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Last week the New York Times magazine published an article called “Teaching Good Sex”, about a coprehensive sex-ed class at a Quaker school in the United States that premises itself on an open discourse about sex and an embrace of sexuality. Al Vernacchio, Laurie Abraham writes, thinks that “if kids are starting to use their [...]

We have just released my last movie CABARET DESIRE in our online theater Lustcinema.com I hope you enjoy the movie as much as I’ve enjoyed doing it!

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Many women have talked to me about their doubts… “Am I still a feminist if I… -…wear high heels?” -…cook dinner for my boyfriend?” -…decide to stay home to take care of the kids?” and also “Are people going to judge me for it?”. I think it’s time to take into account modern feminism, this [...]

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Hello everybody! I would like to invite you to the Cabaret Desire presentation party to celebrate with the crew and I the release of the film and the hard work we’ve all put in. It will take place in Barcelona, at Tinta Roja along with the Poetry Brothel and the performance of Cava Cabaret. So [...]

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A new DVD pack is now available on Lust Store: Shortbus + 9 Songs. I know many of you are looking to get the best of indie porn and build a nice collection of the best modern directors, so I try to gather all this material on Lust Store. Shortbus by John Cameron Mitchell and [...]

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I recently discovered this debate about the “Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street” video by Steven Greenstreet as well as the tumblr blog. So I wonder… what does it take for a woman to be taken seriously? Such a powerful movement and still the attention is drawn away from their message to their boobs. I [...]

Have you ever read Anaïs Nin’s letter to the erotica collector? – He paid her $1 per page in New York City and returned each story with the criticism: More Sex Less Poetry. Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban author who wrote erotic literature. That’s what she wrote to him: “If you nourished your sexual life [...]

Thanks to SexyFeminist.com I’ve discovered this new book by Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel called The Guy’s Guide to Feminism. Both authors are educators and dedicate their time teaching boys and men about gender equality. Of course it caught my attention: I think feminism needs men not only to do more but also to show [...]

I don’t have much time to myself lately, so when I do, when I want to watch something and just have a rest, I want something I really like, and I’m also really fed up with turning the TV on and seeing the super sexist Two and a Half Men. So I started looking for [...]

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Last week the great team of digital trend hunters Tendencias.tv gave me a great interview and discovered the Lust world… They asked me about porn, women, the Internet and Cabaret Desire of course. Hope you enjoy it! Subtitles in English available… Erika Lust from tendenciastv on Vimeo.