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Adreena Winters Pens New Op-Ed for XBIZ World

Adreena Winters has penned her second op-ed piece of 2020 for XBIZ World. Her new column is about juggling clips with content for her official site.

SBA Loans Expert Pens Op-Ed Against Arbitrary 'Prurient' Clause

Attorney Derek Adams, an expert on Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, has penned an op-ed arguing that the SBA “can and should refrain from applying its ineligibility rules" — including the so-called “prurient clause” that discriminates against sexually oriented businesses — at the time of loan forgiveness.

Op-Ed: Mashable's 'Porn Week' Shows Mainstream's Struggle With Fair Adult Coverage

Mainstream entertainment and tech news site Mashable published in the last few days a series of articles centered around the adult entertainment industry under the banner “Porn Week.”

Op-Ed: When Adult Performers Go M.I.A.

Covering adult entertainment much of the time is no different from covering mainstream entertainment, but occasionally there are situations that highlight the differences between both industries and cultures.

Maitland Ward Pens Pro-Industry Op-Ed for The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast published on Saturday an op-ed written by Maitland Ward entitled “How Porn Saved Me From Hollywood,” illuminating her journey from mainstream actress to award-winning adult performer.

Op-Ed: International Sex Workers Day in a World Under Lockdown

The 2020 commemoration of International Sex Workers Day (originally known as “International Whore’s Day”) sees the militant marches for sex worker rights of years past — a yearly push for life-saving visibility epitomized by brandishing red umbrellas — replaced by a sobering assessment of how COVID-19 protocols worldwide have essentially put sex workers’ right to work in the hands of uncaring government officials.

Op-Ed: Even If My State May Allow Porn Shoots, I Won't Break Quarantine (Yet)

Before the pandemic started, I shot all my updates for my paysites in Las Vegas. I'm a Nevada resident and my LLC is based here. I have plenty of performers who are aching to get back to work and would jump on a local shoot if I offered one. I'm pretty confident many of them have stuck to their quarantine and I’ve studied up on cleaning protocols and how to not spread COVID-19 on a set.

Op-Ed: Stormy Daniels Blasts Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Industry

Op-Ed: I’ve been receiving a flood of messages from people in the adult industry this week asking for my advice, all about the same topic. This morning, I woke up to another one. This time it was from a dancer in Portland, Oregon. She was desperate for help to pay her bills and reached out to me for money.

APAG's Alana Evans Pens Op-Ed Calling SBA Loan Application 'Discriminatory'

Alana Evans, president of the Adult Performers Actors Guild (APAG) penned an op-ed for mainstream news site The Daily Beast about “how discriminatory it is that the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus excludes sex workers.”

Op-Ed: '#NoNutNovember' and the Prudish Cult of Semen Retention

Halloween is behind us and we’re moving into the cornucopian glory of November, the month renowned for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and, among a small-but-vocal internet cult with utterly unscientific notions of the relationship between semen retention and personal success, #NoNutNovember.

Op-Ed: Katie Couric's Porn Bashing is Scarier Than You Think

Katie Couric recently kicked off her new podcast with an episode entitled, “Is Violent Porn Changing Us?” The premise of the show is that porn has become the de facto sex education for young people, and is teaching them bad things.

Op-Ed: 'Bareback' is Obsolete

It's time to evolve past exploiting outdated, illicit thrills that once surrounded condomless gay adult movies.

Op-Ed: Here's What Happened With the Mia Khalifa Interview

Regardless of what you might have read this week in mainstream publications, Mia Khalifa is not, and has never been, “a porn star.”

Op-Ed: Can Sex Workers Ever Trust Kamala Harris?

“Have you heard? Kamala Harris is in favor of decriminalizing sex work.”

Stormy Daniels Advocates for Strippers' Rights in L.A. Times Op-Ed

2019 XBIZ Awards host and Crossover Star of the Year Stormy Daniels advocates on behalf of strippers in an L.A. Times op-ed titled "Stormy Daniels: Strippers need to be treated as freelancers, not employees," published today.

Anna Bell Peaks Pens Op-Ed for XBIZ World

Anna Bell Peaks has penned an op-ed for XBIZ World about living her “dream life” as “a cam girl, a CEO, a CPA and a porn star.”

Op-Ed: Maureen Dowd's Dangerous Blame Game Lands on Porn

It turns out that pot isn’t the only vice that Maureen Dowd can’t handle. The writer, a mainstay of The New York Times op-ed section, ranted to The Irish Times yesterday about the driving role pornography supposedly plays in the sex lives — including non-consensual experiences — of young women.

Stoya Pens N.Y. Times Op-Ed Column on 'Good Porn'

The New York Times on Sunday published a contributing op-ed column written by Stoya, the veteran performer and TrenchcoatX's founder.

Valentina Mia Talks Trans Community in About Magazine Op-Ed

To celebrate National Coming Out Day, TS starlet Valentina Mia is featured in About Magazine’s op-ed piece, “Beacon of Hope for Trans Community. “

Op-Ed: Bellesa.co — Piracy, Misrepresentation and Potential Positives

“Shit is changing. Because we’re changing it.” Unapologetically bold.