Op-Ed
Washington Examiner's Pro-Project 2025 Op-Ed Calls Adult Content 'A Spiritual Epidemic'
The Washington Examiner published on Tuesday an op-ed by a Christian-right ideologue, supporting Project 2025’s proposal to criminalize the production and distribution of adult content and condemning pornography as “a social, mental, and spiritual epidemic of high proportions.”
Cherie DeVille Lambasts Laila Mickelwait's Anti-Pornhub Book in New Op-Ed
2023 XBIZ Performer of the Year Cherie DeVille has penned a new opinion piece for The Daily Beast, about a new book by religiously motivated anti-Pornhub crusader Laila Mickelwait.
Hot Octopuss' Julia Margo Pens Op-Ed on Sex Therapist Mother
Julia Margo, COO and co-owner of pleasure brand Hot Octopuss, penned an op-ed this week in the British newspaper Metro, detailing her life growing up the daughter of a sex therapist.
Internet Researcher Maggie MacDonald Pens Op-Ed on the Risks of Canada's Age Verification Proposals
Online safety academic and Ethical Capital Partners’ advisory board member Maggie MacDonald penned an editorial for the Toronto Globe and Mail arguing that although mandatory age-verification for adult content will not work to prevent online harms for minors, it will erode everyone’s privacy instead.
Adreena Winters Pens Op-Ed for XBIZ About Branding Strategies
Adreena Winters has penned a new opinion piece for XBIZ, titled “Defining Your Brand With a Specific Niche."
Cherie DeVille Pens Op-Ed for Daily Beast About 'No-Face' Content
Reigning XBIZ Performer of the Year Cherie DeVille has penned a new opinion piece for the Daily Beast, exploring the latest anti-porn attack by religious conservative politicians, this time targeting “no-face” content.
Daily Beast Publishes Op-Ed by Cybersecurity Expert Questioning Age Verification Laws
The Daily Beast yesterday published an opinion piece by a cybersecurity expert about how the current state-by-state campaign being waged to mandate age verification requirements for social media threatens online privacy and free speech.
Al Jazeera Publishes Anti-Porn Op-Ed
Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera published an op-ed today by a Canadian SWERF activist condemning all pornography as sexually exploitative and claiming that it is a leading cause of domestic violence against women.
Cherie DeVille Pens Daily Beast Op-Ed on Dating App Discrimination
The Daily Beast published Saturday the latest opinion piece by Cherie DeVille, on the discrimination many adult performers suffer when attempting to use dating apps.
APAG's Alana Evans Pens Daily Beast Op-Ed on Financial Discrimination
APAG President Alana Evans has penned an opinion piece for the Daily Beast, outlining the details of a recent instance of alleged financial discrimination that Evans says she and other sex workers suffered at the hands of Wells Fargo.
New York Times Publishes Op-Ed from Conservative Pundit Calling Porn a 'Dehumanizing Scourge'
The New York Times published an op-ed today by conservative pundit Yuval Levin advocating for state intervention “with real teeth” in overseeing minors’ social media use, and sensationally labeling “pornography” as “a vast, dehumanizing scourge that our society has inexplicably decided to pretend it can do nothing about.”
Cherie DeVille Pens Daily Beast Op-Ed on Twitter Discrimination
Cherie DeVille has penned a new op-ed for The Daily Beast that offers advice to prospective Twitter buyer Elon Musk on how to protect adult performers, and other sex workers, who rely on the open platform in order to have a voice online.
Tami Rose Pens Daily Beast Op-Ed on Impact of Ending Roe v. Wade
Tami Rose, sex educator and owner of brick-and-mortar retail establishment Romantic Adventures, has penned an essay for The Daily Beast titled, "I Own a Sex Shop in Mississippi. SCOTUS Is Coming for Me Next."
WSJ Op-Ed Urges Changes to Twitter Content Moderation
The Wall Street Journal published today an op-ed by two conservative intellectuals providing a road map to alter Twitter moderation, including customized filters for “porn, racial slurs and spam.”
Cherie DeVille Pens Op-Ed on Germany's 'War on Porn'
The Daily Beast published an opinion piece by Cherie DeVille on Friday about the dangers of European legislation that could become “the first step toward kicking sex workers off the internet and banning porn entirely.”
Digital Rights Activist Evan Greer Pens Op-Ed on 'Big Tech' Reform, Sex Worker Rights
Digital rights activist Evan Greer, deputy director for tech advocacy group Fight for the Future, has penned an op-ed for the Daily Beast arguing that politicians aiming to “fix Big Tech” should stop ignoring sex workers.
Daily Beast Publishes Op-Ed on Personal Impact of Tech Censorship
The Daily Beast has published an editorial by PASS board chair, cam performer and health researcher Valerie Webber about the personal toll of tech censorship on her life, career and livelihood.
New York Times Publishes Rare Op-Ed by a Sex Worker
The New York Times’ Opinion section, which under editor Kathleen Kingsbury has routinely foregrounded the voices of anti-porn activists, SWERFs and assorted sex-work deniers, yesterday published a rare op-ed penned by a sex worker.
APAG's Alana Evans Responds to Anti-Adult 'NY Post' Op-Ed
Alana Evans, president of Adult Performance Artists Guid (APAG), has written an open letter in response to a recent op-ed published by the New York Post that calls for Congress to "emphatically reject" a move by the adult industry to hire lobbyists to advocate for the industry's free speech rights and other interests.
Cherie DeVille Op-Ed Decries Instagram Bias Against Trans Performers
A new op-ed by Cherie DeVille for The Daily Beast, published on Monday, addresses the blatant discrimination against trans performers on Facebook-owned Instagram even as the companies paid lip-service to LGBTQ+ rights during Pride Month.