Did you know that only 58% of women watch porn, while 93% of men do? Perhaps the gap isn’t around our sexual desires but more around our ethics. Pornography has been largely driven by the sexual desires of straight men; it’s simply not relevant to all of us. It’s also no secret that the porn industry can be extractive, abusive, and toxic. So thank our lucky orgasms for ethical porn.  

How does one find ethical porn? You can start by asking yourself a few simple questions can help you ensure what you are watching is ethical on all fronts:

Who is this content made by and for?
Who is in the video?
How are they being treated in their place of work?
Is there diversity in the casting?
Was explicit consent shown?
Who is profiting off you watching this video? 

It’s not always easy to answer these questions about porn on your own, so we’ve created this list to help you continue to enjoy watching porn while feeling good about it. 

BELLESA

Bellesa is a fav. They are one of the only ethical sites to also offer free content, and though it is important to pay for porn to ensure the people in the videos are being paid fairly and treated well—it’s also one way to make accessible, low-commitment, ethical porn available. What’s SO cool about Bellesa is their women-centered focus. Bellesa makes porn that focuses on women’s pleasure and enjoyment of sex—it is inclusive, a lot more realistic than most porn that is out there, and ensures to show things like consent, pleasure, and love. 

LUST CINEMA 

Lust Cinema, started by Erika Lust, was a game changer. Erika Lust is a filmmaker who considers what she makes to be “feminist” porn. This basically means the porn she makes shows diversity, shows consent, shows intimacy, and is just beautifully made. She is a leader in the industry and makes porn more than just a tool to “get off,” but an art form.

PINK LABEL

Pink Label, also focusing on diversity makes sure to show porn that is not only inclusive of but shows perspectives of the LGBTQIA+ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and intersections of them all.  

LUSTERY 

Lustery is unique for showing real-life partners and their real-life sex lives. This is cool because the connection you see on screen is genuine, deep, and real. That’s not to say other porn is not also extremely fun and great to watch, but this realness is a great way for people to learn about sex and intimacy. So many people look to the internet to learn about sex, and real-life partners and depictions of sex are so so important.