Rae Threat Named XBIZ’s October WIA Woman of the Month

Acclaimed filmmaker and activist Rae Threat is featured in the latest issue of XBIZ World as their prestigious Woman of the Month. Threat’s WIA interview can be read in the October issue of XBIZ World.

“I’m honored to have my work recognized, especially the advocacy that drives it,” says Threat. “My mission has always been to showcase underrepresented models and challenge the status quo to foster change and dismantle stigmas and stereotypes. I believe when you’re given a platform, it’s essential to amplify the voices of those who lack the same opportunities. I’m truly grateful to be named XBIZ’s Woman of the Month and for the opportunity to share my perspective in the interview.”

A veteran with over ten years working in the adult industry, Threat is currently the Head of Creator Outreach at APClips.com. She was also named Streamate’s Elevate Community Partner in August, a program highlighting advocacy work in the adult industry.

“Advocacy work is important to me, and I’m grateful to be able to integrate it into my position at APClips,” Threat adds. “I’m trying to build an authentic community and help indie creators maximize their reach and earning potential on this platform, as I know not all content creators are necessarily afforded the same opportunities on larger sites.”

Press inquiries can be directed to Kristel Penn at kristelpenn@ikigaimarketing.com.

Rae Threat is a visionary queer Thai-American artist, photographer, filmmaker, and activist celebrated for her groundbreaking work that reshapes cultural stereotypes and challenges conventional views. Known for her alternative approach to photography, She brings a fresh, bold perspective to her art. Threat is part of the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective, where she served on the grantmaking committee, is an Artist Collective Leader at Level Ground, and was named Streammate’s Elevate Program Community Partner for August 2024, an honor that spotlights advocates in the adult industry.

Threat’s impressive portfolio includes #TheUntitledBodyProject, a 3D gallery show and event she developed during her 2018 artist residency at Level Ground. The exhibition featured panels with speakers from the underrepresented adult industry community, providing a powerful platform for voices often overlooked in mainstream discourse. Her work has also been featured in Duke University Press’s Transgender Studies Quarterly: Trans Pornography (Spring 2020), the season two premiere of Epix’s Sex Life docu-series, Nico Tortorella’s Space Between The Sheets, and in LA Weekly as an adult industry event photographer.

As a photographer and producer, Rae Threat was the first to spotlight adult industry performers Jessie Andrews, Andi San Dimas, Belladonna, Charlotte Stokely, Aiden Ashley, and Gracie Glam in Mishka’s skatewear lookbooks (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014). Other notable projects include photographing Fleshbot’s iconic photoset featuring genderqueer icons Jiz Lee and Stoya (2011), crafting Mad Decent Records’ first fashion lookbook with Skrillex and Diplo (2014), and a design collaboration with Actual Pain Clothing featuring Kimberly Kane as a model (2013).

Her work has been showcased internationally, from L.A. and San Francisco to Turkey, Vienna, and Berlin. Her first curated art show, “ALT to the ALT,” featuring prominent adult industry artists Eon McKai, Kimberly Kane, Carlos Batts, and Steak Mtn, was a highlighted exhibit with Month of Photography LA (2011). Her street photography with GroupLA was highlighted at the 2009 LA ART Show and exhibited at San Diego’s Lafayette Hotel (2013) before becoming a permanent fixture in the USC Library’s archives.

As an activist filmmaker, Threat’s projects tackle complex issues, from documenting Thailand’s Trans activists and their pursuit of equality to co-producing the Bye Felipe / Change.org video campaign advocating to help end unsolicited dick pics on the internet and exhibiting in a collective art show advocating for sex workers’ rights at SOMArts in San Francisco.

She currently works as the Head of Creator Outreach for APClips, a true indie creator platform dedicated to fostering an authentic community and empowering talent with the support they need to thrive. Recently, she was featured as XBIZ’s Woman in Adult (WIA) Woman of the Month for October 2024 and named a curator and producer for Season 7 of Failed Films, an adult film and arts festival opening on November 16th, 2024, in Los Angeles.

To learn more about Rae Threat, visit her official website at Threat.TV. Follow her on X at @RaeThreat and Instagram at @RaeThreat.