ART IMITATES LIFE
Jane Wilde is one of the hottest stars in the adult industry. But she says she was lured into sex work at 18 by a shady trafficker who controlled nearly every aspect of her life.
Award-winning actress Aurora Snow performed and directed in the adultbusiness for 10 years. She is currently a full time writer and divides her time between California and the Midwest.
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PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, porn’s women are now refusing to participate in “creampie” scenes, and many are doing girl/girl scenes only to reduce the risk of pregnancy.
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MISDIRECTION
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar cast porn as the villain after Uvalde instead of talking gun control.
THE BIG REVEAL
In honor of Mother’s Day, a number of adult industry actors spoke to Aurora Snow about what it was like when their mother found out they were doing porn.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Sex workers receive an extraordinary amount of harassment online, and a number of former and current porn stars are trying to put a stop to it.
#METOO
The boundaries of female performers are constantly tested in the world of porn—and often crossed. Here, a number of women share when things went too far on porn sets.
LIKE A FINE WINE
Porn is no longer just a young woman’s game—and these women are proving it.
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In the wake of the Atlanta massage-parlor shootings, Asian women in the porn world have been reevaluating how they’re treated and what the future holds.
BLEAK FUTURE
Many in the adult industry feel that the uber-religious Supreme Court nominee will threaten the future of porn.
PROJECTING
The first lady called her husband’s alleged mistress a “porn hooker,” and the porn world is calling the former nude model a hypocrite.