content warning: pedophilia and sexual abuse What were you doing on November 2nd, 2016? Jane Doe was deciding whether or not to risk her life to prevent a Trump presidency. Lisa Bloom’s server was hacked; emails stolen, connectivity broken. I was online, glued to Twitter. I was following a story I care about; the alleged … Read moreWhat I Know About Jane Doe
2016 Porn Studies Volume 3, Issue 2: Porn Labor, Stigma and the shaping of the porn industry
I can see how doing a “keynote” at such a young age could be a set-up for disaster, but all in all I think some of these ideas make sense to me while others need further consideration. It’s a moment in time where I felt like those using the “ethical porn” and “feminist porn” labels … Read morePorn’s New Key Words: Feminist Porn Conference 2014 KeyNote
Originally printed in the debut issue of the academic journal Porn Studies, reprinted on Huffington Post. Queer porn means different things to different people – but to me, it means porn that is out of the box, out of the closet, and shamelessly sex-positive. Queer porn’s endless combinations of genders and sexualities allow its performers … Read moreFinding Gender Through Porn Performance
I found riot grrrl the summer after a shitty freshman year at high school. I was really smart but none of my teachers took me seriously. All my friends were stoner dropouts on the corner and because they were my friends, and i was out as bisexual, and looked like a punk, i was treated … Read moreHow Growing Up Riot Grrrl Informed my Art/Porn/Work/Whatever
People of all genders and sexual orientations can participate in fisting and enjoy fisting. Heterosexuals do it. Gay men do it. Lesbians do it. Trans people do it. Some people can do it to themselves. Ignorance often presents itself as an absence of representation. In the same, bigotry and hateful actions and words often come from … Read moreThe Truth About Fisting