Golden Age legends
The 1970s–80s stars who defined the industry, and what their lives were really like.
Ginger Lynn: Vivid's First Contract Star, Hollywood Hopeful, and Cancer Survivor
A Musicland manager from Rockford helped build the biggest brand in adult video, walked away at 23, and kept getting back up. Sourced and SFW.
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.
Traci Lords: The Underage Scandal That Changed an Industry, and the Survivor Who Rebuilt Her Life
A runaway from Steubenville, Ohio, a stolen birth certificate, a 1986 scandal that forced an industry to check IDs, and a long second act from Cry-Baby to Blade. Sourced and SFW.