Good Reads

AltPorn Home sweet home for fans of alt porn who want to keep up with things but don’t want to click around all the time. Highlights (and pictures) from the increasingly vast number of alt porn sites, plus review of alt porn movies.

Being Amber Rhea A little feminism, a little geekery and a lot of attitude - Amber has been a friend for years, though our interactions are almost entirely online these days (lousy Georgia). She is also co-founder of the brilliant GA Podcast Network.

Blowfish Blog Group blog of the online retailer Blowfish. With columns by Thomas Roche, Greta Christina and Rebekah Skoor.

Boinkology Cute, smart and sexy - insightful analysis of sex and culture, written and edited by former alt porn star Lux Nightmare.

Bound, Not Gagged Sex worker activist group blog - sharp, smart, and full of the voices that the mainstream media ignores.

Burlesque Daily Jo Boobs’ blog about burlesque culture, with lots of interviews. The images are always great too - some are archival, some are photos Jo shoots herself.

Coilhouse This is how I feed my inner goth.

Dive Bar Dancer Rachel is one of my fellow editors at $pread Magazine, and in recent months she’s developed a bit of a blogging habit. She writes about her experience being a bit of a lazy stripper in a divey club and editing $pread, and she occasionally spices things up with pictures of her cats.

Essin’ Em Blog of a rising star in sexuality education. Essin’ Em works for Eden Fantasys and is making progress towards getting her PhD at Widener University.

Ex-Millennial Girl A former stripper narrates the highs and lows of stripping in New York in the late 1990s - Stefanie isn’t afraid to write about the unpleasant things she’s done and been. Only updated occasionally these days, but the archives are a thrilling read with a consistent narrative thread.

Feminism Without Clothes Candy Poses is a nude model who writes about her thoughts on feminism, and pairs the posts with photos from her latest shoots. Her exploration of modeling as work rather than an artistic expression is worth checking out.

Fine Art of Free Speech and Dissent Renegade Evolution is a ferocious porn performer and stripper who is vociferous about her right to do her work, speak and write about it. Her energy is both daunting and inspiring.

Goodie Bag TV Blog Kirby Ferguson’s depository for new videos and pop culture miscellany.

Good Vibes An enthusiastic group blog written by the staff of sex shop Good Vibrations.

Geekslut One of the blogs I’ve been reading the longest - raw and intense gay sex, authored by a poz man.

Girl With a One-Track Mind As hot and lovely as the Girl’s tales of debauchery are, I’m really fascinated by the way she’s handling life post-book release and post-public outing.

Gram Ponante His true calling is comedy, but his medium is porn writing.

Heroine/Girl: Recovering Beauty I can’t help but follow the many permutations of HG’s blogs - she was one of the first bloggers I corresponded with when I started to blog, so she has a special place in my heart.

Hobo Stripper Blog of a van-dwelling, traveling stripper. Well written and truly unique - one of my absolute favorite blogs.

Madeline in the Mirror Pervert, writer and mom Madeline is my favorite internet correspondent-cum-friend.

Men of Color My absolute favorite gay porn blog.

Midwest Teen Sex Show More of a “watch” than a “read” - a twice-monthly video podcast show that aims to entertain and stimulate conversation about teen sexuality. Since its launch in June 2007 it’s created a big stink among people who have no sense of humor about teenagers and sex.

Mistress Matisse Seattle-based columnist and professional dominatrix Matisse always has interesting and insightful posts.

ModBlog Shannon Larratt’s blog is the go-to blog for body modification photos - he culls the best of the submissions to BMEZine and posts them on the blog.

MonMouth Another one of the blogs I’ve been reading for years, MonMouth writes sex that makes me quiver.

Needled Marisa DiMattia blogs about tattoo couture, with plenty of links and photos.

One Life, Take Two I may be the only woman on Jefferson’s blogroll who hasn’t slept with him.

Pretty Dumb Things Chelsea Girl writes her pretty little buns off about her sex life, plus stories about puke and farts.

Queen of Cream Cherry Bomb is a brilliant writer and burlesque performer who is trying to crack the nut that is New York.

Rollertrain Charges provides an insider’s view of the ridiculousness of the porn industry.

Sexerati One of Melissa Gira’s pet projects, Sexerati is a smart sex and culture blog.

This Girl Called Automatic Win Sometimes frivolity is just fulfilling.

Twisted Monk The adventures of Seattle BDSM player and rope wrangler Monk.

Viviane’s Sex Carnival Group blog on all things sex in the news and on the Internet.

Wordlustitude A dictionary of ephemeral words, gathered from Internet sources far and wide.