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Audio erotica app Quinn has apologized and donated $25,000 to Trans Lifeline after editing out a comment about trans women from an interview with Heated Rivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams.
Quinn found itself recently in hot water after its social media team edited an interview with Storrie and Williams, who also star in an original romantasy series on the online platform, Ember & Ice. In Ember & Ice, Williams voices Finn, a fae prince, who is drawn to Dane (Storrie), the prince from a rival faerie kingdom.
In a clip shared online, Storrie and Williams, known for portraying lovers and hockey rivals in the popular Crave/HBO Max show Heated Rivalry, were asked why they think male/male romance resonates so strongly with women.
Williams answers that "there are straight women, there are trans women, there are gay women, like queer women" who are fans, and so he doesn't think there's one easy answer. However, in the video originally shared by Quinn, Williams says, "there are straight women, there are gay women, like queer women," with "trans women" edited out.
On January 3, the Quinn X account replied to a user who asked about the edit.
The post explained that editors at Quinn cut the mention of "trans women" because "it's not a sexual orientation and he was listing sexual orientations, and we wanted to distinguish the two."
However, some readers weren't happy with this answer.
"He's listing types of women, as he said. not types of sexual orientations," wrote X user Susan Vegas. "do better!"
"Except he wasn't listing sexual orientations originally," wrote X user Bennet Renard. "As you admitted, you edited it, making it seem like he was listing orientations, when in the full cut, he clearly purposefully included trans women when talking abt different women who enjoy MM romance."
On January 4, Quinn's social media released a new statement apologizing for the edit and promising that the platform supports trans women and trans stories. In its apology, the team at Quinn admits it made a mistake and understands "why this edit was offensive and exclusionary."
"Our intention was to avoid conflating gender identity and sexual orientation, but removing that portion from the short-form interview was a mistake. We should have handled it differently," the statement says.
"Over the years, we have consistently celebrated trans stories — we have trans members of our team and community who we see, value, and deeply appreciate, and we are committed to growing our catalogue of trans stories and creators.
We appreciate this community for holding us accountable. It will not happen again."
The company also made a $25,000 donation to Trans Lifeline, a nonprofit that provides support and a 24/7 crisis hotline to the transgender community.
Watch the entire interview below.
