20 May

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Free Porn Fiesta #9 – Phone Sex

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Prime the vibrator, it’s time for another free selection of sexy, sexy pics and movies from feminist and female-friendly adult sites.

Bright Desire: Phone Sex – The gorgeous Adrianna Nicole elaborates on a fantasy in this solo scene.
X-Art: Yoga Master and Student – A yoga master and student have a secret affair.
Joymii: Pure Lust – Sage and Ritchie in glamourous hardcore sex pics.
Club Stroke: Christian Frost – Hot guy with glasses jerks off on camera
Dreams of Spanking: The Mediator – Rockstar rivals Ten and Pandora are embroiled in an argument. Pandora’s boyfriend Tom intervenes – with spanking!
Sssh.com: Dinner With His Parents – Why couldn’t Eric be just a little responsible?
Lust Cinema: Love Is A Dangerous Game – A connection with a horror novelist brings danger.

Independent porn costs money to make. If you want to see more great, sensual, well-shot porn, make sure you give your monetary support!

09 May

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Free Porn Fiesta #8 – Naughty Weekend

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Here’s another collection of free galleries and videos from female-friendly and feminist porn sites. Hope you enjoy the fun and remember, if you like what you see – please BUY.

Bright Desire: Kara and Devon – Real life couple have a naughty weekend away and Kara has plenty of loud orgasms.
Lust Cinema: Anal KamaSutra – Spiritual backdoor shenanigans. Featuring slow, sensual sex, the pair demonstrate a multitude of Kamasutra positions and techniques that enhance anal pleasure.
X-Art: Workout Together – Kristen and her boyfriend have a hot sex after an awesome afternoon run.
Dreams of Spanking: Thrashed and Forgiven – She is truly sorry for having been so stupid, and she will be forgiven. But first, she will be punished.
For The Girls: Ed Gets Wood – Photos of a smiley guy stripping off his jeans
Club Stroke: King James – Handsome man jerks off on video

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08 May

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In Praise Of Rock N Roll Spandex

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Last week I went to see Aerosmith, the band whose album PUMP was the soundtrack to my teenage years. I had a fantastic time and naturally stood in awe of the way that 65-year-old Steven Tyler can still do the moves (and not fall off the stage too much). So then I was watching their videos on Youtube and generally admiring the tight pants and spandex much favoured by Tyler.

I’ve already done a piece glorying in revealing spandex called The Top Ten Heavy Metal Crotches. But I thought I’d do another post because, well, spandex.

The 70s and 80s were a time when it was entirely necessary for male rock stars to let the audience know exactly which side you dressed on. And as an officially licensed admirer of the male form, I like that. I wish it would come back. Because the idea of the over-the-top male sex symbol has faded from music a little. It’s either Justin Bieber or Snoop Dog (or whatever animal he is now). While music videos may depict male stars as being irresistible to women, they don’t actually bother to be appealing to women in an overtly sexy way.

I suspect I’m showing my age with that comment, but there it is. And perhaps today’s young whippersnappers really don’t get it… I mean, there’s actually a question on Quora asking “why did rock stars of the 70s and 80s wear such tight pants?”

In any case, here’s some photos of hot rock and roll men in spandex and tight pants. Just because.

David Lee Roth

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The Van Halen singer is quite simply the king of spandex. There are so many images of him rocking out in tight pants that it’s hard to choose which one to feature. The man not only unashamedly wore spandex and leather arseless pants, he also did acrobatics in the process. For more DLR greatness, check the photos on this page. Or Google “David Lee Roth spandex” and sit back in wonder.

Robert Plant

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The lead singer of Led Zeppelin certainly knew how to wear a pair of tight denim flares. Without fail, you’re pretty much able to make out all the details of his tackle in almost every photo of him. Perhaps it helped him hit all those high notes.

Steven Tyler

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Steve was a huge fan of spandex in the 80s and he’s still inclined to wear very tight pants, if last week’s concert was anything to go by. I had to put up this pic in which spandex is masterfully combined with suspenders and fishnet across the bum to create a truly impressive outfit.

Jon Bon Jovi

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Both pics above from here.

The lead singer of Bon Jovi looks exceedingly fetching in his Wanted Dead Or Alive leather pants. And he was definitely a fan of exceedingly tight jeans, including those with corset-style flies that may have made access rather difficult (see this pic).

Bruce Dickinson

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Iron Maiden’s lead singer scaled the heights of spandex in the 80s, gadding about in a wide variety of spiffy tights. His habit of putting one foot on the speakers meant those in the first row often got a special groinal view that no doubt enhanced the drama of the moment.

Michael Hutchence

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The lead singer of INXS modelled himself after Jim Morrison, including the wearing of tight leather pants. That both died young does not necessarily mean that tight leather pants are deadly, though obviously one must be very careful when tucking ones bits into body-hugging trousers.

And of course…

Spinal Tap

“We’ve got Armadillos in our trousers. It’s really quite frightening.”

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07 May

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Mini Documentary About The Feminist Porn Awards 2013

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It took me a while but I’ve finally finished my mini-doco about the Feminist Porn Awards and Conference 2013. I’ve tried to give an overview of what went on as well as a brief glimpse into the issues surrounding feminist porn. The original version was heaps longer and I’m going to be posting my interviews and other footage in full at Bright Desire.

I shot the whole thing using my small Sony camera so the footage and sound isn’t as professional as I’d like but it was a lot easier to just carry my little camera everywhere and shoot what I could. I’m also wishing I’d shot twice as much footage (even though I ended up with more than 3 hours worth). I had every intention of chasing down various filmmakers and performers for interviews but in the end there just wasn’t enough time. I’m very grateful to Carlyle, Carol, Sinnamon and Shar for helping me out with interviews.

29 Apr

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Free Porn Fiesta #7 – Laughter and Lust

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I’m well overdue for a post with free porn galleries from female-friendly and feminist-identified porn sites. So here they are!

Bright Desire: Aeryn and Theo – This real life couple laugh and connect as they make love.
Dreams of Spanking: Pleasure to Serve – Michael Darling shows off his top side in this sizzlingly sexy bedroom fantasy.
Lust Cinema: Infidelite – Three couples, three different stories, three ways to overcome infidelity, three ways to spice up their relationships. A wonderful film by one-of-a-kind French director, Ovidie
Joymii: Viktoria and Ridge – Another set of beautifully shot glamour porn
Sssh: Passion Play – In the middle of rehearsals for Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet”. The Director, Simon Blackthorne, seems somewhat annoyed.
X-Art: A Little Rain Must Fall – Hot sex in the shower.
Pornographic Love: Langorous 69 – with an anal plug and an intense cumshot.

If you see something you like, please consider supporting the website that offers it. When you pay for good porn, it means more good porn can be made!

23 Apr

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Suspenders And The Pout: Farewell, Chrissy Amphlett

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Yesterday brought the sad news that Christina Amphlett, lead singer of the Divinyls, had died, succumbing to a combination of breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. My initial reaction was shock that there was any illness and then sadness that she was gone. She was only 53. When you’re about to tick over to 40 like me, 53 is way too fucking young.

I want to write about Chrissy because she was something of a feminist, sexual icon. Not just to Australians but to people all over the world, thanks to the ground-breaking single I Touch Myself, one of the first songs to openly broach the topic of female masturbation. For that alone, we should be thankful.. (more…)

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16 Apr

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Definitions and Denials: Feminist Porn As A Label

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The closing reception of the Feminist Porn Conference was held in the Chapter House of the University of Toronto – an ancient, circular building dominated by an impressive oval (vulval?) table. As dozens of porn producers, performers, fans and academics gathered in the room, I briefly laughed at the idea of all of us sitting around the table, plotting world domination in a Doctor Evil kind of way, working out how to make Feminist Porn (TM) into the One True Porn.

Fat chance. We couldn’t even organise where to go for dinner.

In the 13 years I’ve been making porn, I’ve repeatedly seen it said that organizing pornographers is like herding cats and its certainly the case when it comes to feminist porn. There’s such a diversity of ideas, creative expression, lived experiences and definitions that trying to pin anything down is naturally difficult.

It’s fair to say that most who identify with the label “feminist porn” are OK with the concept of pornography and don’t find that it clashes with their concept of feminism. Most are attempting to make explicit material that is more inclusive, representative, sex positive and ethical than other porn – this “other” is often referred to as “the mainstream”. Beyond that definitions get tricky. You could say there are “genres” within the broader church and these include instructional movies, gonzo films, artistic features and works that cater to or depict a specific audience, perspective or identity, be they ciswomen, queer, trans or different body types (and all of the above) – but even that is a stretch. A lot of feminist pornographers just want to show hot sex – albeit in a different way to mainstream porn.

The inherently vague nature of defining feminist porn has resulted in several major media articles that seek to use definitions as a nail on which to hang the whole article. Asking “What IS Feminist Porn?” makes for a nice headline and allows the journo to explore the concept via quotes and examples. It also provides an opportunity to question the very existence of the genre since we all know that feminism hates porn, right? (Wheel out common or garden anti-porn feminist to prove point). (more…)

16 Apr

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The Feminist Porn Conference

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A pic from the closing reception at the Feminist Porn Conference. Facing the camera is Mia Gimp.

After a huge couple of days attending the Feminist Porn Awards events, Saturday the 6th April brought the 1st ever Feminist Porn Conference, held in the cold, church-like halls of the University of Toronto. Based on The Feminist Porn Book, released in February, the conference brought together porn performers, producers, writers and academics to discuss the issues and potential of porn that identifies as feminist.

I was one of the presenters. My talk “My Decadent Decade: Ten Years of Making and Debating Porn for Women in Australia” – an adaption of my chapter in the book – was part of the Ladyporn: Porn for Women session at 3:15 in the afternoon. I’ll talk about it a little later in this post (and the video is embedded below).

The conference, originally planned to be a relatively small affair, drew almost 250 attendees and boasted 45 different presenters across five sessions. Because it was only a one-day conference, each one and a half hour session had to compete with three – and in my case four – others. This meant that attendees had to make a choice as to which session they were most interested in. I found it rather frustrating as there were often multiple presentations that I wanted to attend. I needed a Hermione time-turner so I could go back and see more (because when you can travel through time, naturally you want to go to lessons).

In the end I made the choice to attend sessions by people who didn’t have a chapter in the book. It seemed the best way to hear more ideas, since I’d already devoured the book in the weeks leading up to the conference. (more…)

15 Apr

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Feminist Porn Awards 2013 – Wrap Up

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Ever since I blogged about the first Feminist Porn Awards in 2006 I’ve been wanting to attend. Finally, eight years later, I made it to Toronto for the awards as well as the first ever Feminist Porn Conference. It was quite the trip, in every sense. Now here’s my wrap-up of the awards and associated events. I’ll do a separate post about the conference (here it is).

First up was a special pre-awards lecture given by sex-positive legend Carol Queen from the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco. Her presentation was called “Absexuals and Erotophobes: Why They Hate Us for Our Freedom” and it explored the idea that being anti-porn is actually a sexual orientation of sorts. She described the concept of “erotophobia” as a fear or denial of sexuality and sexual variety and hypothesizes that “absexuals” are erotophobes that take their fear to the next level, seeking to control the lives of others – even as they deny their own arousal. One of the examples she gave was a woman at an anti-porn conference who insisted on reading an extensive list of porn titles she found disgusting, all the while becoming flushed and short of breath.

Carol’s idea isn’t backed up by evidence beyond research showing that homophobes – the best known type of erotophobe – tend to get turned on by gay porn whereas people who are more comfortable with sexuality can take it or leave it. Still, it’s a really interesting idea. Her talk was wonderfully interesting with plenty of personal anecdotes and some great interaction with the small audience. I’m so glad I went. (more…)

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11 Apr

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Feminist Porn Awards 2013: I Got An Honorable Mention!

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You may have noticed the blog has been dead for a while. That’s because I was preparing for my trip to Canada and then I’ve spent nearly 3 weeks here, travelling about and then attending the Feminist Porn Awards and Conference from April 4 to 6. Plus I shot two solo scenes with Jiz Lee and Courtney Trouble – more info on that soon.

It’s been a wonderful time and I have SO much to blog about. Indeed, I should have written some posts up already but I’ve been busy sightseeing and generally coming down after a huge week (or couple of months, to be honest). Today it’s freezing outside with ice pellets and snow so I might as well blog a bit.

The most exciting news is that my film Connections: Real Couples, Joyful Sex received an Honorable Mention at the awards on Friday night. What can I say, I’m thrilled to finally have my own Feminist Porn Award after following and reporting on the event for the last 8 years. It was also incredible to finally be at the awards in person and partake in the friendly, kinky atmosphere that pervades the event. (more…)

14 Mar

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Phwoar! Almost Naked Rowing Team

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Apparently this has already been everywhere but it’s the first I’ve seen of it. So here’s a lovely video featuring the University of Warwick Boat Club filming their nude calendar for charity. It doesn’t have full nudity but it’s still a nice bit of eye candy.

I wondering, what looks better? Nude men running while holding their tackle or nude men just running and letting said tackle flop about? I think I’d prefer the flopping, to be honest.

You can buy their calendar here.

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13 Mar

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The Commercial Realities Of Feminist Porn

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A week ago I hunkered down with ten of my fellow Australian female feminist porn makers to talk about what we do. Included in our group were filmmakers, webmistresses and models (and some were combintations of all those things) We talked business strategies, billing, search engine optimization and filmmaking techniques. We shared war stories. We also talked about the ethics of what we do. We didn’t get time to write down a formal code of practice but it’s now in the pipeline.

Today I read Melissa Gira Grant’s article Who speaks for women who work in the adult industry? In it, she discusses the idea that women taking control of the means of production is one way of creating fairer conditions for the performers in porn, short of creating a union. Certainly that’s what I’m seeing with the performers who are running their own sites and producing their own content. It’s also what I’ve experienced as a filmmaker attempting to make a better kind of porn.

There was also this quote from Bella Vendetta:

“Unfortunately, I have found that if the term feminist porn is being used, I can almost guarantee that it means I will be offered an incredibly low rate. To me, it is not empowering to accept half my rate to have sex on film.” Bella concludes: “Feminist porn is a labor of love.”

I wanted to address this quote and the suggestion it gives (at least to me) that feminist porn isn’t living up to its ethical ideals when it comes to pay. While I understand where Bella is coming from, I feel that it doesn’t give the full story. To do this, I want to give the perspective of someone who is a feminist porn producer, not a performer. (more…)

12 Mar

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Feminist Porn News Roundup

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In the last month there’s been a flurry of mainstream articles about feminist porn and porn for women and I’ve been way too busy to do anything but tweet them. A lot of these articles have emerged in the wake of the publication of The Feminist Porn Book (I’m in it, buy it now!). So, for the sake of posterity, I’m just going to whack them all willy-nilly into one big blog post for later reference.

“There isn’t one monolithic thing and, yes, of course, built into feminist porn is the notion that we’re critiquing porn that’s already out there, that we feel like doesn’t represent female sexuality in a diverse enough way, doesn’t prioritize female pleasure, doesn’t represent authentic female desire, or simply doesn’t get us off. So we’re going to go and make our own.”
- The Feminist Pornographer – an extensive interview with Tristan Taormino at Salon.com

“I had experienced sex in my personal life as a mostly positive, enjoyable, and liberating experience. I wanted to see that experience in the porn I was consuming. Like many female viewers, I had difficulty relating to the women in these films and their sexual presentations.”
- How I Became A Feminist Porn Star – Dylan Ryan’s excerpt from the Feminist Porn Book at Jezebel (more…)

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08 Mar

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I Have Two Nominations For The 2013 Feminist Porn Awards

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It’s been quite the week. I’ve come home after a busy few days meeting with fellow Australian feminist pornographers and then madly shooting scenes for BrightDesire.com, filming late into the night. Luckily I had a cold which really upped the difficulty score but gritted my teeth and got on with it.

Now I have the happy news that I’ve received two nominations in this year’s Feminist Porn Awards. One is for Bright Desire in the website category. The other is for Connections: Real Couples, Joyful Sex, the DVD I created using the hetero scenes you’ll find at Bright Desire. Connections doesn’t have a commercial release as yet but I will look into the feasibility of it after Toronto. So it’s great to have this recognition.

It’s taken me seven years but I’m finally going to be in Toronto for this year’s awards, after promising I’d be there so many times before. I’ll be presenting at the Feminist Porn Conference on April 6, discussing my career making porn online and the vagaries of the phrase “porn for women”. I’ll also be at the awards and film screenings. I’m so keen to get over there and meet all the amazing filmmakers, writers and performers who are part of this larger movement. Hopefully fellow Aussies Gala Vanting and Zahra Stardust – who also have nominations – can be there. Even better, I have plans to shoot more porn when I’m in Toronto, including with several well-known performers. It’s gonna be huge!

I want to extend my congrats to all the other nominees – there’s so many fab people listed and I’m keen to see their work. And it’s going to be wonderful to finally meet with people I’ve either met online or have heard of through their feminist porn work.

In the meantime, I’ve got two weeks to try and get myself organised for the trip and to get ahead with updates and editing. I hardly know which way is up right now but there’s no time to waste. Onward and upward, people!

14 Feb

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Let’s Make Valentines Day Happier

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It’s Valentines Day today which in theory is all about celebrating romantic love. All well and good, except I’m seeing an awful lot of cynicism and unhappiness surrounding the day, on Facebook, on Twitter, in the media. Seems Valentines day makes a lot of people feel either lonely, bitter, guilty or let down. It’s a day that’s become buried under expectation, obligation and an avalanche of marketing.

Perhaps it’s time we had a word about the V-word.

I like the idea of having a day where we remind ourselves how lucky we are to have love in our lives and to express that. But the Valentines Day thing has gone way beyond that. It’s turned into a bit of a Frankenstein’s gift card, come to beat us about the head with commercialism.

Many people see Valentines Day as a thing where men have to give women presents, preferably chocolate and flowers. Or jewellery, sometimes engagement rings. It seems to be a bit of a one-way street on the gift-giving front, with no obligation for women to return the favour. It’s not very, you know, feminist. Surely if you’re in love, gifts aren’t a prerequisite?

And this gift-giving ritual creates that previously mentioned feeling of expectation and obligation; women think that if their man doesn’t give them something, he doesn’t love her. And the guy feels obligated to buy stuff even if he isn’t feeling it, because if he doesn’t spend money on chocolates or flowers, he is somehow lacking in devotion. (more…)