. Retrieved 2010-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Meyer, Frank (July 7, 2004). "ShemaleYum.com, Ladyboy-Ladyboy.com Run Fahrenheit 9/11 Promo". AVN Business. Retrieved 2010-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Chavalier, Meghan (May 7, 2009). "Exclusive Interview Steve Grooby". Stopping the Hate. Retrieved 2009-06-11. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Magnani, Messalina (June 1, 2001). "Feelin Grooby". AVN Business. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Bourne, Justin (October 29, 2008). "Grooby Productions Introduces SheMale-Japan.com". AVN Business. Retrieved 2010-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Clark-Flory, Tracy. "Porn's taboo transsexual stars". Salon. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  10. ^ Kobola, Frank. "The Tranny Awards are getting a Less Offensive Name". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  11. ^ XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards, XBIZ, Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009
  12. ^ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January, 2012
  13. ^ a b c d http://xbizawards.xbiz.com/winners.php
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://avn.com/awards/nominees?/nominees
  15. ^ https://avn.com/awards/winners
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