Dr. Laura Méritt has been an important voice of sex-positive feminism in German-speaking countries for decades. With the Freudenfluss network, she is committed to sexual education, feminist pornography and education beyond patriarchal norms. On the occasion of the PorYes Award 2025, she talks to us about feminism, resistance in regressive times and the joy of diversity in sexuality and art.
Porn doesn’t exist outside of capitalism, patriarchy, or power. It isn’t a lawless playground that invented misogyny, nor is it a utopian space of sexual liberation. Porn is labor. And like all labor under capitalism, it’s shaped by structures of inequality, such as class, gender, race, and desire.
The Porn Film Festival Vienna has just ended, and the Porn Film Festival Brussels is just around the corner – a good opportunity to reflect on what porn film festivals actually are and how they can shape our view of porn.
The PORN BETTER blog is open to guest posts. We’re particularly happy to feature perspectives from sex workers, news from porn science and insights from the adult industry.
Pornography is a topic that is rarely discussed in public, even though it is a medium with enormous social relevance and for many people is part of their sexuality. Read here why we think porn is political.
What is the term “ethical porn” all about? What values is this meant to highlight and what are the criticisms of the label “ethical porn”?