Joybear

Joybear takes ethical production very seriously. As Justin Santos points out, for him “ethical porn is everything you don’t see on screen,” namely communication before the shoot, understanding and consent, trust between the performers and the crew, fair pay, and safety on set.

Without naming their rates, Joybear states to pay “fair”, which is backed by performer ratings stating that their pay has been “okay”.

(STI prevention / testing; access to safer sex supplies)

Safety on the set is rated as “very good” by the performers. STD protection like condoms is being provided on set. Official STD testing is ensured prior to the shoot.

… regarding practices, upload, shooting partners:

Joybear works with a Performer Bill of Rights. The document explains what performers can expect before, during and after their shoot. The performer rights include…

• transparency with whom they’ll be working and to refuse working with certain persons
• the right to ask questions and clarify everything before and during the shoot
• the right to have consensual sex
• the right to talk to the Producer / Director
• the right to change their mind about what has been previously discussed, to stop the scene and to discuss the necessary changes.

Performer ratings confirm that they have felt absolutely safe on set and that their boundaries were respected.

Joybear’s more recent porn films have definitely evolved towards more diverse scripts and casts. You’ll find more genuine female desire and lead, more male performers wearing condoms, and cis-male performers in unusual roles, such as the submissive ballet dancer with trainer Kali Sudhra.

In older productions, on the other hand, things are more stereotypical. The performers are predominantly slim, white and shaved. You see a lot of makeup, high heels and very rarely does a clip end with anything other than the male performer’s cumshot (this also applies to the newer films, by the way).

Performers describe the work environment at Joybear’s as “rather inclusive”.

We did not find any problematic categories on Joybear.

Each performer is tagged under the features & chapters they are starring in, and you can search by performer. Further information about them is not disclosed. We like that in each video you’ll find the full cast listed in the credits.

Language: English

(Almost) each feature & chapter has a very descriptive synopsis.That comes in handy, because there’s no image preview on the timeline. So for each scene, you’ll know what happens and in which order.

Joybear has a banner section that links to other porn sites that don’t agree with our definition of ethical porn: Adult Time, EroticaX, PureTaboo, MILFED, BBC Paradise, Brazzers, Blacked…. just to name a few. These ads aren’t aggressive or disturbing as they’re placed rather discretely as static banners in the bottom section of the site.

You can choose to watch in Full HD, HD or SD. There are a few minor buffer issues on the website, but they can be fixed by lowering the streaming quality to SD. Skipping through the videos works quite smoothly.

There’s also a download option for the films.

The films are produced (or co-produced) by Justin Santos, you’ll find the whole cast in the credits.