Advocates and entrepreneurs
Founders, educators and activists who changed the business.
Belle Knox: The Duke Student Who Was Outed, Threatened, and Refused to Be Shamed
A $4,300 monthly tuition bill, a classmate who broke a promise, and an 18-year-old who decided to talk back. The real Belle Knox story, sourced and SFW.
Jenna Jameson Weighed 76 Pounds Before She Ruled Porn
Before the empire there was a girl from Las Vegas who almost didn't make it. After 14 years in this industry, here's why I think her story is a survival story first and a porn story second.
Linda Lovelace: The Star of 'Deep Throat' Who Spent Her Life Telling a Different Story
A Catholic schoolgirl from the Bronx, the most profitable adult film ever made, 33 publishers who said no, and a woman who said she finally knew she had survived.
Nina Hartley: The Registered Nurse Who Became Porn's Longest-Running Sex Educator
A blacklisted father, a Berkeley childhood, a promise never to cut class, and a career that has outlasted almost everyone's. Sourced and SFW.
Riley Reid's Exit Plan: Why One of Porn's Biggest Stars Built Her Own AI Clone
A programmer dad, deepfake fears, a family at home, and a plan to quit 'before that day.' How Riley Reid is turning fame into a business that runs without her.
Stormy Daniels: From a Baton Rouge Childhood to the Key to West Hollywood
Days without electricity, a high-school newspaper editor who wanted to be a journalist, a director's chair at Wicked, and a public fight that cost her nearly everything. Sourced and SFW.
Stoya Is the Smartest Person in Porn and the World Still Won't Admit It
She got tired of journalists getting her industry wrong, so she started writing it herself. After 14 years in this business, here's why I think Stoya is the blueprint every performer should study.