{"id":105871,"date":"2013-08-01T01:28:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T01:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/?p=105871"},"modified":"2013-08-01T01:28:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T01:28:29","slug":"conner-habib-reveals-his-birth-name-discusses-discrimination-against-porn-stars-in-whats-in-a-porn-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/conner-habib-reveals-his-birth-name-discusses-discrimination-against-porn-stars-in-whats-in-a-porn-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Conner Habib Reveals His Birth Name &#038; Discusses Discrimination Against Porn Stars in What\u2019s In A (Porn) Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conner-Habib-Andre-Khalil.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Conner Habib Andre Khalil\" width=\"580\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-105882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conner-Habib-Andre-Khalil.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conner-Habib-Andre-Khalil-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Porn star <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/tag\/conner-habib\/\">Conner Habib<\/a> discusses the concept of &#8220;porn names&#8221; in his latest essay on Buzzfeed, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/connerhabib\/wanna-be-a-porn-star-youll-need-a-good-name\">What\u2019s In A (Porn) Name?<\/a>. He also talks about the discrimination against porn stars, his porn name, and why he reveals HIS birth name, Andre Khalil.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I wish I had understood all this more deeply five years ago when I started appearing in porn; I might not have chosen a porn name at all. After all, the discrimination porn actors face stems in part from the separating of identities. And perhaps it would help end discrimination against and misunderstanding of porn stars if more performers expressed both their names publicly.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Conner told me he&#8217;s trying to end porn discrimination by revealing his birth name.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#000000;width:580px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:4px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:uma:video:logotv.com:921073\/cp~vid%3D921073%26instance%3Dnewnownext%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Alogotv.com%3A921073\" width=\"572\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;\">Get More:\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conner Habib Teaches Us How To Top, Masturbate: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newnownext.com\/conner-habib-teaches-us-how-to-top-masturbate-ask-the-sexpert\/07\/2013\/\">Ask The Sexpert<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/connerhabib\/wanna-be-a-porn-star-youll-need-a-good-name\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conner-Habib-Whats-In-A-Porn-Name.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Conner Habib Whats In A Porn Name\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-105889\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conner-Habib-Whats-In-A-Porn-Name.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Conner-Habib-Whats-In-A-Porn-Name-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/connerhabib\/wanna-be-a-porn-star-youll-need-a-good-name\">What\u2019s In A (Porn) Name?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>+ More of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/tag\/conner-habib\/\">Conner Habib<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porn star Conner Habib discusses the concept of &ldquo;porn names&rdquo; in his latest essay on Buzzfeed, What&rsquo;s In A (Porn) Name?. He also talks about the discrimination against porn stars, his porn name, and why he reveals HIS birth name, Andre Khalil. 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