Women like porn. Women watch porn. Women are making porn. Yes, women are part of the pornography industry now more than at any other time in history—and not just as performers or consumers either. Women are gaining power and asserting their influence in the adult entertainment industry as directors, producers, and distributors. Their mark is indelible, and it’s only just begun.
CarnalNation was fortunate enough to capture a video of some of the current powerhouses of pleasure-positive and queer-focused erotic media. In the following video, Dr. Lynn Comella, Women's Studies Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, facilitates a panel discussion dominated by sex-positive and assertive business-savvy women. Tristan Taormino, Shine Louise Houston, and retailers Rachel Venning with Babeland and Jackie Strano of Good Vibrations and Good Releasing share their perspectives and experiences in this new frontier.














