GBA 312 Pandora Blake

Summary: In GBA 312 we get better acquainted with Pandora Blake. They talk about how they became an award-winning feminist porn producer and performer, the rise and fall of their website Dreams of Spanking that was dedicated to ethically-produced BDSM erotica that prioritised gender diversity, explicit behind the scenes enthusiastic consent, and equal pay for equal work. With a wide lens they get into some of the issues around sex work law reform, censorship, obscenity law, sexual freedom and ethical/feminist porn. And in close up they talk about emerging from a few years of turmoil, change, transformation and transition, with new possibilities on the horizon and with a new understanding of their gender. Pandora/Blake on coming out as genderqueer: http://pandorablake.com/blog/2017/10/meet-the-real-me Pandora Blake plugs: Supporting their activism (and helping them to write their book) by signing up to their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pandorablake I plug: Smut Slam London: Spooky Sex: https://www.facebook.com/events/1924476301132034/ What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/ The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ We mention: Sex Worker's Opera: https://www.sexworkersopera.com/ Pandora's blog: http://pandorablake.com/blog Cameryn Moore: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-215-cameryn-moore Miranda Kane: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-262-miranda-kane ATVOD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATVOD Chilling Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_effect AVMS Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiovisual_Media_Services_Regulations_2014 BBFC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification Obscene Publications Acts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscene_Publications_Acts Myles Jackman Obscenity Lawyer: http://www.mylesjackman.com/ Anna Span: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Span Spanner Case Manchester: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spanner Digital Economy Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2017 Backlash: https://www.backlash.org.uk/ TERFs: http://sjwiki.org/wiki/Trans-exclusionary_radical_feminism SWERFs: http://sjwiki.org/wiki/Sex_worker_exclusionary_radical_feminism bell hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks Genderqueer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genderqueer Mx: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mx_(title) Stoya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoya Dreams of Spanking: http://dreamsofspanking.com/ 11 Life Times: http://puttylike.com/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-your-11-lifetimes/ Tai Chi: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/taichi.aspx Cuddle Party: http://www.cuddleparty.com/ Feminist Porn How to Find it and feel good watching it: http://pandorablake.com/blog/2017/9/feminist-porn-talk-book-club Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!