She has edited anthologies including the Lambda Literary Award-winning annual anthology series she created and edited from 1996 to 2009, Best Lesbian Erotica, published by Cleis Press. Taormino is the author of seven books, including the Firecracker Book Award-winning The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Wesleyan University in 1993. Taormino attended Sayville High School on Long Island and was salutatorian of her graduating class. She maintained a close relationship with her father Bill Taormino, who died of AIDS in 1995. She was raised primarily by her mother on Long Island. Her parents divorced before she turned two years old, when her father came out as gay. She is also the niece of author Thomas Pynchon. On her mother's side of the family, Taormino is a descendant of William Pynchon, an early English-American settler. Taormino is the only child of Judith Bennett Pynchon and William J. She is most recently known for her book Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships, which is often recommended as a starter guide to polyamory and non-monogamy. Tristan Taormino (born May 9, 1971) is an American feminist author, columnist, sex educator, activist, editor, speaker, radio host, and pornographic film director.
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