Tired of watching the same old, male-gaze-orientated porn? Here are the best ethical alternatives
Let’s face it, many of us enjoy watching porn; no matter how much we deny it. Want proof? In 2019, the UK ranked third globally in daily traffic to Pornhub. It makes sense that we love it – porn can be an easy escape from reality, to relieve unnecessary stressors from our day-to-day life.
Although mainstream porn is the most diverse it has ever been, a study released by Marie Claire in February showed that women, specifically those aged 18 to 35, are growing weary of traditional porn sites. Is it really surprising that we’re over the same old penis and vagina-driven storylines, the exploitation of sex workers, and heavy reliance on the male gaze?
That’s where ethical porn comes in. Providing a great substitute to your traditional Pornhub offering, ethical porn emphasises it’s values from the get-go. Adult workers are treated fairly, female orgasms are the main attraction, and there’s a selection of porn that is not only minority-friendly, but guaranteed to get you off with no remorse. What’s not to love?
We’ve compiled a list of our top five ethical porn sites for your viewing pleasure. It’s time to get your porn on…
A porn company run by women, Bellesa women entertainers are the “subjects of pleasure, not objects of conquest.” With Bellesa Plus, subscription holders have a larger variety of ethical porn to choose from. Relying heavily on the female gaze, every porn video will start with plenty of foreplay, licking of the clitoris, lots of finger action, and anything that will help to ensure the women performers receive the same amount of pleasure as their male counterpart. The same goes for their lesbian and orgy porn, making their content very lesbian and bisexual friendly.
Pay what you can from 71p to £24.70 a month.
Referred to as the Netflix of porn, Pink Label offers the most diverse selection of porn categories ever seen, with much of their porn placing minorities front and center. From “BIPOC” (Black, Indigenous, and people of colour) porn, to boygasms (male orgies, or simply a man orgasming) and even eco-sexual porn (sex usually performed in nature as a form of activism), there is no preference too niche.
You’ll find people announcing their pronouns, trans people having sex for the first time after transitioning, or even elders who waited until later in life to finally be sexual. These are real-life situations being portrayed in adult entertainment; you can’t get more ethical than that.
£17.65 a month, but decreases to £7.05 a month for annual package.
Make Love Not Porn takes pride in making porn “of the people, by the people, for the people.” It’s similar to OnlyFans but more ethical, with many safety protocols placed throughout the website to ensure adult workers aren’t exploited.
Introduction videos and explicit stills are provided to preview what’s in store. Viewers are then welcomed into the creator’s space, seeing them get intimate in their natural environment.
We get to see all the foreplay, the giggles of comfort, women directing their partners to do actions that give them the ultimate form of pleasure, and genuine intimacy between the two (or more) people having sex.
You can sign up for free, but if you want to support them you can choose from £7.05 for five videos a month to £35 for 50 videos a month.
Making sex-positive erotic films since 2003, Joybear is challenging the mainstream porn industry by casting adult entertainers who fit the mould of your everyday person, while portraying real-life sexual situations favourable to the female gaze.
Joybear’s porn videos generally have a woman lead, who explain their love, empowerment, and lack of shame for having sex beforehand. We then see them living out their fantasies, having their most sensitive parts of their body touched and caressed before any penetration is started. Then with the help of stimulation from their partner or sex toys, we get to see intense and unscripted orgasms. What’s not to like about that?
£10.55 per month, which decreases as you sign up for more months.
Do you value seeing raw and intimate passion between real-life couples? Lustery is here to fulfill your wish. With the option to change your couple preference to heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or queer content, viewers get the chance to go behind closed doors with couples who are ready to bear all.
With no scripted work or lacklustre orgasms, the genuine passion is definitely hard to find elsewhere. While most couples will have sex in the comfort of their home, be prepared to see some sexual acts in risky public locations to heighten the mood.
£17.65 a month, but decreases to £5.65 a month for annual package.