DIY Porn 101: Tips & Tricks for Your First Self-shot Porn Film
Watching porn is an easier feat than shooting it. We’ve gathered practical tips & tricks for a successful first shoot.
Interview with Laura Méritt
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 IS WORK – AND IT MIRRORS THE SYSTEM THAT SHAPES IT
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.
A visit to the Porn Film Festival Berlin
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.
Guest contributions welcome!
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.
Why (your) porn is political
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.