There's a lot of porn on the internet. A lot of it. The Internet, it's said, Is For Porn, as immortalized in a Broadway musical. And so much of it can be found for nothing.

Enter The Porn Dude, a site that collects and rates porn sites, particularly sites that act as hosts for content. The categories are pretty clear, though I have personal squicks about sites focused on ethnicity (especially some of the terms used- it's a pretty racist industry) and, as a porn performer, the inclusion of where to torrent porn makes me sad. Porn is a business, and for some of us, it's a vital part of our income. Places like The Porn Dude can be detrimental, particularly to smaller, more niche companies who may not be able to afford to produce content if their scenes end up stolen and displayed for free. Submitting take down notices can be a full time job, with them going up all the time.

Oftentimes, I'm asked why people would pay for porn when it's so easy to find it for free- and actually, strangely enough, it's my experience with porn hubs that I think demonstrates why paying for porn is useful.

I'm into some reasonably niche things, especially in the world of PornHub, XHamster, etc. I like fisting content, and female ejaculation. I like speculums and being groped on trains. Sites that are dumping grounds for free content often lack the sound or visual quality I want in my porn, never mind the variety- I often find the same 5-10 scenes uploaded multiple times, and, well, that gets boring. Paying for content means I get a steady stream of new material to wank to, as well as feeling good that I'm helping to support the performers who produce the stuff I like. Granted, I tend to prefer solo model focused sites, as I believe more of the money goes straight to the performers- it's like being a patron of the arts. Erotic arts.

I do appreciate that this site lists written smut alongside visual. While I feel the format and look of The Porn Dude isn't particularly appealing (it's somewhat clinical in its cataloging) I think that maybe it could be saved to be more inviting, and perhaps a little more aware of  giving respect to the performers. God knows I've had times where I've gone through the Kristen Archives and wished I could find something new.

It's funny- when The Porn Dude asked about getting a sponsored post on this site, I said I didn't think we'd match up as ethical, feminist, queer, or even indie porn didn't get a category on this site. While XBiz and AVN are beginning to acknowledge our presence, and the Transgender Erotica Awards is changing its name away from an industry standard slur, porn hub type sites still hesitate to expand their labels to include the variety of human sexual expression. I hope, though, that maybe there will come a time where QueerPornTube is listed alongside other free content sites... sites that have come by their content ethically, with the consent of the performers involved. I think we're getting there, slowly.

Hey The Porn Dude- ball's in your court. ;)