Actually Asking “What Women Want From Porn”
Pornhub’s latest data doesn’t reveal much. Vice actually asked women. Some illuminating quotes resulted. Read More …
Free Porn Fiesta #27 – Hands and Cake
I’ve been a bit lax with my free porn posts lately; my last one was in June last year. In any case, here’s some good quality porn from female-friendly and feminist porn filmmakers. Bright Desire: Hand Jobs – Our hands are our first sex toys and they offer a sure-fire path to pleasure, no matter your gender. Rob and Amity explore each other’s bodies using only their hands in this Read More …
Tumblr Porn + Other Porn For Women News
It’s the 29th of February and my poor blog has been neglected for the last 2 months. In that time there’s been a few news items about women and porn so I’m just going to make a little list for future reference. Why Tumblr porn is great for women. Huffington Post has a long piece by Emma Gray about how Tumblr is the go-to place for women for young women. Read More …
Emma Watson: “If Only There Was Feminist Porn”
Emma Watson, best known as Hermione in Harry Potter, has decided that being very public about feminism is more important than acting. And good for her. Except that it seems her research skills aren’t nearly as good as Hermione’s. A report in The Independent has her calling “for the creation of ‘awesome alternatives’ to pornography that empower instead of objectifying women.” Ah yes. If only feminist porn existed. If only there Read More …
Porn For Women Retrospective 2015
This is the 10th roundup of porn for women news and views. A look at what happened in the world of women’s erotica and feminist porn in 2015, with info on news items, events, awards, new films and books and censorship. Read More …
Berlin Porn Film Festival 2015
Here’s my mini documentary about the 10th annual Berlin Porn Film Festival which was held from the 21st to the 25th October 2015. The video features filmmaker/performer interviews, film snippets and a special section on the 40th anniversary screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Read More …
Coming Out Like A Porn Star – Review
Coming Out Like A Porn Star features the personal stories of over 50 professionals from the adult industry, myself included. The book explores the dynamic of how porn performers and sex workers reveal their occupation to family, friends and outsiders. Read More …
“Women Are Never Straight” – Researchers
A new study looking at what women find sexually arousing has found that their response can be classified as either bisexual or homosexual, but never totally heterosexual. Read More …
75% Use Free Porn: A New Survey About Women And Porn
A new survey of 3000 women found most weren’t concerned about the impact of porn on their lives and also that a majority sourced their pornography from free sites. Read More …
Candida Royalle: Filmmaker in Focus, 2009
In 2009 at the Berlin Porn Film Festival Candida Royalle presented a filmmaker in focus session, discussing her life’s work and offering behind-the-scenes anecdotes about her films. Read More …
Farewell, Candida Royalle
On Tuesday, as I was preparing to head out to a porn shoot with a lovely lesbian couple, I saw on Twitter that feminist porn pioneer Candida Royalle had died after a long fight with ovarian cancer. This post by Annie Sprinkle gives the details. It was a hugely sad start to the day and I found myself not really believing it. Now I’m back home and able to write, Read More …
New Articles On Women And Porn
Pornhub has released new stats on how many women are watching porn and there’s been a few news articles discussing why women like porn. So here’s a compilation post of them. Read More …
“So What If Your Porn Is Feminist?” So, This.
Part 2 – In which I pick apart Laura McNally’s “So What If Your Porn Is Feminist” article and offer my own defence of feminist porn. Read More …
How To Be An Anti-Porn-Campaigner
If you’re looking to take up railing against the evils of porn, here are some of the things you’ll need to do. Read More …
Panicdotal Evidence: “Anal Tearing”
A story about “anal tears” and rough sex injuries in teens has become an assumed truth, despite it being based on anecdotal evidence. This makes it “panicdotal” – using anecdotes to incite a moral panic. Read More …